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The place Heiligenblut in Carinthia, Austria, is known as a ski resort. In summer it is the starting point for the journey to the Großglockner from the southern end of the Großglockner High Alpine Road. Those who stay in Heiligenblut for a long time will also find good opportunities for hiking there. The gold digging village of Heiligenblut is also worth seeing.
The Großglockner High Alpine Road is a 48 kilometer long panoramic road through the Hohe Tauern. This panoramic road leads on 37 hairpin bends through the mountains of the Fuscher and Möll valley from the Salzburger Land to Carinthia. It takes time to experience the Hohe Tauern National Park by car.
If you want to drive the high alpine road to the Großglockner, you will pass Fusch am Großglockner. There is the toll station for the panoramic road through the Austrian Alps. The town is located at the northern end of the Glockner High Alpine Road in the Hohe Tauern National Park in Salzburger Land.
On the way to the Hotel Kärntnerhof you can cross the Hohe Tauern on a beautiful route. The four-star hotel is located at the southern end of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road in Heiligenblut.
