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Austria's Pride: Lake Millstatter See

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There is good news for families interested to invest in investment properties in Austria. Luxury real estate housing scheme is being developed near Lake Millstätter See: The Jewel of Carinthia, Austria.

Southern-most province of Carinthia is Austria’s sunniest place and ideal for families who want to own their dream home near Lake Millstätter See which is truly paradise on earth. In the 19th century, Carinthia developed its facilities to accommodate tourism from Vienna. Rich aristocrats fled from the heat of the summer to the lakes of the South. Within a few years, the local villages turned from small agricultural communities to busy towns. The second boom period of Carinthia holidays came in the 1950ies and 1960ies, when the Millstätter See was a fashionable destination for the rich and the beautiful. Today, the region around Millstätter See is well-known for its water sport opportunities.

There are several significant towns by or near Lake Mills tatter See: Millstatt (surprise), famous for its monastery. The lake developed some 30,000 years ago, at the end of the last Ice Age. According to legend, the lake got its name during the time when the Romans built flourishing towns in Carinthia-derived from “mille statue”, a thousand statues. Some say the name derives from the market town at the northern shore. Fishery, especially for trout, had been a source of food and work for residents since ancient times. Today sport fishing and angling is quite common not only for trout but also for several genera of carps, for catfish, northern pike, perch and the European eel.

Lake Millstätter See’s steep shore gives the lake a fiord-like character. The mountains in the north are up to 2,100 meters high and protect it from cold winds, so the water temperature at the surface can reach 25 degrees centigrade in summer. Owning a luxury real estate or a dream home by the side of Lake Millstätter See can help people escape the summer heat.

Lake Millstatt can be reached via Spittal-Millstättersee railway station with passenger train service provided by the Austrian Federal Railways. The B98 Millstätter Straße highway runs along the northern shore of the lake, connecting it with A10 motorway from Salzburg to Villach at the Spittal/Millstättersee junction.

The housing schemeon the gorgeous Lake Millstätterseeoffers high-end features, elegant design and architectural highlights with terrific views. Direct access to the lake and a private beach will turn your investment property into a dream home.

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