Lesach Valley

The most southerly part of the province is the Lesach valley, running parallel to the Italian frontier, which is continued by the Gail valley and which joins the Drau valley at Villach. Maria Luggau, near the boundary of Tirol, has a beautiful pilgrimage church. At Kötschach-Mauthen a road goes off to the Plöcken pass to the south, and before Hermagor (see Gailtal) a road leads into the Nassfeld, a favorite skiing area. Shortly before Villach the Gail flows below the south side of the Villacher Alpe and joins the Drau at Maria Gail (church with Late Gothic winged altar).