Day 4
We put on our high walking shoes and start a trip to the higher situated center of Heiligenblut. The village is not large and is a succession of hotels, pensions and holiday homes. Several shops, stubes and restaurants are located around the square.
The church is well worth the climb. From the adjacent cemetery you have a beautiful view of the surroundings.
The Großglockner, with its summit at 3798m, is located together with the surrounding three-thousand + tops further in the Hohe Tauern National Park. You can cross this national park with the motorhome. This via the Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse. This spectacular road, with its beautiful panoramas, was built in 1935 to attract tourists to the region and has a total length of 48 km. There are many hairpin bends and narrow passages on the route. It is doable 636 with the camper, but you have to be careful at all times. To do the route you pay a toll of 36 €! Finally, the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe, at the end of the route, is the place from which you can walk to the Pasterze (the longest glacier in the Eastern Alps). This parking is, again, only accessible via a narrow steep side road.
We decided not to do this route, no matter how idyllic it may be. The intention of our first week was simply to enjoy, walk and relax.
In the evening we enjoyed a meal in the campsite restaurant. The manager's mother is behind the stove. She conjures up beautiful, local dishes on the plate. Very delicious.