JUFA Hotel Stift Gurk****
Relaxation, Ayurveda and seminars at a romantic monastery
Highlights
- Wander-Rauszeit: Hiker’s paradise Gurktal valley
- Tulsi Ayurveda Centre
- Adjacent to Gurk Cathedral
- Längsee
- Schloss Straßburg
- Kärnten Card (May to October)
- Wörthersee Plus Card
Ayurveda guests, nature lovers and families can spend a very special holiday in the unspoilt Gurktal valley. Extensive meadows, densely wooded mountain slopes and the murmuring Gurk river surround the JUFA Hotel Stift Gurk****, located in a historic monastery building and home to Carinthia’s first authentic Ayurveda centre!
- 45 rooms with SH/WC/TV/safe and beds made from fragrant stone pine wood
- Free Wi-Fi
- Tulsi Ayurveda Centre
- Cathedral café & restaurant
- Room of Stillness
- E-bike rental
- E-charging stations (for a fee)
- Sauna area with tea bar
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and enjoy your holiday in the beautiful Gurktal.
Discover JUFA Hotel Stift Gurk****
Escape the bubble, dive into adventures!
Whatever it is that gives you new energy, one of our 60 JUFA hotels is sure to be close by – and far away from your daily routine. Whether in the mountains for hiking, climbing, or via ferrata, by a lake, on a trail, at bike parks or for a city trip, at bike hotspots, or in regions known for culinary delights – JUFA Hotels are your home base for a getaway.
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Finding your centre in Gurk
An holistic and authentic approach: Within the spiritual walls of Gurk Abbey, the Tulsi Ayurveda Centre has found a special place for health and relaxation.
Get to know the traditional Indian art of healing, which is over 5000 years old: on a retreat, a cure, enjoying our spa area for a day or during a soothing treatment – as an addition to your relaxing holiday in the unspoilt Gurktal valley.
Some of our suppliers
- Carinthian pasta specialities produced in-house
- Finest herbal liqueur from Gurktaler
- Fruit and vegetables from Enesa Ruhdorfer from Strasbourg
- Bacon, ham and liver sausage from Buschenschank Hanebauer from Weitensfeld
- Bread from the Stocklauser bakery in Weitensfeld
- Beer, beer specialities and raspberry lemonade from the Hirt brewery in Micheldorf
- Honey from the Sonnseite14 organic apiary in Zweinitz
- Beef from Biohof Biedermann from Sirnitz
- Carinthian lax and char from the Payr fish farm in Sirnitz
- Eggs from Eierhof Wieser from Micheldorf
Fantastic hiking tours for young and old
- Herb hiking path Pisweg – our tour highlight
- Hike from Heidenbrunnen to Kreuzberg – for families
- Gurktal high trail – for mountain enthusiasts
- Gurk herb walking path– suitable for children and buggies
- Hemma pilgrimage route (5th leg) – for families
- Gurk round-trip – for the view
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Seminars & conferences
The JUFA Hotel Stift Gurk**** is your competent conference hotel for seminars, international congresses, team meetings and workshops lasting several days in Gurk.
- 3 modern seminar rooms for up to 230 people
- 2 rooms can be combined
- “Room of Stillness” for workshops & breaks
- Hotel car park (free of charge)
- wellness & spa area
- Gurktal Alps herb garden
- Additional bookable services from Ayurveda treatments to beer diplomas at the Hirt private brewery and individual devotions
- Digital solution: cannyboard combines beamer, flipchart & more
Wellness
A day to look forward to. A feel-good break in the middle of everyday life. Here you can relax and unwind undisturbed.
- Gurktal Alps herb garden
- Finnish sauna
- Herbal laconium (steam bath)
- Relaxation area with loungers
- Sonnentor tea bar
- Heat bench
- Lockers for valuables
- Changing rooms
- Ayurveda treatments can be booked (pre-booking recommended)
Winter delights to browse through
Getting there
Free parking for cars and buses is available directly at the hotel.
Upon arrival, we recommend directly accessing the hotel parking lot (entrance Gurk left / in front of the round tower left again). Accessing the entrance via the courtyard is not possible!
From the direction of Salzburg: via the A10 to St. Michael > exit B96/B95 to Stadl an der Mur > continue on the L63 via Flattnitz to Gurktalstraße B93
From the direction of Vienna:
route 1) via the A2 to the exit St. Leonhard im Lavantal > via Klippitzthörl > further direction Guttaring and Althofen > Friesacherstraße turn left towards Klagenfurt > in Pöckstein turn right onto Gurktalstraße B93
route 2) via the A2 to Völkermarkt/Ost > continue on B82 towards Brückl and Kappel until Pöckstein turn left onto Gurktalstraße B93
route 3) via the S6 to St. Michael junction > continue on the S36 towards Klagenfurt > B317/Friesacher Straße via Perchauer Sattel and Neumarkt to Pöckstein > turn right onto Gurtalstraße B93
For more detailed information on how to reach us by other forms of public transport, please refer to the ÖBB and WESTbahn websites.
As destination station we recommend the stations St. Veit an der Glan, Friesach or Treibach-Althofen. The station shuttle (“Bahnhof-Shuttle”) takes you directly to your hotel or to one of the numerous top attractions in Carinthia.
Go Mobil is a regional shuttle service within the municipality of Gurk. As a member company we offer discounted tickets for € 3,80/travel/person (children pay half).
Phone: +43 664 603 603 9342
Gurk can be reached via the airports of Graz (GRZ), Klagenfurt (KLU) or Venice (VCE).
