Griffen

Griffen is best known within Carinthia for the Griffner Tropfsteinhöhle, a limestone show cave inside the town’s Schlossberg hill. The settlement lies in the Jaun Valley, south of the Drava, one of Carinthia’s principal rivers. Above the centre stand the ruins of Griffen Castle, whose position on the wooded hill has long defined the town’s outline. Stalactites and stalagmites make the cave a major local attraction, while the castle site recalls Griffen’s medieval past. The town is also the birthplace of Nobel Prize–winning writer Peter Handke. Explore additional points of interest through webcams found across Carinthia.

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