One farm, one family.

The Familiengut is a cosy, modern and family-friendly hotel in Austria - but it is still just that: a farm. This includes fields, forests, mountain pastures, fields, gardens and our farm with the animals. It takes a lot of work, but we are not just hosts, we are also passionate farmers. We continue what has existed for centuries. We cultivate fields, we live to the rhythm of nature, we reap the fruits of our labour. And we are delighted to be able to share this life on the farm and in agriculture with our guests.

Our farm: where everything began.

Our farm at the Familiengut in Carinthia consists of a stables with Murboden cattle, our own riding arena, an Adventure Horse Farm and our Animal Village.
There is also a vegetable garden, a herb garden and fruit orchard. This year, we have added a small snacks garden with raspberries, strawberries and currants. Our meadows and fields are a source of hay for the animals on our farm. The Burgstaller Alm also forms part of our farm and serves as a ‘summer residence’ for the cattle. Sustainability has been part of our ethos for centuries. Each year, we plant between 500 and 1000 new trees as part of our afforestation process.

Among the animals.

Insights into the Animal Village.

Rabbits, alpacas, donkeys, goats, sheep, chickens, five miniature shetties, Murbodner cattle, horses and birds: there is a wide variety of animals to discover on our 30,000 ² farm estate. Our animals are very tame and are always happy to be gently and lovingly stroked or fed.

On the Pony Farm, our little guests can get close to the cute miniature shetties and stroke, cuddle and love them. While relaxing in the garden, you can listen to the many bird species that make their home in our garden as they sing and chirp. We have scattered over 40 birdhouses in our trees and bushes. In the petting zoo, a wide variety of animals await a visit. They all have their own home where they can retreat when they need peace and quiet. We at the Familiengut stand for animal-loving, careful treatment of our animals.

Retreats.

Our world of animals.

In the Animal Village, animal welfare takes centre stage. Our animals at the Familiengut love children and are always up for a cuddle. Observing some of the less tame animals, such as the quails, is also an experience. But they are also allowed to be on their own, to retreat, sleep and rest when they feel like it. Just as our guests can relax in their room at the Familiengut. And everyone benefits from this harmonious coexistence!

Our animal world awaits you:

HasenCasa: with rabbits you can touch
CasaChicken: for our different types of chickens
GoatZoo: for petting and feeding
AlpacaPark: including our donkey
WachtelSchachtel: for observing
MiniShettys: in our pony farm
Horses at the Adventure Horse Farm

From nature to you.

30,000 m² Familiengut.
Natural environment. Rural living. Adventure time.

Goat enclosure with witch house as stable

Beach volleyball court at the Familiengut in Döbriach

Herb garden of the Familiengut Burgstaller

Being outside.

A farm is a place where time stands still a little. Because as fast as the world keeps turning, many things are still done here the way they used to be. Close contact with animals, working in the fields with your own hands, out in nature - that's what a farm experience means. No time for television or mobile phones! On the farm, the moment is always now. And that's exactly what a holiday here on our farm in Austria is like. Being out and about, getting dirty, jumping in puddles, stroking animals, being loud. Exactly what children need, because that's what being a child is like - that's how it should be, without distractions, just living life to the full.

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Life on the farm.

During a holiday at the Familiengut Burgstaller by Lake Millstatt, you can gain an insight into rural living and life on the farm. At the Animal Village, you will encounter various animals such as hares, goats, alpacas and mini ponies. In the riding arena, you can hop on horseback yourself and cuddle the five mini-Shetland ponies - Sneakers, Twix, Viola, Sunny and Fuchsi. Children are always excited when Adi Burgstaller takes them on a tractor ride and little ones always enjoy helping with the potato harvest, collecting berries and picking apples and pears from the trees. Of course, the little ones can eagerly help us on the farm – your child will be so proud if it can join the daily work on the farm!

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