City market Lienz

At the stand of the Zankl fishery, you can find exquisite local fish specialties. "For some years now, Isolde and her husband Karl Zankl have been running the Zankl fish farm in Weidenburg. The fish ponds are located in the Weidenburger Graben near the beautiful waterfall. In the clear water and untouched nature, the trout can develop perfectly. Freshly caught and processed, they are an absolute top product from the most delicious corner of Carinthia."

The products from the Huterhof farm of the Fuchs family can be found at the market on Fridays.

The products from the trained butcher Erwin Duregger from the Unterwinklerhof can be found at the market on Saturdays.

The Presslaber family produces their regional specialties at the "Lumaseggerhof" in Matrei. In the middle of the National Park, their cows and chickens enjoy sun, grasses, and herbs, providing the best milk and eggs for the city market products.

The name Kuenz has long been a household name among friends of noble spirits. The finest spirits from the 400-year-old heritage estate"s natural distillery are always award-winning. Even at international tastings, the exquisite drops from East Tyrol take top positions. The final ascent to the circle of elite distillers was confirmed at "Destillata 2015". There, the family business was chosen as the best distillery in Austria.

Anton Burusic places great value on quality and sustainability. With his self-produced, vitamin-rich microgreens, fresh fruits, vegetables, and herbs from his family"s agriculture and selected merchants and farmers, he offers the best products from the region at his stand.

With their smoked bacon and belly bacon over beech wood, sausages, and farmhouse bread, Peter and Silvana Vergeiner have been repeatedly awarded at nationwide competitions for years. Decades ago, the parents were pioneers of direct marketing - and even today the farm is their only workplace. Everything is produced naturally according to old traditional recipes.

Popular meeting place for locals & guests is the market innkeeper Berno Mühlburger. He offers delicious specialties from local game and matching drinks. You can take home the table-ready wild specialties in a glass such as goulash, ragout or sugo. These are free from dyes, flavor enhancers, preservatives and gluten. Excellent deer and chamois sausages complete the offer. All the wild game processed by Berno comes from the Hohe Tauern National Park region.

Ernst Holzner brings the best products from South Tyrol to Lienz. He is at home between Merano and Bolzano. His goods partly come from his own farm from natural cultivation as well as from the South Tyrol region and from Italy.

True "lucky pigs" are those from Wolfgang Ottmann-Warum. They live species-appropriate on straw and their feed is free of genetic engineering. The consumer is also lucky because no binding agents, chemical preservatives, flavor enhancers, and the like are used. Natural stone salt and spices in organic quality are used.

With a lot of passion and dedication, Theresa and Matthias Kollnig manage the "Kollnighof" in Obernussdorf on the sunny side of the Lienz valley floor. From their own farm, they offer sheep milk products such as various cheese varieties and yogurt as well as cow"s cut cheese. In their range, you will also find other high-quality products from regional producers.

Industrious Carniolan honey bees collect the valuable "liquid gold" of alpine roses, forest and meadow flowers in the Carinthian Gail Valley and store it in fragrant beeswax combs. With great love, the young beekeeper Manuel Schluder processes this treasure into delicious honey products, natural cosmetics, and lovely gifts.

The “Ackererhof” north of Lienz dates back to the 16th century. Magnificent fruit trees have always thrived in the preferred sunny location. The apples are given enough time to grow and ripen - you can tell the difference from industrial apples in the taste.

Oswald Mühlstätter"s grandfather already knew how to make the best Henkele. This knowledge has been passed down for over 120 years - it is the house specialty, made from the finest cuts of beef, game, lamb and pork, traditionally smoked over beech wood.

It"s not easy to choose at Monika Hatzer "s stand: nine different types of dumplings are constantly on offer. Classics such as Tyrolean, Kaspress and spinach dumplings are always included. A highlight in autumn are the tasty mushroom dumplings. Once you have decided or tried out what is on offer, you can take home-made seasonal cake specialties with you for dessert. Kiachlen and apple fritters are available all year round.

For over 30 years, Joast has been the term for bread in Lienz. The East Tyrolean organic baker passionately produces his natural products 365 days a year. Organic grains from East Tyrol are ground as needed and processed into high-quality bread and pastries with natural sourdough and natural brine. Specifically baked for the city market are Olivia, the rosemary flatbread, the rustic farmer"s white bread, and the spelt ciabatta on Friday and Saturday.

Ismail Safai had already run his own grocery store in Afghanistan. Now, in his new hometown, the sunny city of Lienz, he offers fresh fruits and vegetables from the region and selected specialties with his knowledge of quality.