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Holiday photographer in Klagenfurt

A holiday photographer in Klagenfurt is a photographer who joins you for an hour or two during a stay in Carinthia’s capital and photographs you, your partner or your family as travellers, so that for once everyone is in the holiday pictures. Most visitors pass the same landmark first: the Lindwurm on the Neuer Platz. According to the city, the provincial estates decided on a monument in 1583, and in 1593 the figure, weighing 124 hundredweight, is said to have been hauled onto the square by 300 young men; the fountain, its railing and the Hercules figure were added in 1636.

From there a holiday session walks through the Kramergasse to the Alter Platz, with its plague column of 1690, which became a victory column after the relief of Vienna and was moved here from the Heiligengeistplatz in 1955. In Advent the route changes character: the Christkindlmarkt fills the Neuer Platz, and in the Landhaushof the Stiller Advent brings Carinthian choirs while wind players perform from the Stadtpfarrturm. Sessions run 60 to 120 minutes, and you receive an online gallery of edited pictures before you leave or shortly after you get home.

Lake Wörthersee from above with sailboats, small islands and lakeside villages — Illustrative photo

Location ideas in Klagenfurt & Wörthersee

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Lindwurm on the Neuer Platz
The city’s dragon in the middle of the square; stand at the fountain’s edge and the Hercules figure and the façades behind fill the frame.
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Pestsäule on the Alter Platz
The column of 1690 at the heart of the oldest square, with the old town’s house fronts all around – a relaxed spot for a family picture.
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Christkindlmarkt on the Neuer Platz
Stalls with hand-carved nativity figures and mouth-blown baubles, plus a large golden picture frame that turns into a ready-made holiday portrait.

Good to know

The Christkindlmarkt on the Neuer Platz runs from 14 November to 24 December 2026, daily 11.00–20.00 (food and drinks until 23.00); on 24 December it closes at 14.00.
Come at dusk for lights and faces in one picture: around 16.30 in mid-November and 16.20 in early December.
In summer, meet on the Neuer Platz before 10.00, when the square is still quiet and the sun is not yet overhead.

Photographers in Klagenfurt & Wörthersee

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Frequently asked questions

Where should a holiday shoot in Klagenfurt start?

Most holiday shoots in Klagenfurt start at the Lindwurm on the Neuer Platz, the best-known landmark of the city, and continue on foot through the Kramergasse to the Alter Platz. Everything lies within a few minutes’ walk.

Can we book a holiday photographer for the Klagenfurt Christmas market?

Yes. A holiday photographer can meet you at the Christkindlmarkt on the Neuer Platz in Klagenfurt in the late afternoon, when the lights come on, and continue to the Landhaushof or the Alter Platz for quieter pictures.

When do we get our holiday photos?

You receive a few previews from the holiday shoot within days, and the full edited gallery about one to two weeks later as a download link, so you can order prints at home.

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