Villach Lights

Villach, an Austrian town just north of Slovenia and Italy, is about a four-hour drive from Vienna. We arrived on a rainy evening to find the lovely village decked out in festive lights for the holidays.

The clock tower is a dramatic shaft of lights:

McDonald's has a pretty tree made of snowflake-shaped lights:

Lights along the Drava River:

Artsy lights provide a changing light show on a riverfront building:

While the Christmas market had closed for the evening, the punch stands were still open and hopping:

One very, very, very large tree:

Another tree in a different plaza reflected in the cobblestones:

Villach's ice skating rink:

Decorations near one of the parking garages: