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Destinations in the Eastern Styria

Enjoy a day with your loved ones in the green heart of Austria. Eastern Styria offers a wealth of choices for spending your day. In nature or in storied buildings, Austria’s garden has everything the heart desires.

Make memories that last a lifetime during a visit to the natural and cultural sites in Austria’s garden. From a magical underground lake to traces of the Romans to legendary places of power, you will find impressive sites in Eastern Styria.

You will find a variety of excursion destinations for the whole family in Eastern Styria as well. Kids can zoom downhill on the summer toboggan run, discover the woods and alpine pastures as a playground, and experience animal adventures at the petting zoo. How could Austria’s garden be otherwise? Artistically designed show gardens enchant visitors with Eastern Styria’s love of details. The various scenic routes, such as the Castle Road and the Roman Wine Road, are another special feature of Eastern Styria.

The most beautiful destinations in the Eastern Styria

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Maria Hasel pilgrimage church in Pinggau | © Wallfahrtskirche Maria Hasel
  • Pinggau

Pilgrimage church Maria Hasel

Important place of pilgrimage in the Wechselland region!
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Indoorspielplatz_Tigo Park_Oststeiermark (2) | © Tigo Park Rohrbach
  • Rohrbach an der Lafnitz

Tigo Park Indoor playground

Indoor playground in Rohrbach an der Lafnitz
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Observation tower on the Friedberg adventure hill | © Stadtgemeinde Friedberg
  • Friedberg

Adventure hill Friedberg

Recreational experience for the whole family!
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Museum of local history_Inside_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
  • Grafendorf

Museum of local history Grafendorf bei Hartberg

"Museum of peasant culture"
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Aerial view of Festenburg Castle | © Burg Festenburg
  • St. Lorenzen am Wechsel

Castle Festenburg

Explore the Festenburg and its history.
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Exhibition at the Thonet Museum in Friedberg | © Kräuterregion Wechselland / Oststeiermark Tourismus
  • Friedberg

Thonet Museum

The only Thonet museum in Austria!
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Schloss Aichberg_Luftaufnahme_Oststeiermark | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
  • Rohrbach an der Lafnitz

Aichberg Castle

Between Vorau and the East Styrian river Lafnitz you will find Aichberg Castle, which was once part of a medieval ring...
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Beistein_power place_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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  • Grafendorf

Beistein in Grafendorf near Hartberg

A place of power to pause, observe and relax - in the middle of East Styria, the garden of Austria
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Vorau Abbey_exterior view_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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  • Vorau

Augustinian Canons' Monastery Vorau

Between the "Wechselmassiv" and its foothills in the north and the Masenberg in the south, the only remaining...
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Outdoorpool_pool_Eastern styria | © Marktgemeinde Grafendorf
  • Grafendorf

Outdoorpool Grafendorf bei Hartberg

The family-friendly outdoor pool is an experience for all generations.
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Aerial view of the bathing lake in Pinggau | © Marktgemeinde Pinggau
  • Pinggau

Swimming lake Pinggau

Swimming fun for young and old!
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Playground in the town center in Friedberg | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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  • Friedberg

Playground Friedberg City center

Family fun in the historic town of Friedberg!
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GenussCard handover at the reception | Harald Eisenberger | © Thermen- und Vulkanland Steiermark, Harald Eisenberger

GenussCard

Starting with the first overnight stay at a GenussCard partner operation, you receive the GenussCard at no charge. It lets you visit the more than 250 GenussCard destinations free of charge, also on the day of arrival. These range from bathing on the Stubenbergsee to a tasting at the Almenland-Imkerei Kreiner or the Konditorei Schwindhackl, a ride on the summer toboggan run, a church tour in Pöllau or an old town tour in Hartberg.

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