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Excursion destinations for families in Styria

Adventures for children – relaxation for their parents: The green heart of Austria offers leisure activities for the whole family. In summer, the beautiful lakes invite you to go swimming. On a hike, parents can enjoy the breathtaking views of Styria's mountain world while kids get to romp around on alpine meadows or play near babbling mountain streams. In winter, families spend time together going skiing, cross-country skiing or tobogganing ...

And in case it rains, there's plenty to do indoors: from delicious tastings at the Zotter chocolate factory to sliding and bathing at the H2O thermal spa in Bad Waltersdorf or at one of the other 8 thermal spas in Styria. Tours of exploration at Lurgrotte Peggau, Austria's largest water-bearing stalactite cave, a visit to the Lipizzan stud farm in Piber or a visit to Herberstein Animal World are particularly impressive as well. At the latter, the animals often spend the winter in their homes and can thus be admired at close quarters.

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Culm- Celtic village_outside_Eastern Styria | © Kulm Keltendorf
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  • Pischelsdorf am Kulm

Kulm celtic village

First prehistoric open-air museum in Styria
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Fischwasser Röcksee | © Röcksee_Mureck_pixelmaker.at_TV Region Bad Radkers
  • Mureck

Röcksee - Fischwasser

10 ha of water area for fishing
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Aussichtswarte Buchenberg | © Aussichtswarte Buchenberg
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  • Eibiswald

Aussichtswarte Buchenberg

At the Buchenberg lookout you have a magnificent panoramic view over the Graz Basin and Leibnitzer Feld.
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Gsellmanns Weltmaschine | © Gerry Wolf
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  • Edelsbach

Gsellmanns Weltmaschine in Edelsbach bei Feldbach

Franz Gsellmann's world machine is already world-famous by now. Everything turns, everything moves, everything lights...
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Hinterbrühl_Pöllau_Eastern Styria | © Helmut Schweighofer
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  • Pöllau

Educational Trail: NaturKRAFTpark

Expand the awareness of your senses - in the Nature Park Pöllau Valley you can find a funfair for the soul, a fitness...
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Archery course_Practice Meadow_Eastern Styria | ©  Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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  • Gleisdorf

Archery course Gleisdorf

The archery course in the district of Ungerdorf is an outdoor leisure activity for young and old!
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Alpakadirndl | © Alpakazucht Schilcherland-Alpaka
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Alpakazucht Schilcherland Alpaka

For young and old, by bus or alone. An ultimate alpaca experience awaits you! Alpaca wool room, alpaca walk and farm...
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Beim Eingang ins Holzknechtland | © TV Hochsteiermark | Rudy Dellinger
  • Mariazell

Erlebniswelt Holzknechtland

Visit the adventure park Holzknechtland and the beaver water on the Mariazell Bürgeralpe
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Gemütlich im Wald genießen | © Petru Rimovetz
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Mountainbike Trail Park in Lannach

Range of trails for beginners and professionals: On a length of 4.2 kilometers, you can get your fill of all levels of...
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Naturjuwel Hörfeld-Moor | © Jaqueline Jakobitsch
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  • Mühlen

Hörfeld Moor

The Hörfeld Moor nature reserve is a wetland of international importance. Located between Mühlen and Hüttenberg, it...
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  • Krakau

Dorfmuseum Krakaudorf

The village museum in Krakaudorf brings you closer to the culture of the valley. This is a former smoking room, whose...
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früherer Altar | © Verein Naturpark Zirbitzkogel-Grebenzen
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  • Neumarkt in der Steiermark

Church ruins of St. Georgen

Behind a farm in St. Georgen, archeologists have unearthed the remains of St. George's Church, which burned down 200...
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Summer, sun, Styria

Summer activities for families

Whether you head to the alpine pastures and huts with a rucksack on your back or to the lakes and open-air swimming pools with a beach bag in your hand: The list of excursion destinations for sunny days in Styria is long and diverse.

Exciting adventures and fun in the snow

Winter activities for children

Skiing, cross-country skiing, tobogganing, snowshoeing, and more: As soon as the green heart of Austria shows itself in its white Sunday best, countless winter family adventures await.

Gondola ride up the Planai | © Steiermark Tourismus | photo-austria.at

Scenic rides up the mountains

Take a leisurely ride up the mountain on one of the summer mountain railways. From aboard the cable car or on the lift, excursionists enjoy stunning scenic views of impressive mountains such as the Dachstein, Grimming, Zirbitzkogel, or Hochschwab.

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Excursion destinations for kids – come rain, Sunshine or snow

When it rains, storms or snows, there are lots of leisure activities you can do indoors. How about a visit to a museum, thermal spa or one of the many other excursion destinations for families?

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Exciting excursions with the whole family