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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.

Excursion destinations for families

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Großer-Scheibelsee1-Murtal-Steiermark | © Erlebnisregion Murtal
  • Hohentauern

Huge Scheibel lake

The Große Scheibelsee is a natural treasure in the Rottenmanner Tauern in Styria.
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  • Krakau

Edelsteingarten & Mineralienmuseum

Gemstone garden, mineral museum and - sale of domestic and international exhibits. Here you will find minerals from...
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Community Encounter_Skulpture_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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  • Gleisdorf

Kunst.Hot.Spot Hofstätten/Raab

As part of the LEADER project “Kunst.Hot.Spots” in the Weiz-Gleisdorf energy region, horseshoe sculptures were...
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KutschenDeutinger-Kutschfahrt-Murtal-Steiermark | © Norikerhof Deutinger
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  • Spielberg

Kutschenfahrten Norikerhof Deutinger

A carriage ride is a suitable surprise for many occasions! Enjoy a ride into the blue!
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  • Gröbminger Land

Guided pony hikes, Sulzbacher family

Safely guided on the back of a Haflinger or pony, enjoy the beautiful landscape of the Ennsboden, let yourself be...
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Salzwelten, Altaussee, Rut | © Salzwelten
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  • Altaussee

Altaussee Salzwelten (Salt Mine)

The “Mountain of Treasures”: the biggest active salt mine in Austria The Altaussee salt mine looks back on a long...
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  • Ramsau am Dachstein

Sattelberghütte

The Sattelberghütte is the starting point of the family-friendly nature and environmental trail with its 17 stations....
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Berghofer-Mühle | © Harald Eisenberger
  • Fehring

Berghofer Mill Fehring

From black gold....and the mill experience Under the motto "Walking is the miller's pleasure", you will embark on a...
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  • Groß Sankt Florian

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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Jagdmuseum Schloss Stainz 1 | © UMJ, M. Wimmler
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  • Stainz

Universalmuseum Joanneum - Jagdmuseum Schloss Stainz

For millennia hunting has been part of human life. The Hunting Museum in Stainz Castle has been showing hunting culture...
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Erdefunkstelle Aflenz
  • Aflenz

Erdefunkstelle Aflenz

The Aflenz earth station is the only ground satellite system in Austria and was put into operation on May 30, 1980.
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Bootstour auf der Mur | © LE Bootshaus
  • Leoben

LE Bootshaus

The "Mur" river lures you to many great water sports experiences and we make them possible for you. At the LE-Bootshaus...
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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