Couple lying on the meadow in the sun on the Pöllauberg in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Markus Lang-Bichl Couple lying on the meadow in the sun on the Pöllauberg in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Markus Lang-Bichl
You can only experience this in Eastern Styria

Summer happiness

Immerse yourself in the garden of Austria and collect bonus points for your own happiness account - this is the credo for vacations in Eastern Styria. Summer fresh in love pleases the senses. Cultural enjoyment and a down-to-earth way of life lure you into the countryside.

"YOU CAN ONLY EXPERIENCE THIS IN EASTERN STYRIA!"

...means: A hand-picked cultural roundup from the Huabn Theater in the Almenland Nature Park, Hartberg's ClariArte Festival with swinging clarinet sound to the open-air castle courtyard serenade, from the Krapfen and Kraftspendekirtag in the Joglland-Waldheimat region, from the Ross auslassen and Sterzfest on the Sommeralm to the legendary Mulbratfest in the old town of Weiz.
Unique in Eastern Styria is the Ultra Rad Challenge in the Kaindorf ecoregion, as well as the Radjugendtour Oststeiermark and much top cycle-events more.

 

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summer holiday offers

Discover summer happiness in the Garden of Austria. Why wander far away when beauty is so close? Eastern Styria attracts visitors with its ideal location and paradisiacal nature: Alpine pastures, forests, hills, rivers and lakes. Summer here spoils you with colorful, lush green landscape panoramas that are just waiting to be explored. Enjoy a wide range of activities, from wonderful summer hikes to (e)bike tours and exciting trails. Discover the variety of excursion destinations and summer events that will make the anticipation of your vacation a pleasure.

Bird's eye view from the Jufa Hotel Stubenbergsee | © Jufa Hotels | Martin Grabmayer
2 nights from € 173,- per person

Swimming fun in Eastern Styria

JUFA Hotel Stubenbergsee***
  • 3 nights in comfortable rooms
  • Direct lake access & sunbathing lawn
  • Large children's play areas
  • GenussCard included
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Alpine beach at the Almwellness Hotel Pierer | © Almwellness Hotel Pierer | Harald Eisenberger
3 nights from € 820.00 per person

Relaxed short vacation on the alpine pasture

Almwellness Hotel Pierer****S
  • Enjoy 3 nights
  • Incl. Pierers Almgenuss
  • Feel-good massage & body wrap
  • 1 bottle of Edition Pierer for at home
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Vital Hotel Styria in Fladnitz an der Teichalm | © Vital Hotel Styria | Bernhard Bergmann
From € 101,00 per person/night

Summer vacation in the Almenland

Vital-Hotel-Styria****
  •  Indulgence half-board plus
  • Over 30 indulgence services incl.
  • Many activities and excursion destinations
  • Discounts for children
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Garten-Hotel Ochensberger in St. Ruprecht an der Raab | © Garten-Hotel Ochensberger | CM Visuals
5 nights from € 609.00 per person

Summer special 4+1

Garten-Hotel Ochensberger****
  • 5 nights for the price of 4
  • Gourmet breakfast from the buffet
  • 4x 4-course gourmet menu
  • Hotel-Spa STEIERNESS "Adults only"
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Hotel Schwengerer in Waldbach-Mönichwald in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Bernhard Bergmann
3 nights from € 289.00 per person, 4 nights from € 375.00 per person

Alpine pasture summer

Hotel Schwengerer***S
  • 3 or 4 nights incl. nature board plus
  • Garden spa with heated and covered swimming pool and saunas
  • 20€ massage voucher
  • ½ day e-mountain bike with snack
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Exterior view of the JUFA Hotel Pöllau | © Jufa Hotels | Martin Grabmayer
From € 110,50 per person/night

Family vacation in nature

JUFA Hotel Pöllau***
  • 3 nights in comfortable rooms
  • Regional breakfast buffet
  • GenussCard included
  • Alpaca petting zoo at the hotel
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Moments of happiness

Summer vacation in the garden of Austria

With culture and festive mood, Sommerfrische is a whole, the protagonist is and remains nature. Dive in, dive down, submerge, emerge: Nature is a fountain of youth, refreshes body and soul. Styrian green power works! Being happy is a somewhat different story. Happiness is like a butterfly: if we chase it, we will never catch it, but if we pause calmly, it will find its place. When diving into Eastern Styria, you will find precisely those places where the beauty of nature makes the melody of happiness resound. 
 

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Vacation in Kurzen country house | Rene Strasser | © Oststeiermark Tourismus, Rene Strasser
Vacation in Kurzen country house | Rene Strasser
In the blooming park near Herberstein Castle in Eastern Styria | Bernhard Bergmann | © Oststeiermark Tourismus, Bernhard Bergmann
In the blooming park near Herberstein Castle in Eastern Styria | Bernhard Bergmann
Daffodils at the Gmoos pond in Hartberg | © TV Oststeiermark | Bernhard Bergmann
Daffodils at the Gmoos pond in Hartberg | © TV Oststeiermark | Bernhard Bergmann

Get into the water! Into the fun!

Family in happiness

Whether on sunny or rainy days - the children want to have a vacation! The laughter of the children enchants. Where they feel good, parents also relax. The manifold possibilities in Eastern Styria do not let boredom arise. Summer happiness for the whole family! Whether movement in nature, on family-friendly hiking trails or simply at the "experience for soles" at the barefoot parkour to water fun for young and old. Fun and action, fun and thrills are not missed out.

Summer vacation offers and packages

Family destinations

In die Ferne am Moorlehrpfad blicken | © Oststeiermark Tourismus, Rene Strasser
Binoculars on the Teichalm moorland nature trail | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Rene Strasser
Rundgang am Moorlehrpfad | © Oststeiermark Tourismus, Bernhard Bergmann
Children at the Moolehrpfad | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Rene Strasser
Moorlehrpfad auf der Teichalm erkunden | © Oststeiermark Tourismus, Rene Strasser
Discover flowers at the moor nature trail | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Rene Strasser

"Real" products from the direct marketers and winegrowers of Eastern Styria

The popular Buschenschänke 

Along the East Styrian Roman Wine Route you can enjoy the best wine and a delicious snack. Roast pork, smoked meat, dried sausages, bacon, smoked loin, fresh spread, delicious cheese and a portion of freshly grated horseradish must of course not be missing from the typical Brettljause. For those who prefer sour food, a sour plate with boiled beef, beetle beans and regional soft cheese marinated with unique kernel oil and apple cider vinegar is recommended.

The sweet Germspeise as dessert belongs to the Buschenschank like the wine to the Roman wine route. Poppy seed strudel, nut croissants or fresh doughnuts - our Buschenschänke really leave no culinary wishes unfulfilled.

Brettljause | © Oststeiermark Tourismus, Bernhard Bergmann
Brettljause on the alp | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Bernhard Bergmann