Feeding goats in the Hochreiter forest park in Eastern Styria | © Waldpark Hochreiter | Dagmar Frühauf Feeding goats in the Hochreiter forest park in Eastern Styria | © Waldpark Hochreiter | Dagmar Frühauf
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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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Village chapel Lebing_Eastern Styria | © Johann Gratzer
  • Floing

Kraftorte zum Aufleben- Dorfkapelle Lebing

 There have always been places that have a special power for communities and also for everyone personally
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Rechberg_View_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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  • Pöllau

Observation Point: Rechberg

Enjoy the view over the Pöllauer valley!
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Smokehouse_exterior view_Eastern Styria | © Rauchstubenhaus
  • Anger

Museum of local history - smoke house

Experience the way of life and culture of the mountain farmers and craftsmen of yesteryear. For centuries this...
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Spring knot flowers_Flower_Eastern Styria
  • St. Ruprecht an der Raab

Spring knot flowers

Every year from around the beginning / middle of March there is a special kind of natural spectacle in St. Ruprecht an...
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NaturKRAFTpark_ Stationen_Oststeiermark | © NaturKRAFTpark
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  • Pöllau

NaturKRAFTpark

An educational trail for your senses to hone your perception. It helps you, to get in touch with your 5 senses and to...
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Herbal Garden Weizberg_Overview_Eastern Styria | © Alexandra Wagner
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  • Weiz

Herbal Garden at Weizberg

The medicinal herb garden on the Weizberg is the fourth station on the spiritual path, which starts at the Taborkirche...
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Castle park_Outdoor Classroom_Eastern Styria | © Franz Grabenhofer
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  • Pöllau

Open-air classroom with a view of the castle and the church

The open-air classrom is located in the beautiful castle park in the Nature Park Pöllau Valley.
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Haidenwald_Observation Tower_Eastern Styria | © Helmut Schweighofer
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  • Pöllau

Observation tower Haidenwald

Enjoy the special view from the tower in the Pöllauer Tal nature park.
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Echophysics_Exhibition_Eastern Styria | © Peter Schuster
  • Pöllau

Exhibition - Echophysics

Echophysics - European Center for the History of Physics
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Energy adventure pool Weiz_Springboard_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
  • Weiz

Energy adventure pool

The adventure pool in Weiz is a popular destination on hot summer days.
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Herbie's Games World_East Styria | © Gartenschloss Herberstein
  • Stubenberg

Herbie's world of games in Herberstein

Lots of action and fun waiting in the indoor playground
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Natural swimming pond Gruber_Pond with jetty_Eastern Styria | © Naturbadeteich Gruber
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  • Pöllau

Natural Bathing Pond Gruber

We offer many leisure activities like our own natural bathing pond (5000 m²).
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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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