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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Joglland Kraftspendekerzen_candles_Eastern Styria | © Joglland Kraftspenderkerzen
  • open today
  • Vorau

Joglland Kraftspendekerzen

A special kind of candles, Joglland style candles.
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Swimming lake Pinggau_aerial view_Eastern Styria | © Marktgemeinde Pinggau
  • Pinggau

Swimming lake Pinggau

Swimming fun for young and old!
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ice rink Schachen_ice stick_Eastern Styria | © SSV Wenigzell
  • Vorau

Ice-skating rink Schachen

All good things come in threes, including the ice rinks in Vorau.
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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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Observation tower on the Friedberg adventure hill | © Stadtgemeinde Friedberg
  • Friedberg

Adventure hill Friedberg

Recreational experience for the whole family!
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Pilgrimage church Maria Hasel_Aerial view | © Wallfahrtskirche Maria Hasel
  • Pinggau

Pilgrimage church Maria Hasel

Important place of pilgrimage in the Wechselland region!
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Flourl's Wexlkino in Dechantskirchen | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
  • Dechantskirchen

Flourl's Wexl Cinema

Clear the stage for the most beautiful panoramic view in Styrian Wechselland!
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recreationallake Mönichwald_view_Eastern Styria | © Freizeitsee Mönihcwald
  • Waldbach-Mönichwald

Recreationallake Mönichwald

The swimming lake in Mönichwald belongs to the "Seegasthof Breineder" and offers guests and visitors a chance to cool...
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Ice skating at the recreational lake_icestick_Eastern Styria | © Seegasthof Breineder
  • Waldbach-Mönichwald

Ice-skating rink Mönichwald

Take advantage of the 7500m² pure natural ice surface for optimal winter fun, whether for young or old.
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Open Air Museum Vorau_Entrance_Eastern Styria | © Freilichtmuseum Vorau
  • Vorau

Open Air Museum Vorau

The remarkable collection of old rural buildings with original inventory documents the East Styrian working world of...
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Castle Festenburg_airview_Eastern Styria | © Burg Festenburg
  • St. Lorenzen am Wechsel

Castle Festenburg

Explore the Festenburg and its history.
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3 Firs Bath Vorau_View_Eastern Styria | © Verein der Vorauer Wirtschaft
  • Vorau

3 Firs Bath Vorau

Spend the sunniest days in the 3-Tannebad in Vorau!
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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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