Souvenir store with arts and crafts at the "Stoani House of Music" in Gasen | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christian Strassegger Souvenir store with arts and crafts at the "Stoani House of Music" in Gasen | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christian Strassegger
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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 wide variety of ways to spend your day. Whether in nature, in legendary buildings, or at destinations where fascinating handicrafts come to life – you’ll find everything a traveler’s heart desires.

Create lasting memories with a visit to the natural and cultural sites of Eastern Styria. From the magical underground lake to traces of the Romans and legendary places of energy, you will encounter impressive locations full of history and inspiration.

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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World in hands_Metal ball_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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Mahnmal Rathaus Gleisdorf

The first initiative to erect a memorial came from Wolfgang Seereiter in 2005, “The Future Needs Remembrance...
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Steirerkraft Kernothek_outdoor_Eastern Styria | © Steirerkraft
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Steirerkraft Kernothek

Modern, traditional and with enough space for delicacies from more than 130 suppliers from the region, the home of the...
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Roman road_sign_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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Roman road Gleisdorf

Römerweg - walk in the footsteps of the Romans. The Romans settled in Gleisdorf from the middle of the 1st to the...
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Höfler_Water_garden_Eastern_Styria | © Baumschule Höfler
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The desert garden

Experience gardens with variety and flair! ...one blossom more
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K.H.S. St.Ruprecht_Viola_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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Kunst.Hot.Spot St. Ruprecht/Raab

Right next to the Foucault pendulum is the Kunst.Hot.Spot St. Ruprecht/Raab - a songbook with viola. This highlights...
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Aronia Köck_products_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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Aronia manufactory Köck

The family farm "Köck" has been relying on "Aroniaberries" and other super fruits since 2012. An interesting tour...
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Object A.G.G._House_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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Objekt Alois-Grogger-Gasse 10

A particularly striking building in the city center of Gleisdorf is the blue property Alois-Grogger-Gasse 10, where the...
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Todesmarschdenkmal Nitscha

In 2005 the community of Nitscha (today part of the municipality of Gleisdorf) initiated a book project and collected...
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Europaberg_Runner_Eastern Styria | © Stadtgemeinde Gleisdorf_Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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Europaberg viewing platform

When the weather is good, the view is not only possible over Gleisdorf, but also as far as the Hochlantsch, the...
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Core band_Deckchair_Eastern Styria | © Martina Steininger
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  • St. Ruprecht an der Raab

Core band

The core chapel is one of the stops on the "7 Places 7 Treasures" hike and is therefore a popular destination.
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Elzer Roas_Eastern Styria | © Steirische Apfelstraße
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Listening pleasure lounger on the Elzer Roas

Here, where the "Biggest Apple" spans the road, you can enjoy a magnificent view of the Kulm, which was already settled...
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Silo_Artwork_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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Solar Tree Gleisdorf

The silo design in Wunschendorf is a cooperation project between the two artists Gernot Passath and David Leitner. The...
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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 280 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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Children stroke sheep in Styria | ©  Oststeiermark Tourismus | Bernhard Bergmann

Experiences & leisure activities

Our excursion destinations welcome you and offer a wide range of experiences on a variety of topics. Whether it's a tasting of the finest schnapps or the special Stollenkäs cheese, an exciting tour through underground worlds or interactive adventure stations - right through to a hike with alpacas or a romantic horse-drawn sleigh ride through the alpine landscape. Immerse yourself in the region and experience it like the locals with a customised slow trip experience. Maximum fun guaranteed!

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