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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Hirschbirn_Infostation_Oststeiermark | © Helmut Schweighofer
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  • Pöllau

Hirschbirn hirsch'n

Hirschbirn hirsch’n helps you to find out more about the many exciting tourist attractions for all ages,...
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Stubenbergsee_children_area_eastern_styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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  • Stubenberg

Stubenberg Lake

Leisure paradise Stubenbergsee
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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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Buchkogel_Bench and Table_Eastern Styria | © Hermann Auerbäck
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  • Pöllau

Buchkogel Vantagepoint

Enjoy the view over the Pöllauer valley!
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Highest church tower_view_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
  • Pischelsdorf am Kulm

Highest church tower in Eastern Styria - Pischelsdorf parish church

Panoramic view and tower tours
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The desert garden_garden1_eastern Styria | © Der Wüstengarten
  • Feistritztal

The desert garden

The desert garden With around 2600 m², this is the largest, most conspicuous and therefore eponymous part of the...
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Wilhelm specialties_Pepi and Seppi_Eastern Styria | © Wilhelm Spezialitäten
  • Puch bei Weiz

Wilhelm fruit brandy wine

"Like in paradise" ... .. and in "harmony with nature" and "for real connoisseurs" are our guiding principles for our...
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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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  • Pöllau

Parish Church Pöllau

Visit the parish church Pöllau St. Vitus (former abbey church) in the Nature Park Pöllau Valley.
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Walk-in picture book_museum_Eastern Styria | © Familie Schwarz
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Walkable picture book

Local collection in Kaibing
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Castle Park Pöllau_view to Church_Eastern Styria | © Helmut Schweighofer
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  • Pöllau

Castle Park Pöllau

The castle park in Pöllau with its wonderful flowers from spring to autumn is perfect for all ages.
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Pilgrimage Church Pöllauberg_aerial view_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark/Helmut Schweighofer
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  • Pöllauberg

Pilgrimage Church Pöllauberg

Visit the Pöllauberg pilgrimage church in the Pöllauer Tal nature park.
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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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