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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vinegar manufactory_vinegarproduction_Eastern Styria | © Eismanufaktur Oswald/ Schaffer
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  • Birkfeld

Vinegar manufactory Oswald Schaffer

Get an insight into the production of specialty vinegars in Koglhof!
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  • Rettenegg

Trout farming Kroisleitner

Enjoy fresh fish directly from the fish farm Kroisleitner in Rettenegg.
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  • Rohrbach an der Lafnitz

Aichberg Castle

Between Vorau and the East Styrian river Lafnitz you will find Aichberg Castle, which was once part of a medieval ring...
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Foucaltsche Pendel_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
  • Pöllau

Foucault pendulum in the curch Pöllau

The Foucault pendulum has been on display in Pöllau parish church since 2024.  The Foucault pendulum was attached to...
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Fischerauer_exterior_view_eastern_styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
  • Pischelsdorf am Kulm

Fischerauer - vinegar and mustard

The Vinegar Center- a place of culinary delights
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Evangelical Church Weiz_Outside View_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
  • Weiz

Evangelical Church Weiz

Every Wednesday and Thursday from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., the Protestant parish opens the doors of its church at...
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  • Weiz

Alpacas from the Dörflgraf

The family-run farm is just a 10-minute drive from Weiz.
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ice skating rink Birkfeld_ice sticks_Eastern Styria | © SSV Wenigzell
  • Birkfeld

Ice-skating rink Birkfeld

If the weather conditions are right, there is also an ice rink in Birkfeld.
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Wood-Sculpture-Path_Entrance_Eastern Styria | © Gasthof Haider
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  • Fladnitz an der Teichalm

Wood-Sculpture-Path

On the newly designed wood sculpture path you will find great sculptures by the chainsaw carver Erich Haider-Harrer....
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  • Pöllau

Schloffereck vantage point

Enjoy the view over the Pöllauer valley!
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Reich Quellengut_child with alpaca_Eastern Styria | © Hadas Natural Photography
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  • St. Jakob im Walde

Alpaca Mountain Farm Stelzer

Feel & experience the alpaca power animal on all levels!
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Siegerlturm goats_Family_Eastern Styria | © Siegerlturm Alpakas
  • St. Ruprecht an der Raab

Siegerlturm goats

The Lammer family has a passion for goats and this is reflected in their farm. "Wild Goas" - goat milk products, goat...
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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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