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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Pöllau Valley_Church_Eastern Styria
  • Pöllau

Parish Church Pöllau

Visit the parish church Pöllau St. Vitus (former abbey church) in the Nature Park Pöllau Valley.
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Hoamat Chapel_the Edlseer_Eastern Styria | © Hoamat-Kapelle
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  • Birkfeld

Hoamat Chapel

The chapel is located directly on the EDLSEER HOAMAT hiking trail - a 12 km long circular route with numerous rest...
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Pöllau_castle and square_Eastern Styria | © Helmut Schweighofer
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  • Pöllau

Castle Pöllau

Journey into the past in the Nature Park Pöllau Valley and book a guided tour of the castle.
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Styrian musicmuseum Ratten_inside_Eastern Styria | © Blasmusik-Museum Ratten
  • Ratten

Styrian musicmuseum

Ausgeszeichnet mit dem österreichischen Gütesiegel für Museen ist das BlasmusikMUSEUM in Ratten ein Spezialmuseum,...
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Reich Quellengut_child with alpaca_Eastern Styria | © Hadas Natural Photography
  • St. Jakob im Walde

Alpaca Mountain Farm Stelzer

Feel & experience the alpaca power animal on all levels!
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Parish church Stubenberg_exterior view_Eastern Styria
  • Feistritztal

Parish church of St. Johann near Herberstein

Patrocinium of St. John the Baptist
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familyskimountain_children_Eastern Styria | © Familienschiberg St. Jakob im Walde
  • St. Jakob im Walde

Familyskimountain St. Jakob imm Walde

Fun in the snow at the "Familienschiberg St. Jakob im Walde"
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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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  • Fischbach

Natural swimming pond Fischbach

The natural swimming pond in Fischbach is perfect for a refreshing dip on warm summer days!
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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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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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Art therapy Kroisleitner_House_Eastern Styria | © Kunst-Therapie Kroisleitner
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  • Wenigzell

Art Therapy Kroisleitner

Whether watercolours, drawings, acrylics, therapy pictures or sculptures, you will find everything here.
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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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