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Excursion destinations for families in Styria

Adventures for children – relaxation for their parents: The green heart of Austria offers leisure activities for the whole family. In summer, the beautiful lakes invite you to go swimming. On a hike, parents can enjoy the breathtaking views of Styria's mountain world while kids get to romp around on alpine meadows or play near babbling mountain streams. In winter, families spend time together going skiing, cross-country skiing or tobogganing ...

And in case it rains, there's plenty to do indoors: from delicious tastings at the Zotter chocolate factory to sliding and bathing at the H2O thermal spa in Bad Waltersdorf or at one of the other 8 thermal spas in Styria. Tours of exploration at Lurgrotte Peggau, Austria's largest water-bearing stalactite cave, a visit to the Lipizzan stud farm in Piber or a visit to Herberstein Animal World are particularly impressive as well. At the latter, the animals often spend the winter in their homes and can thus be admired at close quarters.

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Escape Room_Eastern Styria | © Boutiquehotel Erla
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  • Stubenberg

Escape Room at Boutiquehotel Erla

Solve the puzzle in the locked room in the first East Styrian escape room
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  • Hartberg

hARTberg walk - Quake

Experience unique spray art in the East Styrian town of Hartberg!
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Tierwelt Herberstein_Vari _Eastern Styria | © Tierwelt Herberstein
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Animal world Herberstein

Playful gangs of monkeys from a total of 7 different species of primate cavort among the 85 animal species from all...
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Freizeitteiche Seebach
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Freizeitteiche Seebach

The Seebach leisure ponds, which are located right next to the Seebach campsite (summer and winter camping), are open...
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Naturbadeteich Oberhaag | © Naturbadeteich Oberhaag
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Naturbadeteich Oberhaag

It is a pleasure to relax in the shade of the trees or just let the sun caress you. Water, from time immemorial the...
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Südbahnmuseum | © Südbahnmuseum
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Südbahnmuseum

The gateway to the UNESCO World Heritage Semmering Railway: two locomotive halls show an interesting exhibition...
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Sommerbahn Aflenz Bürgeralm

From May to the end of October, the Bürgeralm is a popular destination for hikers, nature lovers, families, mountain...
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Elzer Roas_Eastern Styria | © Steirische Apfelstraße
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  • Puch bei Weiz

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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Größtes Feuerwehrauto | © TVB Thermen- & Vulkanland
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  • Bad Gleichenberg

Fire engine and letterbox

Get to know the variety of Bairisch Kölldorf. Visit the "biggest fire brigade car in the world". This unique property...
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Hohlensteinhöhle

An adventure for young and old - a guided tour in the Hohlenstein Cave!
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Erzbergbahn

Opened in September 1891 as a rack railroad and operated as such with steam locomotives until 1978, the Erzbergbahn is...
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  • Bad Radkersburg

Liebmann See

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Summer, sun, Styria

Summer activities for families

Whether you head to the alpine pastures and huts with a rucksack on your back or to the lakes and open-air swimming pools with a beach bag in your hand: The list of excursion destinations for sunny days in Styria is long and diverse.

Exciting adventures and fun in the snow

Winter activities for children

Skiing, cross-country skiing, tobogganing, snowshoeing, and more: As soon as the green heart of Austria shows itself in its white Sunday best, countless winter family adventures await.

Gondola ride up the Planai | © Steiermark Tourismus | photo-austria.at

Scenic rides up the mountains

Take a leisurely ride up the mountain on one of the summer mountain railways. From aboard the cable car or on the lift, excursionists enjoy stunning scenic views of impressive mountains such as the Dachstein, Grimming, Zirbitzkogel, or Hochschwab.

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Excursion destinations for kids – come rain, Sunshine or snow

When it rains, storms or snows, there are lots of leisure activities you can do indoors. How about a visit to a museum, thermal spa or one of the many other excursion destinations for families?

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Exciting excursions with the whole family