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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.

Excursion destinations for families

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Kraftplatz | ©  Fa. Lowa -Herbert Raffalt.
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  • Krakau

Kraftplätze in der Krakau

Discover the places with special quality and recharge your batteries. Varied landscapes with colorful meadows, light...
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Riegersburg Summer | © Ferder Rudi
  • Riegersburg

Castle Riegersburg

Riegersburg Castle is enthroned on a 482 meter high volcanic rock, visible from afar.
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The Ödensee | © TVB Ausseerland Salzkammergut/Karl Grieshofer
  • Bad Mitterndorf

Ödensee

The Ödensee, with a surface area of 20 hectares, is one of the smaller lakes in the Salzkammergut. It is however, a...
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Swimming lake Pinggau_aerial view_Eastern Styria | © Marktgemeinde Pinggau
  • Pinggau

Swimming lake Pinggau

Swimming fun for young and old!
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Stadt Leoben | © TV ERZBERG LEOBEN
  • Leoben

Stadtführung Leoben

Tour through the historic old town of Leoben.
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Wasserspielpaltz | © Region Murau / Sunk
  • St. Georgen am Kreischberg

Holz-Wasserspielplatz

The HolzWelt Murau is a popular family excursion destination and, above all, makes children's eyes shine with the wood...
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Bären am Bärenhof Berghausen | © Bärenhof Berghausen
  • Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße

Bärenhof Berghausen

The Bärenhof in Berghausen offers brown bears from Europe and Asia a loving home, which gives the imprinted animals...
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  • Aflenz

Panoramaplattform auf der Aflenzer Bürgeralm

The panorama platform is located below the summit cross and can be reached in 5-10 minutes on foot from the mountain...
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Eislaufplatz Stallegg_Eisanlage_Oststeiermark | © Eisanlage Strallegg
  • Strallegg

Ie skating rink Strallegg

There's snow outside, it's cold and you don't know what to do? The ice rink in Strallegg is the solution. Go ice...
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Generationenpark | © Gemeinde Bad Gleichenberg
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  • Bad Gleichenberg

Minigolfplatz

Fun and games right at Generations Playground!
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Bergsteigerfriedhof Johnsbach | © Christian Scheucher
  • Admont

Bergsteigerfriedhof

Johnsbach. A small church stands alone near the edge of the forest. Surrounding it is one of the area’s most well...
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Gams | © Stefan Leitner
  • Landl

GeoDorf Gams

Geo in the heart Geology is the name of the game in the village of Gams. The reason for this is the favourable...
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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?

Insider's tips

Exciting excursions with the whole family