Vulkanland Route 66 - The Road of the Love of Life | © Steirisches Vulkanland | Bernhard Bergmann Vulkanland Route 66 - The Road of the Love of Life | © Steirisches Vulkanland | Bernhard Bergmann
The road that leads you to zest for life in the Thermen- & Vulkanland

the Vulkanland Route 66

Running straight across much of the USA, crossing vast, endless expanses, Route 66 is one of the most famous highways in the world. Over in Austria, its namesake in the Thermen- & Vulkanland rolls past an incredible wealth of culinary and artisan highlights.

Packed along the 80 km route or situated just off it are all sorts of interactive factories and authentic family-run businesses where visitors can sample the wares, spend a few hours, and take home some souvenirs. 

On Route 66, everything is geared towards gourmet pleasure in the truest sense of the word. Every kilometre reveals new attractions in a seemingly endless landscape of culinary adventure:

Well-known gourmet stops, such as the Zotter Chocolate Adventure World, the Fromagerie (Austria’s first cheese art and ripening factory), Gölles (a factory for fine brandies and vinegars), the Vulcano Schinkenmanufaktur (ham factory) or even the Berghofermühle (flour mill) in Fehring, to name but a few. 

It’s also well worth exploring smaller producers who specialise in niche products, for example Kober organic chokeberry farm, Koller pumpkin farm and workshop, Maika coffee roasting house, or the exciting Vulkanland snail farm.  

But perhaps it’s big-style regional food shopping you’re after? Once again Route 66 offers a vast selection – there’s the Bauernstadl food hall in Feldbach with products from over 200 different suppliers, the Greislerei Merin in Straden, or even the Murkostladen in Mureck, which spans 170 m² and features over 3,000 hand-picked suppliers. 

Discovering wine in a wine wonderland: You simply can’t avoid wine on Route 66. Winegrowers with vineyards big and small are scattered across the entire Thermen- & Vulkanland. There’s a fine drop of red or white or even sparkling wine to try around every corner. Wine lovers absolutely mustn’t miss a visit to the Gesamtsteirische Vinothek, which stocks 220 wines from a whole host of winegrowers.

Recharge your batteries along the Vulkanland Route 66 | © Steirisches Vulkanland | Bernhard Bergmann

The culinary road that leads to zest for life

There are 15 certified shopping experiences located along Route 66, featuring exclusively regional products. Visitors can also look forward to 33 certified manufacturing experiences, where owners actively encourage visitors to try their products following a tour of the production sites.

Culinary delights close enough to taste!

Route 66 is celebrated for its wealth of interactive factories – probably the highest density in the world! Countless culinary factories are only too pleased to open their doors and let you be a part of these regional specialities. Look – Try – Love!

Eingang | © GlaMur- Genuss am Fluss
  • Halbenrain

GenussHirsch

We are pleased to be able to spoil you with culinary delights.
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Honig | © Vulkanlandmarkt, Werner Krug
  • Bad Gleichenberg

Vulkanlandmarkt

THE specialty market - try, taste and buy right in the center of Bad Gleichenberg.
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Löke - cooking school & show kitchen | © Harald Eisenberger
  • Riegersburg

Löke - cooking school & show kitchen

Food and drink in its purest form, vegetables straight from our own garden, meat from our own free-range farm or from...
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Julia & Josef Zotter | © Zotter Erlebniswelt
  • Riegersburg

Zotter chocolate

Snacking on chocolate endlessly! Visit Zotter and experience how chocolate is made. Over 500 different chocolates await...
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Käferbohnenblüte | © Bäcksteffl
  • Halbenrain

Bäcksteffl - Bauernspezereien & Käferbohnen-Kabinett

Come to the farm of the first Beetle Bean Queen Michaela I. and immerse yourself in the beanbastian world of the...
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fromagery Riegersburg  | © Bernhard Gruber
  • Riegersburg

The Cheese Artist - Fromagerie zu Riegersburg

Austria's first cheese art and maturation manufactory. Here cheese is ripened to bloom and refined. Let yourself be...
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Finks Delikatessen | © Werner Krug
  • Ilz

Finks Delikatessen

Two who are completely dedicated to good taste. In the manufactory of Bettina & Hans Peter Fink, fresh fruits and...
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Winery & Buschenschank Bernhart  | © Marlene Eibel
  • Riegersburg

Weingut Buschenschank Bernhart

With a view, quiet, family-friendly & delicious presents the farm, which also serves the award-winning Barrique ham...
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Fröhlich Produkte | © Ewald Fröhlich
  • Halbenrain

Reishof SO-Fröhlich

Reishof Fröhlich, the origin of Styrian RICE
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Eingang | © Familie Krispel
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  • Straden

Weingut Krispel - Genusstheater

In the beginning was the wine. Then the rustic bar and the Genießerbuschenschank was born.
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  • Gnas

Das Markthaus

Regional farm products from the immediate surroundings produced by hand and packaged with love.
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urlmueller | © Urlmüllers Paradeis Paradies
  • Straden

Urlmüllers Paradeis Paradies

Now Styria has his own "tomato king". Family Unger produces many dozens of tomatoes varieties and peppers under the old...
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The Vulkanland Route 66 - the official video!

90 "Lebenslustzeichen"

Besides the countless culinary discoveries, Route 66 also has plenty of art-related experiences to bring to your attention. Around 90 creative “Lebenslustzeichen” (“zest for life signs” that look like information boards) adorn Route 66: something for explorers to admire, to smile at, and even be inspired by. Also in the pipeline are giant gateways, designed to greet visitors as they ride into a land of ‘milk and honey’. The internationally acclaimed staging expert Andreas Stern is responsible for the artistic representation. 

Woman with sunglasses driving convertible at dusk through historical old town in Bad Radkersburg
Historic Old Town Bad Radkersburg | © Steirisches Vulkanland | Bernhard Bergmann
Woman with sunglasses and convertible stands in front of the entrance of the experience manufactory "Ruotker's House of Whiskey, Gin & Rum"
Ruotker's House of Whiskey, Gin & Rum" Experience Manufactory | © Steirisches Vulkanland | Bernhard Bergmann
Cycling Brunen Bank Water Hiking Volcano Country Route 66 Year-round Destination Reading Relaxing
Explore the Vulkanland Route 66 under your own steam while hiking and biking | © Steirisches Vulkanland | Bernhard Bergmann