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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The Käsemax_Products of Milk_Eastern styria | © Pixabay
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  • Grafendorf

Cheese dairy "Der Käsemax", Schützenhöfer

The foundation stone of the cheese production was laid in 1993.
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  • Pöllau

Root Display Castle Park Pöllau

Visit the root display in the castle park Pöllau in the Nature Park Pöllau Valley.
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Alpacas Gaugl_Alpaca_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
  • Vorau

Alpacas Gaugl

Hiking without hurry - according to this motto, Alpacas Gaugl in Vorau offers such Alpaca tours.
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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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Silo_Artwork_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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  • Gleisdorf

Solar Tree Gleisdorf

In 1999, the city of Gleisdorf announced the “Art at the City Gates” competition, in which - in preparation for the...
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Masenberg_Chapel of Fortune_Easter Styria | © Helmut Schweighofer
  • Pöllauberg

Chapel of Good Fortune Masenberg

In this special place of tranquility and spirituality, pause, meditate and draw strenght from the peaceful...
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House of Biodiversity_Eastern Styria | © Universalmuseum Joanneum- J.J. Kucek
  • Stubenberg

House of Biodiversity-Discover the diversity of life

The diversity of life is the greatest wonder of our planet. The exhibition in the "House of Biodiversity" invites all...
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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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  • Birkfeld

real Joglland Joglereck

Regionality, sustainability everything in the middle of the Joglland - Waldheimat region in Birkfeld.
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Ringwarte Hartberg_Evening sun_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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Ringwarte Hartberg

The view from the ring control room provides the most beautiful view of the Eastern Styrian hill country
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Vinegar manufactory_Bottling_Eastern Styria | © Essigmanufaktur Oswald / Schaffer
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  • Birkfeld

Sepciality Vinegar Oswald / Schaffer

Try the unusual specialty vinegars from the Oswald / Schaffer family in Koglhof!
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Leitenbauer sheep farm_farm_Eastern Styria | © Leitenbauer Schäferei
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  • Vorau

Farm store Leitenbauer sheep farm

In the farm shop of the Leitenbauer sheep farm in Vorau there are homemade products from the farm as well as sheep and...
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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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