Castles and palaces round

Culture meets fitness

The circular tour leads along the most beautiful castles and palaces in Eastern Styria.

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

Best season

January

March

April

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June

July

August

September

October

November

December

The tour in numbers

medium

Level of difficulty

90,0 km

Route

4:00 h

Time

900 hm

Uphill

900 hm

Downhill

Map & downloads

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More information

ApfelLand is located in the heart of Eastern Styria, approx. 60 km north-east of Graz and approx. 140 km south of Vienna

By car:Coming from Vienna:Via the Südautobahn (A2) to the Hartberg exit - via the main road (B54) towards Graz - 2 km after Kaindorf towards Graz, turn off towards ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee- Stubenbergsee- Floing- Anger

Coming from Salzburg/Germany: highway via Salzburg - Pyhrnautobahn (A9) to Graz - continue on the Südautobahn in the direction of Vienna (A2) to the Gleisdorf West exit - main road (B54) to Kaibing - ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee- Stubenbergsee- Floing- Anger

To Google Maps for the calculation of the journey.

Start: Hauptplatz, Anger
Oberfeistritz in the direction of Külml Castle, along the Styrian Apple Road
Through Lebing, along the Haringweg, past Neuhaus Castle, here you have a fantastic view of the Stubenbergsee lake
Past Stubenberg Castle, Herberstein Garden Castle and Schieleiten Castle in the direction of Maria Fieberbründl
Continue via Kaindorf and Ebersdorf to Hartberg
Here you can visit Hartberg Castle before continuing towards Pöllau.
Past Pöllau Castle along the Gschaiderstraße to Birkfeld
Birkenstein Castle and Fronsberg Castle await you along the route before you return to the starting point in Anger.

Take your time and visit the beautiful castles and palaces. There are also great cafés and inns along the route.

Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.
For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.

Anger, bus station (free of charge)

Information about the region, places to stop and stay overnight, excursion destinations, etc:

Eastern Styria Tourist Board
ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee office
8223 Stubenberg am See 5

Tel:+43 3176 8882
www.apfelland.info
www.oststeiermark.com
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Mobility in Eastern Styria with SAM shared cab

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