Children in the Hochreiter forest park in Eastern Styria | © Waldpark Hochreiter | Dagmar Frühauf Children in the Hochreiter forest park in Eastern Styria | © Waldpark Hochreiter | Dagmar Frühauf
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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 wealth of choices for spending your day. In nature or in storied buildings, Austria’s garden has everything the heart desires.

Make memories that last a lifetime during a visit to the natural and cultural sites in Austria’s garden. From a magical underground lake to traces of the Romans to legendary places of power, you will find impressive sites in Eastern Styria.

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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Beistein_power place_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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  • Grafendorf

Beistein in Grafendorf near Hartberg

A place of power to pause, observe and relax - in the middle of East Styria, the garden of Austria
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  • Fladnitz an der Teichalm

Teichalm lifts

The Teichalm lifts are directly opposite the Teichalmsee. The small but fine ski area is ideal for children and...
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  • St. Ruprecht an der Raab

Foucault pendulum

In the center of the village - right next to the park - is the Foucault pendulum. It is unique of its kind because it...
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  • St. Ruprecht an der Raab

Core band

The core chapel is one of the stops on the "7 Places 7 Treasures" hike and is therefore a popular destination.
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  • Vorau

Ice-skating rink iceflower Vornholz

From the slope we go up to the ice.
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  • Wenigzell

Brandy Edenbauer

The brandy manufactory Schafferhofer (Edenbauer) is located in Wenigzell and offers finest schnapps and liqueurs...
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  • Birkfeld

NorthWest Native Horsemanship

Indian horses, Indian exhibition and a horsemanship show, all this can be seen live in the region Joglland - Waldheimat.
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  • Rettenegg

Skilift Rettenegg

Without the hustle and bustle and with peace and quiet on the slopes. Enjoy winter fun on perfectly groomed pistes and...
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organic farm Kroisleitner_alpaca_Eastern Styria | © Biohof Kroisleitner
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  • St. Jakob im Walde

organic farm Kroisleitner

Baking mixes, flour and much more in the Kroisleitner farm shop in St. Jakob im Walde.
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  • St. Ruprecht an der Raab

Peace Grotto St. Ruprecht/Raab

A wonderful spiritual place of rest in the center of St. Ruprecht
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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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  • St. Kathrein am Offenegg

Ice Rink Karl Wirt St. Kathrein/O.

At the Karl-Wirt there is a lot to experience in winter too: there is enough space for ice skaters, curlingers and ice...
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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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