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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Hornschmied mill_water wheel_Eastern Styria | © Hornschmied Mühle Miesenbach
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  • Miesenbach bei Birkfeld

Hornschmied mill

Experience the fascination of the water mill up close again.
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ice rink Schachen_ice stick_Eastern Styria | © SSV Wenigzell
  • Vorau

Ice-skating rink Schachen

All good things come in threes, including the ice rinks in Vorau.
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Leitner_Kühe_Oststeiermark | © Sennerei Leitner
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  • Fladnitz an der Teichalm

Dairy Farm Leitner

In Tulwitz, about 10 minutes by car from the Arzberg ripening tunnel, is the Almenland Dairy of the Leitner family....
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Wexl cinema in Dechantskirchen | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
  • Dechantskirchen

Flourl's Wexl Cinema

Clear the stage for the most beautiful panoramic view in Styrian Wechselland!
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hARTberg walk_Onur | © ONUR
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  • Hartberg

hARTberg walk - ONUR

Experience unique spray art in the East Styrian town of Hartberg!
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Tierwelt Herberstein_Vari _Eastern Styria | © Tierwelt Herberstein
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  • Stubenberg

Animal world Herberstein

Playful gangs of monkeys from a total of 7 different species of primate cavort among the 85 animal species from all...
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Archery at the River_Eastern Styria_RKP Marketing | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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  • Passail

Archery Club Almenland

An experience with a varied route across meadows, forests and streams!
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GERA_Observation tower_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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  • Rohrbach an der Lafnitz

Observation tower in GERA Park

The observation tower, 20 meters high and made of larch and spruce wood, offers a unique view of the East Styrian...
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Hochwechselligte Mönichwald_view_Eastern Styria | © Hochwechsellifte Mönichwald
  • Waldbach-Mönichwald

"Hochwechsellifte Mönichwald"

At the Hochwechsel lifts in Mönichwald, family-friendly lifts and slopes await you at the foot of the Hochwechsel in...
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Showcase gallery_Shopping window_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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  • Gleisdorf

Schaufenstergalerie

In August 2013, Alexander Rainer and Helmut Rabel opened a window gallery at Bürgergasse 2.
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beekeeping Könighofer_Franz Köinghofer_Eastern Styria | © Imkerei Könighofer
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  • Rettenegg

beekeeping Königshofer

The beekeeping Königshofer is located in Rettenegg at an altitude of over 1000 meters and is managed by Franz and...
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  • St. Ruprecht an der Raab

Spring knot flowers

Every year from around the beginning / middle of March there is a special kind of natural spectacle in St. Ruprecht an...
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GenussCard

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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