Feeding goats in the Hochreiter forest park in Eastern Styria | © Waldpark Hochreiter | Dagmar Frühauf Feeding goats 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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Ice skating at the recreational lake_icestick_Eastern Styria | © Seegasthof Breineder
  • Waldbach-Mönichwald

Ice-skating rink Mönichwald

Take advantage of the 7500m² pure natural ice surface for optimal winter fun, whether for young or old.
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Castle Festenburg_airview_Eastern Styria | © Burg Festenburg
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  • St. Lorenzen am Wechsel

Castle Festenburg

Explore the Festenburg and its history.
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URKRAFT Arena_Bird's eye view_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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  • Vorau

URKRAFT Arena

The URKRAFT Arena in Vorau offers a wide range of sports and leisure activities both indoors and outdoors.
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Vorau Abbey_exterior view_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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  • Vorau

Augustinian Canons' Monastery Vorau

Between the "Wechselmassiv" and its foothills in the north and the Masenberg in the south, the only remaining...
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Adventure hill Friedberg_Observation Tower_Eastern Styria | © Stadtgemeinde Friedberg
  • Friedberg

Adventure hill Friedberg

Recreational experience for the whole family!
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Subterra_aisle_Eastern Styria | © Johann Schweighofer
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  • Vorau

Sub Terra Vorau and Museum

Embark on a journey and explore the ancient corridors.
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Ice rink Vornholz_ice sticks_Eastern Styria | © SSV Wenigzell
  • Vorau

Ice-skating rink Iceflower Vornholz

From the slope we go up to the ice.
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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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GenussCard handover at the reception | Harald Eisenberger | © Thermen- und Vulkanland Steiermark, Harald Eisenberger

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 250 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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