Pleasure tour through the garden of Austria
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Explore beautiful Eastern Styria on 4 wheels with your car
Experience culinary highlights and natural beauty on the "pleasure tour"!Styria shows itself from its best side on this pleasure tour, which you experience and discover with all your senses. Styrian sheep's cheese, apple juice in its noblest form and of course wine with the very special taste of nature: this is enjoyment in all its facets.
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The Garten-Hotel Ochensberger is located in the market town of St.Ruprecht an der Raab. It is located in Eastern Styria and is easily accessible via the A2 motorway from Vienna (approx. 2 hours) and Graz (approx. 30 minutes).
- Arrival from Vienna and from Graz: On the A2 from Vienna and from Graz, take motorway exit 161 / Gleisdorf West in the direction of B54/B64. Follow the B65 / Gleisdorf federal road until you reach the B54 / Wechselbundesstraße. At the roundabout take the second exit to the B64 / Rechberg-Bundesstraße. After about 6 km turn left to St. Ruprecht an der Raab. The Garten-Hotel Ochensberger is located directly on the main road - about 700 m after the village sign on the right hand side.
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- We start our tour at the Garten-Hotel Ochensberger**** and head north. After the church we turn left towards Mitterdorf an der Raab. We follow Stadler Straße past Stadl Castle to the junction of the L72.
- Here we turn right onto the L72 towards Weiz. We continue to Greith where, after a petrol station, we turn right to Obergreith to the Weizer Schafbauern (sheep farmers).
- There we experience everything about sheep and Weizer Berglamm. Discover lamb products for gourmets, refined sheep cheese, warm cuddly wool and sheep milk cosmetics - sustainable, natural and organic.
- After this culinary experience, we continue along the L72 towards Weiz. At the roundabout in Weiz we continue straight on, following the L71 towards Birkfeld.
- We follow this until we reach Hart-Puch, where we turn right onto the L391 towards Puch. In Harl we turn right to the Leitner fruit farm, vulgo Niglbauer: delicious apple juices, cider, brandies, vinegar and honey.
- At Niglbauer on the Styrian Apple Road, everything revolves around the special fruit. Be sure to try the "Garden of Eden" apple sparkling wine!
- Afterwards we drive back towards Harl, but at the crossroads in Harl we continue to Puch bei Weiz.
- There we make our next stop at the Höfler adventure gardens & nursery: a treasure chest of flowers, shrubs and trees, nestled in gentle hills, invites you to browse, taste and shop in a quiet, relaxed atmosphere.
- After the Höfler nursery, we drive along the Kulmstrasse and the Kulmkeltendorf through the beautiful landscape of the Styrian Apple Route.
- Enjoy the fragrant apple orchards and beautiful views of Eastern Styria, the garden of Austria. We continue to Siegersdorf near Herberstein, where we meet the East Styrian Roman Wine Road. The unique landscape between the vineyards invites you to take breaks with breathtaking views.
- Our next and last break is at the Posch winery and Buschenschank: the outstanding wines, produced with love for generations, have won national and international awards. Accompanied by smoked sausages, refined according to the family recipe. Pure pleasure!
- We continue via Hollerberg and Romantschachen to the B54, where we turn right towards Großpesendorf and Gleisdorf. We follow the B54 to the roundabout in Gleisdorf where we take the first exit and drive back to St. Ruprecht an der Raab to the Garten-Hotel Ochensberger.
Treat yourself to culinary delights at the Garten Hotel Ochensberger before starting your garden tour.
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Garden-Hotel Ochensberger, Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
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Wine-Bar Garden-Hotel Ochensberger, Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | xSimon Sackl
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Garden-Hotel Ochensberger, Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | xSimon Sackl
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Peace Grotto, St. Ruprecht an der Raab, Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | xSimon Sackl
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Weizer Schafbauern, Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | xSimon Sackl
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Weizer Schafbauern, Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | xSimon Sackl
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Water - source of life, Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | XErlebnisregion Oststeiermark Geschäftsstelle ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee
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Tourismus Region St. Ruprecht an der Raab, Oststeiermark | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Therese Raser
What the weather will be like
Feistritztal (361m)
The day starts sunny, but will be partly cloudy in the afternoon.
The day starts sunny, but will be partly cloudy in the afternoon.
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