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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Karl-Wirt_Inn_Eastern Styria | © Gasthaus Karl-Wirt
  • St. Kathrein am Offenegg

Recreational facility Karl Wirt

In the leisure facility at the Gasthaus Karl-Wirt there is a lot to experience, especially for the little guests! It...
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Gallows Forest_Signpost_Eastern Styria | © Alexandra Wagner
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  • Weiz

Judge site Gallows Forest

Until 1848, Thannhausen Castle was the seat of district authority and a regional court. Near Thannhausen Castle in the...
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K.H.S.Gleisdorf_Skulpture_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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  • Gleisdorf

Kunst.Hot.Spot Gleisdorf

As part of the LEADER project “Kunst.Hot.Spots” in the Weiz-Gleisdorf energy region, horseshoe sculptures were...
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Riding stable Mandl_Children with horse_Eastern Styria | © Elisabeth Mandl
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  • Passail

Riding stable Mandl

The Mandl riding stable is located in Tober near Passail and offers riding lessons and training for young horses. Horse...
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Viewpoint Wildwese_from below_Eastern Styria | © Aussichtswarte Wildwiese
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  • Miesenbach bei Birkfeld

Viewpoint Wildwiese

Enjoy the incredible view over the entire Joglland - Waldheimat region.
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HERZ_Indoor Swimming Pool_East Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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  • Hartberg

HERZ Recreation and Leisure Center

Stay fit and healthy? ...etc. possible with the Hartberger recreation and leisure center (short: HERZ)
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Escape Room_Eastern Styria | © Boutiquehotel Erla
  • Stubenberg

Escape Room at Boutiquehotel Erla

Solve the puzzle in the locked room in the first East Styrian escape room
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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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organic farm Mosbacher_family Mosbacher_Eastern Styria | © Biohof Mosbacher
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  • Strallegg

Organic farm Mosbacher

100% organic products are produced on the organic farm in the heart of Strallegg.
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Main Square Hartberg_City Hall_Eastern Styria | © Kleine Historische Städte Österreichs
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  • Hartberg

Historic Main Square Hartberg

Visit our historic main square in the centre of Hartberg!
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  • Waldbach-Mönichwald

Hochwechsel Summit

Explore the Hochwechsel summit and be amazed by the impressive panoramic view and a picturesque chapel in the middle of...
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Outdoor adventure pool Birkfeld_attachment_Eastern Styria | © Gemeinde Birkfeld
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  • Birkfeld

Outdoor adventure pool Birkfeld

Great bathing fun awaits you in the outdoor swimming pool in Birkfeld!
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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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