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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Trendsportpark_beachvolleyball_Eastern Styria | © Tourismus Wenigzell
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  • Wenigzell

Trend Sports Park

The publicly accessible trend sports park in Wenigzell is located near the Joglland Oase.
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  • Rohrbach an der Lafnitz

Aichberg Castle

Between Vorau and the East Styrian river Lafnitz you will find Aichberg Castle, which was once part of a medieval ring...
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River bath_nature_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
  • St. Ruprecht an der Raab

River bath St. Ruprecht/Raab

In St. Ruprecht an der Raab, the oldest river pool in Styria invites you to linger with a family adventure pool. The...
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Place of Pilgrimage_aerial view_Eastern Styria | © Helmut Schweighofer
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  • Pöllauberg

Observation Point: Pilgrimage Church Pöllauberg

Visit the observation point either behind or next to the pilgrimage church Pöllauberg.
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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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Ire Rink_Karl Wirt_Eastern Styria_Häusler | © Häusler
  • 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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The desert garden_garden1_eastern Styria | © Der Wüstengarten
  • Feistritztal

The desert garden

The desert garden With around 2600 m², this is the largest, most conspicuous and therefore eponymous part of the...
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Weather Cross Rabenwald_Summit Cross_Eastern Styria | © Hermann Auerbäck
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  • Pöllau

Viewpoint Weather Cross Rabenwald

Enjoy the view over the Pöllauer valley at the summit cross of the Rabenwald!
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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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