Excursions Around Graz

Styria, the green heart of Austria

Close to the city, the Styrian countryside can make dreams come true for those seeking culinary delights, wellness oases or a chance to indulge in golf, surrounded by enchanting scenery. Discover the southern Styrian wine country, castles and palaces, picturesque mountains around Graz or soak up the goodness in the warm, healing waters of the spa region.

Austrian Sculpture Park | © Region Graz - Tom Lamm

White horses and onion-coloured wine

The Lipizzaner stud farm of the Spanish Riding School, the unusual St. Barbara “Hundertwasser" church, onion-coloured Schilcher wine, traditional wine taverns (“Buschenschank”) and wonderful views – western Styria’s most beautiful treasures.

Takes a half or a whole day, 6 to 8 hours, by coach, at least 25 and up to 70 people per coach / group.

Ausblick aufs Weinland bei St. Anna am Aigen | © (c) Steiermark Tourismus/Harry Schiffer

South Styrian wine country

Welschriesling, Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Zweigelt…… the southern Styrian wine country with its gently rolling hills; a trip to “Styrian Tuscany” combines culture, cellar and cuisine to yield a wonderful, unforgettable day out.

Takes a half or a whole day, 6 to 8 hours, by coach, at least 25 and up to 70 people per coach / group.

Riegersburg | © Graz Tourismus - Harry Schiffer

Eastern Styria - volcano country

Visible from afar and over 850 years old, Riegersburg castle is perched on the rock of a volcanic core and affords incomparable views of the magnificent vineyards of south-eastern Styria. This region offers many culinary experiences: the world of Zotter chocolate, traditional old pumpkin seed oil mills, vinegar and schnapps production, air-dried “volcano” ham, cellars with prize-winning wine and plenty more – tasting is of course a must.

Takes a whole day, 8 to 10 hours, by coach, at least 25 and up to 50 people per coach / group.

Open-Air Museum Stübing | © Region Graz - Tom Lamm

Mountains around Graz - hiking paradiese

At the open-air museum in Stübing one can stroll through Austria from Burgenland to Vorarlberg and learn about the rural way of living and working in the past in an idyllic setting.
Stift Rein, the oldest inhabited Cistercian monastery in the world with beautifully painted interiors, delights visitors with its library from the Middle Ages and Baroque collegiate church.
With a height of 1500 metres, the Schöckl is the local mountain of Graz and offers a wonderful panorama of the Styrian hills, the mountains along the southern and western borders, extending to an impressive view of the high peaks of Styria reaching up to 3000 metres. For those who want to take it easy there’s a cable car to the plateau.

All excursions to the mountains around Graz: take a half or a whole day, 6 to 8 hours, by coach and on foot, at least 25 and up to 70 people per coach / group.

Aussichtstour rund um den Schöckl

graz local mountain schöckl

With a height of 1500 metres, the Schöckl is the local mountain of Graz and offers a wonderful panorama of the Styrian hills, the mountains along the southern and western borders, extending to an impressive view of the high peaks of Styria reaching up to 3000 metres. For those who want to take it easy there’s a cable car to the plateau.

All excursions to the mountains around Graz: take a half or a whole day, 6 to 8 hours, by coach and on foot, at least 25 and up to 70 people per coach / group.

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Excursions around Graz

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