Graz is the second largest city in
Austria situated some 10 km south-east of
Gösting and 190 km from
Vienna, 80 km north-west of Austria -
Slovenia border. According to the latest census, the population of Graz is about 222,400 people. Graz is a popular tourist destination thanks to its castles and art museums and galleries.
Airport Graz (IATA: GRZ) is 20 km away from it and is the closest airport to it.
Best things to see in Graz
The word " Schloßberg" literally means " castle mountain" which describes it exactly. It is a hill topped by a castle, in the centre of the city of Graz, Austria.
The Kunsthaus Graz, Grazer Kunsthaus, or Graz Art Museum was built as part of the European Capital of Culture celebrations in 2003 and has since become an architectural landmark in Graz, Austria. Its exhibition program specializes in contemporary art of the last four decades.
Schloss Eggenberg (Eggenberg Palace) in Graz is the most significant Baroque palace complex in Styria. With its preserved accouterments, the extensive scenic gardens as well as some additional collections from the Universal Museum Joanneum housed in the palace and park, Schloss Eggenberg counts among the most valuable cultural assets of Austria. With its construction and accouterment history, it exhibits the vicissitude and patronage of the one-time mightiest dynasty in Styria, the House of Egg…
The Schlossbergbahn, or Schloßbergbahn (English: Castle Hill Railway), is a funicular railway in the Austrian city of Graz. It connects the city centre with the Schloßberg, a hill and the site of a demolished fortress, with extensive views over the city.
The Baroque Mariatrost Basilica on top of the Purberg hill in Mariatrost, a district of Graz, is one of the most famous pilgrimage sites of Styria in Austria.
The Murinsel (German, literally Mur island) in Graz, Austria, is actually not an island at all, but an artificial floating platform in the middle of the Mur river. This landmark of Graz was designed by New York artist Vito Acconci on the occasion of Graz becoming 2003 European Capital of Culture.
The Landeszeughaus, in Graz, Austria, is the largest existing original armoury in the whole world and attracts visitors from all over the world. It holds approximately 32, 000 pieces of weaponry, tools, suits of armour for battle and ones for parades.
Graz Opera (German: Oper Graz) is an opera house and opera company in the Austrian city of Graz.
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