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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

1. Grazer Schloßberg
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.

2. Kunsthaus Graz
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.

3. Eggenberg Palace, Graz
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…

4. Schlossbergbahn (Graz)
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.

5. Mariatrost Basilica
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.

6. Murinsel
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.

7. Landeszeughaus
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.

8. Graz Opera
Graz Opera (German: Oper Graz) is an opera house and opera company in the Austrian city of Graz.

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Grazer Schloßberg

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Kunsthaus Graz

The Kunsthaus Graz, Grazer Kunsthaus, or Graz Art Museum was built as

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Eggenberg Palace, Graz

Schloss Eggenberg (Eggenberg Palace) in Graz is the most significant

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Schlossbergbahn (Graz)

The Schlossbergbahn, or Schloßbergbahn (English: Castle Hill

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Mariatrost Basilica

The Baroque Mariatrost Basilica on top of the Purberg hill in

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Murinsel

The Murinsel (German, literally Mur island) in Graz, Austria, is

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Landeszeughaus

The Landeszeughaus, in Graz, Austria, is the largest existing original

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Graz Opera

Graz Opera (German: Oper Graz) is an opera house and opera company in

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Grazer Rathaus

格拉茨市政厅(Grazer Rathaus)是奥地利格拉茨市长、市议会驻地,以及一部分政府所在地。

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Herz-Jesu-Kirche

The Herz-Jesu-Kirche (English: Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus) is

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Graz Cathedral

Graz Cathedral (Deutsch. Grazer Dom), is the cathedral church in the

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Graz Hauptbahnhof

Graz Hauptbahnhof, abbreviated Graz Hbf (German for Graz Main Station;

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Franciscan Church, Graz

The Franciscan Church (Deutsch. Franziskanerkirche) and Franciscan

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Schloss Algersdorf

Das Schloss Algersdorf oder Schloss Alt-Eggenberg steht im Ort

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Hotel Gollner

starting $122

Parkhotel Graz

starting $165

Hotel zum Dom - Palais Inzaghi

starting $132

Augarten Art Hotel

starting $139

Best Western Plus Amedia Graz

starting $107

NH Graz City

starting $212

Palais Hotel Erzherzog Johann

starting $152

Das Weitzer

starting $169

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