Graz Travel Guide – ‏Austria Moments of Joy

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Graz is the capital city of the southern Austrian province of Styria. The roots of Graz can be traced back to Roman times, when a small fort was built where the city centre is today; Slovenians later built a larger fortress in the same place. The name “Graz” is derived from the Slovenian word gradec, which means small castle. At its heart is Hauptplatz, the medieval old town’s main square. Shops and restaurants line the narrow surrounding streets, which blend Renaissance and baroque architecture. A funicular leads up Schlossberg, the town hill, to the Uhrturm, a centuries-old clock tower. Across the River Mur, futuristic Kunsthaus Graz exhibits contemporary art.

Other museums include the Landeszeughaus, with its weaponry collection, entered via the imposing arcade courtyard of the Landhaushof. The city’s cathedral, the late-Gothic Domkirche, stands next to Ferdinand II’s Mausoleum on the old town’s eastern edge, near the sprawling Stadtpark. Traditionally clad figures emerge 3 times a day from the nearby Glockenspiel, or bell tower. The Murinsel, a twisting steel island linking the River Mur’s banks, contains an amphitheater, playground and cafe. Eggenberg Palace, set in a park on Graz’s western outskirts, features ornate rococo decor, plus art, archaeology and coin exhibitions.

The old town of Graz is easily explored on foot and is reachable with a 20 min walk from the main train station. Stop at the Tourist Information at the train station, or any hotel lobby that you come across to pick up a brochure on attractions in Graz. This brochure also contains a map with most of the sights marked, as well as recommended self-guided walking routes through the town.

Graz is divided into 17 districts:

I. Innere Stadt
II. St. Leonhard
III. Geidorf
IV. Lend
V. Gries
VI. Jakomini
VII. Liebenau
VIII. St. Peter
IX. Waltendorf
X. Ries
XI. Mariatrost
XII. Andritz
XIII. Gösting
XIV. Eggenberg
XV. Wetzelsdorf
XVI. Straßgang
XVII. Puntigam

A lot to see in Graz such as :

The historic old town. It has been designated a World Heritage site.
The Glockenspiel, which comes to life with song and rotating dance figures every day
The mannerist-Baroque Mausoleum of Emperor Ferdinand II., with impressive interior decor by famous Styrian artist Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach.
Don’t miss the double spiral staircase in the Burg, a castle complex built between 1438 and 1453 by Emperor Frederick III
The Schlossberg (Schloßberg), the castle perched upon a hill in the middle of the city around which Graz sprang up. The funicular (Schloßbergbahn) and elevator (Schloßberglift) will take the effort out of the walk to the top
Clock Tower (Uhrturm) on the top of the Schloßberg, the symbol of Graz.
Eggenberg Castle (Schloss Eggenberg).
Kunsthaus, is Graz’s newest modern art museum.
Murinsel
Joanneum Museum of Styria (Steiermärkische Landesmuseum Joanneum)
Armory Zeughaus, in the Herrengasse
There are some more remarkable churches in Graz: The oldest one is the romanesque Leechkirche with its tympanon Madonna. The highest building of Graz is the Herz-Jesu-Kirche, designed down into the last detail by architect Georg Hauberrisser in Gothic Revival style.
See an Opera at the Oper Graz Opernhaus
On the Kaiser-Josef-Platz, right opposite the Opernhaus

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