The Styrian capital is for those who require their European cities to come equipped with a fascinating old quarter, plenty of gorgeous buildings, narrow cobbled streets with hidden passageways and surprise courtyards, good restaurants, few tourists and moderate prices.

Top Sights:
• Zeughaus (Arsenal) 
• Landhaus
• Mausoleum of Ferdinand II                   

Suggested Activities:
• Take a country drive to Piber, home of the Lippizaner stallions of Vienna’s famed Spanish Riding School
• Another pleasant auto excursion is to the Südsteirische Weinstrasse, about 25 miles south of Graz

Places to Stay:
• Hotel Erzherzog Johann, Sackstrasse 3-5, A-8011,  tel. +43/0316/811 616, fax 316 811 515, email: office@erzherzog-johann.com, web: www.erzherzog-johann.com/erzherzog2.htm

Places to Dine:
• Kepler-Keller, Stempfergasse 6, tel. 0316/82-24-49
• Horseradish soup at Hotel Erzherzog Johann