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#4 Graz

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,
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Food Suggestions

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