Things to do in Mariazell
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Basilika
Most people come to Mariazell to visit the Basilika, the town’s most important attraction. Originally Romanesque, the basilica underwent a Gothic conversion in the 14th century and then received a massive baroque facelift in the 17th century. The result from the outside is a strange clash of styles, with the original Gothic steeple bursting like a wayward skeletal limb from between two baroque onion domes.
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Dellinger
Dellinger, alongside the cable car, hires out and services ski equipment in winter, and rents mountain bikes in summer (€15 per day). Pick up the tourist office’s good hiking/city map (two major mountain bike trails are marked) and ask Dellinger to point you in the right direction for trail heads leading south or to Bürgeralpe.
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Cable Car
The cable car operates year-round. Another way to get there is by mountain bike along one of the trails. Dellinger, alongside the cable car, hires out and services ski equipment in winter, and rents mountain bikes in summer (€15 per day).
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Brauhaus Mariazell
This lovely, rustic microbrewery does one light and one dark beer, both unfiltered (with a shelf life of four weeks); the food is also some of the best Styrian cuisine in these parts and there’s a garden out back and a few rooms upstairs.
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Freizeitpark
Freizeitpark – a small museum devoted to wood and all its wonderful uses. During winter, adult daily/weekly ski passes cost around €25/123.
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Schwarzer Adler
With an outside terrace that overlooks the basilica, the Schwarzer Adler serves very decent classics at one of the best locations in the town centre.
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Schatzkammer
In the upper galleries, the Schatzkammer contains votive offerings spanning six centuries, mainly naive-style paintings.
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