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Austria’s second-largest city is probably Austria’s most relaxed, and after Vienna it is also Austria’s liveliest for after-hours pursuits.
Austria’s second-largest city is probably Austria’s most relaxed, and after Vienna it is also Austria’s liveliest for after-hours pursuits.
Situated on the slopes of the eastern Alps’ lower reaches, the pretty town of Mariazell is one of Austria’s icons.
Leoben is another of those unprepossessing towns that reveal a few surprises once you dig down into their modest urban souls.
Southern Styria is known as Steirische Toskana (Styrian Tuscany), and for good reason.
Eisenerz is one of the important stops along the Steirische Eisenstrasse (Styrian Iron Rd), and lies at the foot of the extraordinary Erzberg (Iron Mountain), a mine that chomps spectacularly into the mountains.
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