Must-see attractions in Styria

  • Volkskundemuseum

    Graz

    The Folk Life Museum is devoted to folk art and social history. Highlights include 2000 years of traditional clothing in an exhibition that brings…

  • Bergsteiger-Friedhof

    Styria

    A pretty and extremely touching place, this mountain cemetery is beautiful in itself, but also contains the graves of some of Austria's greatest…

  • Grazmuseum

    Graz

    This small museum has a permanent collection featuring objects from city history, complemented by changing exhibitions. Check the website for what's…

  • Pfarrkirche St Xaver

    Styria

    The simple exterior of this early baroque edifice, built in 1665 as a Jesuit church, belies a complex interior of white walls and black-and-gold baroque…

  • Altes Rathaus

    Styria

    Leoben’s connection with the iron industry is seen in the curious town motif displayed on the Altes Rathaus facade, which shows an ostrich eating…

  • Schatzkammer

    Styria

    In the upper galleries of the Basilika, the Schatzkammer contains votive offerings spanning six centuries, especially naive-style paintings.

  • Wehrkirche St Oswald

    Styria

    More a fortress than a Gothic church, this soaring bastion gained its heavy walls in 1532 as protection against the Turks.

  • St Barbara Kirche

    Styria

    Despite its post-war origin, St Barbara Kirche was in need of renovating in the late 1980s. Local citizens voted to commission the maverick Viennese…

  • Museum der Wahrnehmung

    Graz

    Exploring sensory illusions, the Museum of Perception features a small changing exhibition of art works that have a close (or sometimes distant)…

  • Joanneumsviertel

    Graz

    This historic building contains a number of museums, including the Neue Galerie Graz and the Naturkundemuseum, along with a couple of recently redesigned…

  • Silver Mine

    Styria

    The old silver mine has been resurrected as an exhibition mine and small health resort for sufferers of respiratory diseases.

  • Mariahilfkirche

    Graz

    This parish church with a handsome baroque facade and Renaissance nave was a popular pilgrimage site for many centuries.

  • Pfarrkirche

    Styria

    This 15th-century Gothic church is on the way up to the castle ruins.