Graz Experience

Not just for shopping!

Advantages: People wear traditional dress, lots to see and do, very pretty
Disadvantages: Steep cobbled streets, smoking allowed in public places

...motorway! But I digress... Graz has an international airport and you can fly there with Ryanair from Stansted. It's also at the heart of the excellent European rail network. We went by train from Maribor, on the Zagreb-Vienna service, a journey of about an hour, bringing you in at the Hauptbahnhof in Graz. From there you can walk or take a tram to the Old Town where most of the city's attractions can be found. Graz is a pretty compact city although ...
...discussion among the people of Graz though is now regarded with fondness and pride. Keeping the two of them at a respectful distance is the River Mur; in the middle of the river is the Murinsel - a manmade island shaped like an open mussel shell. It was designed by American artist Vito Acconci as a temporary installation for 2003 when Graz held the title of European City of Culture but it was so popular it was decided to keep it. What many people ...

fizzytom 10.04.2008 · Read full review
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More than the Clock Tower

Advantages: attractive scenery, nice people, lots to see
Disadvantages: no direct flights from the UK

I have been to Graz for several days earlier this year and I can tell you that this town has much more to offer than just the famous Clock Tower (Uhrturm) for which it is known. Graz is the third-largest town in Austria, it is located about 200 km south of Vienna, it is the capital of Styria (one of the nine provinces of the Republic of Austria), and there is also a univeristy in Graz. Football fans might remember that one of the teams based here ...
...Other than that, Graz is not very well known in the UK. But it is certainly worth to spend a few days here to explore the attractions, to do some shopping or simply to enjoy the scenery and relax. If you drive to Graz by car, please bear in mind that - unlike in other Austrian towns - there is a very strict speed limit of 30 km/h with the exception of some priority roads where you are allowed to drive at a maximum speed of 50 km/h (it did cost me ...

Michael-S 05.06.2001 · Read full review
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Often foolishly overlooked

Advantages: Small yet lively, a variety of things to do and a great place to be based
Disadvantages: none

Graz is Austria’s second city, with around 260,000 population, as well as 100,000 students which boost the population in term time. For a second city, that is not exactly massive, but nevertheless Graz has a certain je ne sais quoi. Having lived in Vienna for four and a half years, I have often headed down to Graz and have friends there, to revisit the city I first discovered in 1997-8 when I lived in Judenburg. Getting there: Graz is 2:30 direct ...
...For those coming from elsewhere, Graz has an airport, Thalerhof, with EasyJet flying there frequently, and there are also a number of other airlines flying to Graz from around Europe (www.flughafen-graz.at/front/index.php?LANGUAGE=english). The airport is about 15 km south of the city, but there is a regular shuttle service into the city centre. What to see and do: Graz has benefited greatly for being declared European City of Culture in 2003 – ...

Morgenhund 23.01.2005 · Read full review
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