Advantages: attractive scenery, nice people, lots to see Disadvantages: no direct flights from the UK
...available options are via Zurich, Frankfurt Munich or Vienna.
Let's assume that you arrive at the main railway station (by train from Vienna).
You should then walk down the Annenstrasse towards the town centre. Annenstrasse is known to be the most famous shopping street in Graz (and it is the most expensive property in Graz in the Austrian version of Monopoly).
At the end of Annenstrasse you cross a square (Südtiroler Platz) and then you cross the river Mur to continue into the Murgasse until you arrive at Hauptplatz (main square, town centre).
On your way, apart from the shops, you will see a number of quite old houses including a very old (but still operational) hospital and pharmacy.
Hauptplatz is the heart of Graz, there and in Herrengasse (starts at Hauptplatz) you will find the most attractive buildings, fine houses, restaurants...
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Advantages: Small yet lively, a variety of things to do and a great place to be based Disadvantages: none
...of Eggenburg shows that on occasions the lily really is gilded - there is a certain amount of overkill on display here. Well worth the detour.
The city centre: The Annenstrasse is Graz’s main shopping street and leads from the station in towards the city centre. The Hauptplatz and Herrengasse area has a lot of old buildings, a selection of small museums and plenty of restaurants and bars. One museum which friends recommended, but which I have not yet got to, was the Zeughaus - which is a museum of armour and weaponry from the 18th and 19th centuries – but then again it is a case of whatever floats your boat.
The Opera House: Graz has an opera house, which whilst not of the exalted heights of the opera house in Vienna is nevertheless well worth going to – the tickets are general also not as exorbitant as in Vienna either. Most productions...
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Advantages: attractive scenery, nice people, lots to see Disadvantages: no direct flights from the UK
...available options are via Zurich, Frankfurt Munich or Vienna.
Let's assume that you arrive at the main railway station (by train from Vienna).
You should then walk down the Annenstrasse towards the town centre. Annenstrasse is known to be the most famous shopping street in Graz (and it is the most expensive property in Graz in the Austrian version of Monopoly).
At the end of Annenstrasse you cross a square (Südtiroler Platz) and then you cross the river Mur to continue into the Murgasse until you arrive at Hauptplatz (main square, town centre).
On your way, apart from the shops, you will see a number of quite old houses including a very old (but still operational) hospital and pharmacy.
Hauptplatz is the heart of Graz, there and in Herrengasse (starts at Hauptplatz) you will find the most attractive buildings, fine houses, restaurants...
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Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Advantages: Small yet lively, a variety of things to do and a great place to be based Disadvantages: none
...of Eggenburg shows that on occasions the lily really is gilded - there is a certain amount of overkill on display here. Well worth the detour.
The city centre: The Annenstrasse is Graz’s main shopping street and leads from the station in towards the city centre. The Hauptplatz and Herrengasse area has a lot of old buildings, a selection of small museums and plenty of restaurants and bars. One museum which friends recommended, but which I have not yet got to, was the Zeughaus - which is a museum of armour and weaponry from the 18th and 19th centuries – but then again it is a case of whatever floats your boat.
The Opera House: Graz has an opera house, which whilst not of the exalted heights of the opera house in Vienna is nevertheless well worth going to – the tickets are general also not as exorbitant as in Vienna either. Most productions...
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Advantages: People wear traditional dress, lots to see and do, very pretty Disadvantages: Steep cobbled streets, smoking allowed in public places
...For the benefit of anyone who still doesn't know, my partner and I bought a little flat in Maribor in Slovenia at the end of last year. Over our last few visits we have been furnishing the flat and given the abundance of retail parks in the area you might be forgiven for thinking that this would be easy. The trouble is that although there are lots of retail parks in Slovenia they all have the same limited stores and so people tend to head over the border to shop. Depending on where they live, this might be to Italy (very stylish and very pricey), Hungary (cheap but not so stylish), Croatia (so-so, good quality but not much choice) or Austria (reasonable prices, good quality and lots of choice).
People in Maribor tend to go to Austria and head for Graz, just fifty or so kilometres away. There's even a song that goes something like...
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