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
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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
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