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Destination guide
Graz
Austria
Graz is the capital of Styria (Steiermark) and the second largest city of Austria. Graz maintains a balance between its illustrious past and modern present and features spectacular architecture from all periods, while the warm and sunny climate influenced by the closeness to the Mediterranean and positioned in a…
Introduction quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Sources gathered & checked 3 days ago
At a glance
- Best time to go
- April–October
- Getting around
- Tram · Bus · Taxi
- Vetted picks
- 21 places to see, do, eat, and stay
- Real coverage
- 6 vetted creator sources
AI insights
Computed from the Wikivoyage listings, transport section and YouTube view counts on this page
The most-viewed guide here is "Erlebnisregion Graz entdecken: Die steirische Hauptstadt, Lipizzanerheimat & ihre Geheimtipps 🏛️🐎🌿" by RAJCHLREISTtv (33K views) — a solid first watch.
RAJCHLREISTtv and Headshaker are creators from here, not a visiting channel — worth watching for what the guidebooks skip.
Getting around: by tram, by bus, by taxi and 2 more — the section below has the details straight from Wikivoyage.
5 of the places below list a real price from their own source — worth a scan before you budget the trip.
How these 21 picks are sourced
5 of 21 are named by a second, independent source — Alice & Lucas Travel, Headshaker and Michelin Guide — and each card names its own. The remaining 16 rest on the reference article alone: we list them because Wikivoyage or Wikipedia documents them, not because anyone else vouched for them. We also watched 6 creator videos, 2 of them from local channels rather than visiting ones. 15 of the 21 descriptions are quoted word for word from Wikivoyage under CC BY-SA rather than written by us, as is the introduction above — each of those cards says so. What we add is the checking, the corroboration above, and the choice of which places are worth your time at all.What we can't promise is that it's still true. Venues close, hours and prices change, and we don't re-check them — a place here closed for good and sat on this page for a year before anyone noticed. The insights are AI-written from these sources and can be wrong too. Confirm anything you'd be sorry to be wrong about before you set out. Terms.
Watch first
Ranked by views and how well each landed with the people who watched it, judged against the other coverage of this place — plus a local creator where we found one.
Erlebnisregion Graz entdecken: Die steirische Hauptstadt, Lipizzanerheimat & ihre Geheimtipps 🏛️🐎🌿
RAJCHLREISTtv · 33K viewsLocalde
Graz 🇦🇹 in 4 Minuten | Sehenswürdigkeiten | Travel Guide
TheTravelExplorersAT · 42K viewsde
Stadtführung durch Graz & Wanderung auf den Schlossberg | STEIERMARK
Headshaker · 4K viewsLocalde
TOP 15 Things To Do In Graz 🇦🇹 Travel Guide
Alice & Lucas Travel · 9K views
Is Graz worth visiting? Your Graz Austria Travel Guide
Inside the Travel Lab · 6K views
Insider's Guide to Graz, Austria: Local Tips on Things to Do in Graz & Styria!
Dan Flying Solo · 6K views
Best time to go
Best window: April–October
Kind weather all year — there is no month to avoid.
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Rated from ten years of daily temperature and rainfall recorded at this destination, via Open-Meteo's ERA5 reanalysis. Hover a month for its real numbers.
Getting around
By tram
All tram tickets can be bought inside the tram. Graz has an excellent tram service running through the Jakominiplatz where the different routes meet and you can change trams. You can also buy tickets at the tobacco kiosk (Tabak) in the centre of the square.
By bus
Graz also has an excellent city bus network taking in the parts of Graz not serviced by trams. Many buses go through Jakominiplatz, Hauptbahnhof and Geidorfplatz. The tickets are the same as for the tram.
By taxi
Taxis are available 24 hr a day. You can hail one on the street, go to a taxi rank or order one by phone. The taxi ranks with the best chances of getting a taxi day or night are "Hauptplatz" (Right side of City Hall) or "Hauptbahnhof".
By bicycle
Graz is a city of cyclists, featuring an excellent network of cyclepaths. Due to this using a bike to get around (at least the central areas of Graz) is one of the best choices. It also helps that it does not rain a lot in Graz.
By car
If you can avoid it, just avoid it. Graz has areas with an inscrutable one-way system which makes it easy to get lost. Parking space in central areas are rare and subject to a fee from Monday to Friday (09:00 to 20:00, in front of Hauptbahnhof to 20:00) and…
Transport notes from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What to see
Places are listed from Wikivoyage and our own sourced research. Worth it means a second, independent source names the place too; “3 sources agree” means three or more do — and each card names them, so you can check. Single source means the opposite, said plainly: the reference article lists it and nothing else we checked does.
The Schlossberg
Worth itAlso recommended by Headshaker and 1 other
The castle perched upon a hill in the middle of the city around which Graz sprang up. The funicular (Schloßbergbahn) (10-day and tourist tram/bus ticket covers the ride), and elevator (Schloßberglift) will take the effort out of the walk…
Vetted sources
Eggenberg Palace
Worth itAlso recommended by Alice & Lucas Travel
Tram 1 direction Eggenberg/UKH· Moderate
Early Baroque architecture with lavish state rooms. There fee for entering the park surrounding the castle, which they likely will not charge if you say you intend to take the castle tour.
Vetted sources
Kunsthaus
Worth itAlso recommended by Alice & Lucas Travel
Tram 1,4,6,7 direction Hauptbahnhof· Cheap
Graz's newest exhibition place. It's worth a visit, even if you only look at its design from the outside. It's right across the river from Hauptplatz at the Suedtirolerplatz. (You will definitely notice the…
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Clock Tower
Worth itAlso recommended by Alice & Lucas Travel
On the top of the Schloßberg, the symbol of Graz.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Murinsel
Single sourceIt was built as a temporary project during 2003 for the Cultural Capital of Europe (Graz 2003) celebrations. People liked it enough so it stayed.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Glockenspiel
Single sourceGlockenspielplatz
It comes to life with song and rotating dance figures every day at precisely 11:00, 15:00 and 18:00.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
What to do
KIZ RoyalKino
Single sourceConrad-von-Hötzendorf-Straße 10
It has Hollywood films in English language and with German subtitles. Take tram number 4, 5 or 13 and get out at Finanzamt. If you are at Jakominiplatz it's a five-minute walk there.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Football:
Single sourceSK Sturm Graz play soccer in Austrian Bundesliga, the top tier. Their home ground Liebenauer or Merkur Arena (capacity 16,000) is two km south of city centre.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Augartenfest
Single sourceA free park festival lasting a day in July. It includes sport worshops, several stages with live music, sport performances, dance performances and much more.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
What to eat
Rauch & Rebe
Worth itAlso recommended by Michelin Guide
Graz restaurant newly honored with a Michelin Bib Gourmand in the 2026 selection.
Vetted sources
Eschenlaube
Single sourcenear the technical university
Location for students and relaxed people. Periodical live music events.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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3 Goldene Kugeln
Single sourceHeinrichstraße 18
Fast cuisine of breaded chicken. Large portions, very reasonable prices. Other branches are outside the city center at Griesplatz (next to the telecom tower), Heinrichstrasse (near K.F.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Sausage-stand at Franziskanerplatz
Single sourceFranziskanerpl.
Sausages with mustard, ketchup and/or horseradish are best here. Try "Krainer" or "Käsekrainer", which are very popular sausages in Styria.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Euro-Kepap
Single sourceFranziskanergasse 2
There are a lot of Döner Kebab sellers in Graz. Another good one is Pamukale at Dietrichsteinplatz.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Martin Auer
Single sourceGraz's biggest coffee house chain. Locations: Stubenberggasse, Hans-Sachs-Gasse, Dietrichsteinplatz, Schillerplatz, Zinzendorfgasse, etc.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Bäckerei Sorger
Single sourceNice for inexpensive breakfast with many locations in and arount Graz (Jakominiplatz, Sporgasse, Südtiroler Platz, etc.)
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Where to stay
Hotel B&B
Single sourceaccess by car: Metahofgasse 21, on the backside of the hotel (small parking area); from main train station: take Annenstrasse towards the city centre (10-min walk)· Expensive
Walking distance from the main train station, ideal for travellers. Great breakfast per day. 10-min walk into the city center, or three stops with the tram.
Vetted sources
Best Western Hotel Pfeifer Kirchenwirt
Single sourceKirchplatz 9 on the eastern edge of Graz, (take Tramway 1 to the final stop at Mariatrost), 3911120,. Quite a distance from the city center but has semi rural surroundings.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Hotel Drei Raben
Single sourceAnnenstrasse 43 (near main train station)./92 (single/double).
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Hotel Ramada Graz (former Marriott Courtyard)
Single sourceUnterpremstätten· Expensive
Hotel outside town at airport and close to the motorway A9.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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ibis budget Graz City
Single sourceBus stop Kunsthaus. Close to Kunsthaus / Mariahilferplatz; 10-min walk to the city center, safe.· Expensive
Quite nice bars around (Die Scherbe, PPC).
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Build your day
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Where to next
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