Route: Graz
Duration: 2 h
Austria’s second-largest city is its most relaxed and an instant heart-stealer, with abundant parkland, a sea of red rooftops and a narrow but fast-flowing river loudly gushing through its centre. A very beautiful bluff – connected to the centre by steps, a funicular and a glass lift – is the city's signature attribute. Architecturally, Graz hints at nearby Italy with its Renaissance courtyards and baroque palaces. That said, there's a youthful energy here too, with a handful of edgily modern buildings, a vibrant arts scene and upbeat, student-fuelled nightlife. This extends to both sides of the Mur, although the Lend district, across from the historic centre, skews young and edgy. Our tour will show you not only old center Graz but thePalace Eggenberg and Mariatrost too. On our journey, take in the view as we drive through tree lined avenues and districts built in the ´Gründerzeit” (mid nineteenth century), past some notable contemporary architecture of the university and away and beyond to the edge of the city. During the tour you will see and know about the Old Town Graz,Schlossberg and the Clock Tower,The Styrian Armoury, The Landhaus and Courtyard, Graz Art Museum, Murinsel, Graz Cathedral and Mausoleum, Mariatrost Basilica, Schloss Eggenberg, The Municipal Park and Botanical Gardens.
Price: per person
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