Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Graz, Austria

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Number of sights 17 sights
Distance 5.1 km
Ascend 50 m
Descend 76 m

Experience Graz in Austria in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in GrazIndividual Sights in Graz

Sight 1: Stadtpark

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The Graz City Park, the largest public park in Graz, was founded in 1869 on the area of the glacis in front of the city wall under Mayor Moritz Ritter von Franck and completed in 1872.

Wikipedia: Grazer Stadtpark (DE)

710 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 2: Oper

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The Graz Opera is an Austrian opera house and opera company based in Graz. The orchestra of the opera house also performs concerts as the Graz Philharmonic Orchestra.

Wikipedia: Graz Opera (EN), Website

142 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Heilandskirche

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Heilandskirche

The Church of the Redeemer is one of the five Protestant churches in the Styrian capital of Graz. It is the parish church of the Protestant parish of A.u.H.B. Graz-Heilandskirche. The church was built in the early historicist style. It is located on Kaiser-Josef-Platz in the 2nd district of St. Leonhard in Graz.

Wikipedia: Heilandskirche (Graz) (DE), Website

94 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Next Liberty

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The Next Liberty is a children's and youth theatre in the first district of Graz, Innere Stadt. With over 65,000 spectators and more than 200 performances per season, it is one of the five most successful in the German-speaking world. The company belongs to the Theaterholding Graz.

Wikipedia: Next Liberty (DE)

294 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Palais Welsersheimb

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Palais Welsersheimb is a baroque city palace in Graz, Germany, on the corner of Hans-Sachs-Gasse and Am Eisernen Tor in the Innere Stadt district. Today, the premises are home to the Moser bookstore, among others.

Wikipedia: Palais Welsersheimb (DE)

120 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Stadtpfarrkirche zum Heiligen Blut

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Stadtpfarrkirche zum Heiligen Blut Marion Schneider & Christoph Aistleitner / CC BY-SA 2.5

The Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Blood, or Provost's, Main and Parish Church of Graz-Hl. Blut, or Grazer Stadtpfarrkirche for short, is located in the Graz district of Innere Stadt. It is the parish church of the parish of Graz-Hl. Blood in the deanery of Graz-Mitte of the city church of Graz.

Wikipedia: Grazer Stadtpfarrkirche (DE)

250 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Styrian Armoury

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The Styrian Armoury, in the Austrian city of Graz, is the world's largest historic armoury and attracts visitors from all over the world. It holds approximately 32,000 pieces of weaponry, tools, suits of armour for battle and ones for parades.

Wikipedia: Styrian Armoury (EN), Website

233 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Rathaus

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The Graz City Hall houses the official seat of the Graz city government, i.e. the mayor of Graz, the municipal council and parts of the city administration.

Wikipedia: Grazer Rathaus (DE)

206 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Stefaniensaal

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The Stefaniensaal is one of the most traditional concert and event halls in Graz.

Wikipedia: Stefaniensaal (DE)

181 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Universalmuseum Joanneum

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Universalmuseum Joanneum Photo: Andreas Praefcke / CC BY 3.0

The Universalmuseum Joanneum is a multidisciplinary museum with buildings in several locations in the state of Styria, Austria. It has galleries and collections in many subject areas including archaeology, geology, paleontology, mineralogy, botany, zoology, history, art and folk culture. It is the oldest museum in Austria as well as the largest universal museum in central Europe with over 4.5 million objects in 13 departments and 12 locations in the Styrian cities of Graz, Stainz, Trautenfels, and Wagna. To reflect this status and its growth over the last two centuries, as well as to present a more recognizable image internationally, the Landesmuseum Joanneum was officially renamed to Universalmuseum Joanneum on 10 September 2009.

Wikipedia: Universalmuseum Joanneum (EN), Website

709 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 11: Museum der Wahrnehmung

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The Museum of Perception is a museum in Graz, Germany, which opened in 1996. It deals with works from all areas of art, music, architecture, philosophy and literature that deals with phenomena of perception. It is housed on the upper floors of the octagonal, listed building, which stands freely on the edge of the Augarten and originally served exclusively as a municipal public bath.

Wikipedia: Museum der Wahrnehmung (DE), Website

148 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: Kindermuseum FRida & freD

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Frida & Fred is a children's museum in Graz's Augarten. It was built in 2003 under the direction of the architects Hemma Fasch and Jakob Fuchs. Basically, the museum with its experiential exhibitions is aimed at the age group of 3 to 12-year-olds. The exhibitions are designed under the motto "Hands On – Minds On" in such a way that the children can help shape and try things out themselves.

Wikipedia: Frida und Fred (DE), Website

321 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 13: Synagoge

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The New Synagogue of Graz is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on David-Herzog-Place, on the right bank of the Mur River in the Gries neighborhood, in the city of Graz, Austria. The synagogue serves the Jews of Graz, Styria, Carinthia, and southern parts of Burgenland.

Wikipedia: New Synagogue of Graz (EN)

379 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 14: Seelöwenbrunnen

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This list includes sea lion fountains, i.e. fountains in public spaces that have sea lions as their theme.

Wikipedia: Liste von Seelöwenbrunnen (DE)

449 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 15: Welsche Kirche

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The Welsche Kirche is a Roman Catholic church in the 5th district of Gries, Graz. Today it is the local chaplaincy of Graz-Welsche Kirche St. Franz de Paula, which belongs to the parish of Graz-St. Andrä and belongs to the Graz-Mitte deanery of the Graz City Church.

Wikipedia: Welsche Kirche (DE)

363 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 16: Unbefleckte Empfängnis

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The Church of the Immaculate Conception, Church of Mary Immaculate or Parish Church of Graz-Immaculate Conception is a Roman Catholic church in the 5th district of Gries, Graz. It is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception and parish church of the parish of Graz-Immaculate Conception in the hospital of the city in the deanery of Graz-Mitte of the city church of Graz.

Wikipedia: Altersheimkirche (DE)

466 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 17: Karlauer Kirche

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The Karlauer Church of the Holy Trinity is a Roman Catholic church in the 5th district of Gries, Graz. It is the parish church of the parish of Graz-Karlau.

Wikipedia: Karlauerkirche (DE)

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