Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #6 in Graz, Austria
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6 km
57 m
Explore Graz in Austria with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in GrazIndividual Sights in GrazSight 1: Münzgrabenkirche
The Münzgrabenkirche, the Fatima Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary or Parish Church Graz-Münzgraben, is a Catholic church in Graz, Germany, built in 1952–60 according to the plans of the Austrian architect Georg Lippert.
Sight 2: Museum der Wahrnehmung
The Museum of Perception is a museum in Graz that 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.
Sight 3: Kindermuseum FRida & freD
Frida & Fred is a children's museum in Graz's Augarten. It was built in 2003 under the direction of 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.
Sight 4: Synagoge
The New Synagogue of Graz is a Jewish synagogue in the city of Graz, Austria. Within the city, it is located on David-Herzog-Place, on the right bank of the Mur River in the Gries neighborhood of Graz. The synagogue serves the Jews of Graz, Styria, Carinthia, and southern parts of Burgenland.
Sight 5: Karlauer Kirche
The Karlau 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.
Sight 6: Unbefleckte Empfängnis
The old-age home church of the Immaculate Conception, Church of Maria Immaculata and Parish Church of Graz Immaculate is a Roman Catholic church in the 5th district of Gries in Graz. It is consecrated to the Conception of Mary, and the parish church of the Parish of Graz-Immaculate Conception in the Hospital of the City in the Dean of Graz-Mitte of the City Church of Graz.
Sight 7: Sankt Lukas
The Church of St. Lukas is a Roman Catholic church in the 5th district of Gries, Graz. The pastoral care centre is a branch church of the parish of St. Andrä and belongs to the deanery of Graz-Mitte of the Stadtkirche Graz.
Sight 8: Israelitischer Friedhof
The Jewish Cemetery of Graz is a Jewish cemetery founded in 1864/65 in what is now the Wetzelsdorf district of Graz. Since that time, it has served as the main burial place of the Jewish community in Graz. In 1910, the ceremonial hall of the Graz architect Alexander Zerkowitz was inaugurated on the cemetery grounds. During the November pogroms of 1938, the morgue was set on fire and destroyed on November 10, 1938. The site was expropriated and sold to the city of Graz. With the exception of the destroyed ceremonial hall and a few graves, however, the cemetery remained intact until the end of the war and was restituted to the Jewish Community in 1946. On 11 November 1991, a new ceremonial hall was opened following the "Remembrance/Commemorative Year 1938/88". The cemetery is a listed building.
Sight 9: Pfarrkirche Don Bosco
Don Bosco Church is a Catholic parish church in Gries, Graz, Germany. It is part of the Dean's office of Graz-West of the City Church of Graz, and the parish center of the Salesian Don Boscos SDB.
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