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Alpengarten
South of the Oberes Belvedere is a small Alpine Garden , a Japanese-style garden, with a rockery nurturing Alpine species. The tranquil garden is at its fragrant, colourful best from spring to summer, when clematis, rhododendrons, roses and peonies are in bloom.
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Museum Krems
Housed in a former Dominican monastery, the town’s museum has collections of religious and modern art (including works by Kremser Schmidt, who painted the frescoes in Pfarrkirche St Veit), as well as winemaking artefacts and a section on the famous Krems mustard.
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Pöstlingbergbahn
It’s a gentle hike to the top of Pöstlingberg, or a precipitous 15-minute ride aboard the narrow-gauge Pöstlingbergbahn. This gondola features in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s steepest mountain railway – quite some feat for such a low-lying city!
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Landeszeughaus
You wont need to have a passion for armour and weapons to enjoy whats on show at the Landeszeughaus. More than 30,000 pieces of glistening weaponry are housed here. The exhibition is one of Grazs most interesting and the largest of its kind in Austria.
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Michaelerplatz (Roman Ruins)
Ringed by gorgeous architecture, Michaelerplatz is centred on Roman ruins that are reputed to have been a brothel for soldiers. This cobblestoned circular ‘square’ is often packed with snap-happy travellers, ticket touts and Fiaker (small horse-drawn carriages).
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Burg Güssing
The arresting Burg Güssing rises dramatically over the river and town. The castle, which is a mix of ruins and renovations, contains plenty of weapons from the Turks and Hungarians, striking portraits from the 16th century and a tower with 360-degree views.
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Schloss Riegersburg
Schloss Riegersburg is a hugely impressive 13th-century castle built due to invading Hungarians and Turks; today it houses a Hexenmuseum on witchcraft and the Burgmuseum featuring the history of the Liechtenstein family, who acquired it in 1822, and a collection of weapons.
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Donaupark
Next to Lentos on the southern bank of the Danube is the Donaupark, the city’s green escape vault. Modern sculptures rise above the bushes in the well-tended gardens, which are a magnet for walkers, joggers, skaters, picnickers and city workers seeking fresh air in summer.
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Burg
Graz’s 15th-century Burg today houses government offices. At the far end of the courtyard, on the left under the arch, is an ingenious double staircase (1499) – the steps diverge and converge as they spiral. Adjoining it is the Stadtpark , the city’s largest green space.
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Uhrturm
Perched on the southern edge of Schlossberg is the citys emblem, the Uhrturm. In what must have been a good deal for Europes modernising midget, the townsfolk paid Napoleon a ransom of 2987 florins and 11 farthings to spare the clock tower during the 1809 invasion.
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Karikaturmuseum
Austria’s only caricature museum occupies a suitably tongue-in-cheek chunk of purpose-built architecture opposite the Kunsthalle. Changing exhibitions and a large permanent collection of caricatures of prominent Austrian and international figures make for a fun diversion.
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Mozarthaus
There are five houses worldwide dedicated to Mozart but this one takes the interesting approach of focusing mostly on the family – especially his sister Nannerl, an accomplished composer and musician in her own right. Multilingual films tell the story, and theres a small exhibition
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Mammuthöhle
The Mammuthöhle is among the 30 or so deepest and longest caves in the world and is without ice formations. Tours give insight into the formation of the cave, which like the Rieseneishöhle, has installations and works of art based on light and shadow to heighten the experience.
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Dragon Fountain
Neuer Platz, Klagenfurt’s central square, is dominated by the 16th-century Dragon Fountain, the emblem of the city. The blank-eyed, wriggling statue is modelled on the Lindwurm (dragon) of legend, which is said to have resided in a swamp here long ago, devouring cattle and virgins.
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Muzikinstumente
This cosy little museum is home to 1500 musical instruments from all over the world, all of them collected by one family of music teachers. The son of the family, Askold zum Eck, can play them all and will happily demonstrate for hours. Visitors are allowed to play one or two.
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Museum im Minoritenkloster
This city-promoted museum space features some excellent changing exhibitions based around mostly Austrian artists. Recent shows have featured Schiele (surprise, surprise), Wilhelm Kaufmann and Paschek. Admission prices vary with the exhibition. It adjoins the Minorite church.
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Basilica Minor St Michael
If you’re allergic to the film The Sound of Music, there’s just one piece of advice: blow town. Even the lemon-yellow baroque facade (added in 1740, incidentally) of the 15th-century parish church achieved notoriety by featuring in those highly emotional Von Trapp wedding scenes in
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Zeughaus
Emperor Maximilian’s former arsenal, the Zeughaus runs chronologically through Tyrol’s cultural history. It kicks off with geological and mineral history, including the silver that made Hall and Schwaz medieval powerhouses, but mostly concentrates on Tyrol’s greatest hero, Andreas
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Festspielhaus
Even if you can’t bag tickets for the Bregenzer Festspiele , the Festival Hall is a must-see. All tinted glass, smooth concrete and sharp angles, this is one of Bregenz’ most visible icons. Many festival performances are held on the semicircular Seebühne stage jutting out onto the
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Schlosspark
Footpaths through this quiet park lead to baroque Schloss Lamberg , sitting pretty between the confluence of the Enns and Steyr Rivers. A steep passageway next to the Bummerlhaus, with overhanging arches, squeezes through the old city walls and climbs up to cobbled Berggasse and th
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