Do you have a half year or year’s travel card for the Graz public transport system ? As well as being good value (Halbjahres / Jahreskarte zone 101 for Graz residents € 260 / €281) they also offer some great additional benefits. Also for Park & Ride Kombitickets holders. Every year from November 1st to […]
The Kalvarienberg is a wonderfully quirky little hill alongside the river Mür in Lend. Perfect for a visit while strolling along the river bank path. Built in the 17th century and modeled on the Golgotha in Jerusalem, it has been a religious pilgrimage destination for several hundred years and connects with the Mariatrost Basilica. (Originally there […]
‘Game of Death’ is a really fun monthly improvisation show at the small Theater am Banhof. The talented Canadian Jacob Banigan asks the audience questions and based on their answers he performs a series of hillarious short scenes with of course at some point a sudden death. Plus it’s all in English! Taking inspiration from […]
The city of Graz offers a range of kids sport courses for only €10! during the school holidays plus a weekend ski course (5x) and semester long swimming courses. You can see the 2020 brochure here. Weekly courses include skiing Feb 17 – 21 (8 – 16 years) and for the Easter (April 6 – […]
On-line enrollment for the spring semester at the Volkshochschule (Adult Education School) is now open, and in person from January 13th – 24th. Lots of great classes including learning German, or other foreign languages, art, exercise, music and much more. Especially affordable when using the €60 Bildungsscheck . Some of the German classes fill up […]
There is a new science museum in Graz (developed by the Natural History Museum and FRida & freD Museum). At CoSA, there are 13 spaces where you can experience technical and scientific marvels and phenomena in an easy-going atmosphere. Look forward to a variety of interactive games and entertaining topics. Here at CoSA, the rule is […]
My kids birthday cake requests are getting more elaborate with each year. (This year’s themes were Football and Nifflers from Fantastical Beasts!). This has led me to search around Graz for cake decorating supplies. You will find some of the basics at the regular supermarkets (Interspar, Eurospar and Merkur have the best supplies) but they […]
The snow season is almost upon us again, so time to dust off the skis. Skiing is an expensive sport so one way to keep the prices down is to buy second hand. The charity Carla store in Andritz usually has a good selection of skis, boots and helmets. (I also get all our ski […]
The Universalmuseum Joanneum is a collection of 19 museums in and around Graz. While not quite as world class as those in Vienna or London, they are all still well worth a visit and cover art, sculpture, archaeology, history, natural sciences, literature, gardens, hunting and much more. They also offer a rich cultural program of […]
Christmas in the center of Graz is a lovely time of year, the streets are decorated with lights, the festive shop windows and the smell of roasted chestnuts all make for a lovely atmosphere. And of course the famous Christmas markets! Christmas Markets The Christmas markets (also knows as Christkindlmärkte, Weihnachtsmärkte or Adventmärkte ) are officially […]
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