Austria
Things to do in Graz
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Sightlore has 12 places to explore in Graz, and 12 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Graz's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Graz Opera
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 (Grazer Philharmonisches Orchester).
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Schlossberg
The Schlossberg is a tree-clad hill and the site of a fortress in the centre of the city of Graz, Austria. The hill, at 473 m (1,552 ft) above sea level, is now a public park and affords extensive views of the city.
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Eggenberg Castle, Graz
Eggenberg Palace in Graz, is the most significant Baroque palace complex in the Austrian state of Styria.
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Murinsel
The Murinsel (German, literally Mur island) in Graz, Austria, is an artificial floating "island" in the middle of the river Mur and links the two banks on both sides.
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Landhaus, Graz
The Landhaus in Graz, begun in 1527–1531, was the city's first Renaissance building; its main wing was built from 1557 to plans by Domenico dell'Allio.
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Universalmuseum Joanneum
The Universalmuseum Joanneum is a multidisciplinary museum with buildings in several locations in the state of Styria, Austria.
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Styrian Armoury
The Styrian Armoury, in the Austrian city of Graz, is the world's largest historic armoury and attracts visitors from all over the world.
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Clock tower in Graz
The Graz Clock Tower is a 28-metre tower on the slope of the Schlossberg; with its four dials over 5 metres across and gilded hands, it is the symbol of Graz.
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Mariatrost Basilica
The Baroque Mariatrost Basilica on top of the Purberg hill in Mariatrost, a district of Graz, is one of the most famous pilgrimage sites of Styria in Austria.
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Kunsthaus Graz
The Kunsthaus Graz, Grazer Kunsthaus, or Graz Art Museum was built as part of the European Capital of Culture celebrations in 2003 and has since become an architectural landmark in Graz, Austria.
Discovery routes in Graz
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Graz: The Old Town and the Schlossberg
From the Opera to the cathedral, the Landhaus and the world's largest historic armoury, on to the Kunsthaus and the Mur Island, then up past the Clock Tower to the Schlossberg and down to the Stadtpark.
Graz: Eggenberg and Mariatrost
From Eggenberg Palace in the west of the city to the pilgrimage basilica of Mariatrost on the Purberg hill in the north-east.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Graz Opera
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 (Grazer Philharmonisches Orchester).
Murinsel
The Murinsel (German, literally Mur island) in Graz, Austria, is an artificial floating "island" in the middle of the river Mur and links the two banks on both sides.
Museums
Styrian Armoury
The Styrian Armoury, in the Austrian city of Graz, is the world's largest historic armoury and attracts visitors from all over the world.
Universalmuseum Joanneum
The Universalmuseum Joanneum is a multidisciplinary museum with buildings in several locations in the state of Styria, Austria.
Kunsthaus Graz
The Kunsthaus Graz, Grazer Kunsthaus, or Graz Art Museum was built as part of the European Capital of Culture celebrations in 2003 and has since become an architectural landmark in Graz, Austria.
Eggenberg Castle, Graz
Eggenberg Palace in Graz, is the most significant Baroque palace complex in the Austrian state of Styria.
Places of worship
Graz Cathedral
Graz Cathedral, also called St. Giles' Cathedral, is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Graz–Seckau in Graz, Austria.
Mariatrost Basilica
The Baroque Mariatrost Basilica on top of the Purberg hill in Mariatrost, a district of Graz, is one of the most famous pilgrimage sites of Styria in Austria.
Nature
Schlossberg
The Schlossberg is a tree-clad hill and the site of a fortress in the centre of the city of Graz, Austria. The hill, at 473 m (1,552 ft) above sea level, is now a public park and affords extensive views of the city.
Stadtpark Graz
The Stadtpark is Graz's largest public park, founded in 1869 on the open ground in front of the old city wall and completed in 1872.
Other
Landhaus, Graz
The Landhaus in Graz, begun in 1527–1531, was the city's first Renaissance building; its main wing was built from 1557 to plans by Domenico dell'Allio.
Clock tower in Graz
The Graz Clock Tower is a 28-metre tower on the slope of the Schlossberg; with its four dials over 5 metres across and gilded hands, it is the symbol of Graz.
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