The City of Graz
The City of Graz is the second-largest city of Austria with an excellent conference venue, the “Messecongress Graz” just a leisurely 15-minute walk from the historic city centre. This high-tech venue regularly hosts major events with up to 16,000 participants. The city offers plenty of hotel rooms of all categories, and an international airport within easy reach from major hubs in Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna, Zurich, Amsterdam, and more. Graz has been awarded the titles of UNESCO World Cultural Heritage since 1999, European Capital of Culture in 2003, Austrian Capital of Culinary Delights since 2008, and UNESCO City of Design since 2011.
And within a radius of 200 km, touristic attractions of the Alps-Adriatic region include:
- Charming cities like Vienna, Salzburg, Hallstatt, Bad Ischl, Udine, Trieste, Maribor, Ljubljana, Opatija, Zagreb,
- Natural beauty such as the Dachstein mountain, the Ausseerland-Salzkammergut, the Grossglockner High Alpine Road, South Styria with its wine routes, the summer mountain pastures of the Lipizzaner horses, Lake Bled, the Adriatic Sea, the two steppe lakes Lake Neusiedl and Lake Balaton.
Please also consult the official Graz Tourism website (English) and the official travel guide of the Austrian National Tourist Office.
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