{"id":1128,"date":"2026-03-17T09:40:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/?page_id=1128"},"modified":"2026-03-17T11:28:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:28:03","slug":"about-graz","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/index.php\/about-graz\/","title":{"rendered":"About Graz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-city-of-graz\">The City of Graz<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The City of Graz is the second-largest city of Austria with an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/index.php\/congress-venue\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"296\">excellent conference venue<\/a>, the \u201cMessecongress Graz\u201d 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.<br><br>And within a radius of 200 km, touristic attractions of the Alps-Adriatic region include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Charming cities like Vienna, Salzburg, Hallstatt, Bad Ischl, Udine, Trieste, Maribor, Ljubljana, Opatija, Zagreb,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please also consult the official&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.graztourismus.at\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Graz Tourism website<\/a>&nbsp;(English) and the official travel guide of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.austria.info\/en-gb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Austrian National Tourist Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=go88CZFh4Cw\" title=\"GRAZ MAGIC OF SOUTH\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/go88CZFh4Cw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gallery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" data-id=\"1118\" src=\"https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image4-14-1024x767.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image4-14-1024x767.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image4-14-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image4-14-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image4-14.jpeg 1201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Schlossberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"1121\" src=\"https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image12-28-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image12-28-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image12-28-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image12-28-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image12-28.jpeg 1351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Schloss Eggenberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"1119\" src=\"https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image6-18-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image6-18-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image6-18-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image6-18-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image6-18.jpeg 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kunsthaus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" data-id=\"1174\" src=\"https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image5-16.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image5-16.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image5-16-200x300.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Uhrturm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"411\" data-id=\"1177\" src=\"https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image7-20-1024x411.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image7-20-1024x411.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image7-20-300x120.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image7-20-768x308.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image7-20-1536x617.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image7-20.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">TU Graz, Technische Universit\u00e4t Graz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"1176\" src=\"https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image13-30-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image13-30-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image13-30-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image13-30-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image13-30.jpeg 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sch\u00f6ckl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"1175\" src=\"https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image11-26-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image11-26-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image11-26-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image11-26-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image11-26.jpeg 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Museum Joanneum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The City of Graz The City of 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