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Excursion destinations for families in Styria

Adventures for children – relaxation for their parents: The green heart of Austria offers leisure activities for the whole family. In summer, the beautiful lakes invite you to go swimming. On a hike, parents can enjoy the breathtaking views of Styria's mountain world while kids get to romp around on alpine meadows or play near babbling mountain streams. In winter, families spend time together going skiing, cross-country skiing or tobogganing ...

And in case it rains, there's plenty to do indoors: from delicious tastings at the Zotter chocolate factory to sliding and bathing at the H2O thermal spa in Bad Waltersdorf or at one of the other 8 thermal spas in Styria. Tours of exploration at Lurgrotte Peggau, Austria's largest water-bearing stalactite cave, a visit to the Lipizzan stud farm in Piber or a visit to Herberstein Animal World are particularly impressive as well. At the latter, the animals often spend the winter in their homes and can thus be admired at close quarters.

Excursion destinations for families

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Silo_Artwork_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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  • Gleisdorf

Solar Tree Gleisdorf

The silo design in Wunschendorf is a cooperation project between the two artists Gernot Passath and David Leitner. The...
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  • Ramsau am Dachstein

Height Playground "I LOVE RITTISBERG"

Attention kids: the height playground "I LOVE Rittisberg" is opened. You can reach it either via the Märchenwanderweg...
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My Styrian Alpaka
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  • St. Georgen am Kreischberg

alpakahaus.at Petting zoo

In the heart of Woody Park and myStyrian Alpaca Ranch is our petting zoo.
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Chapel_Building_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
  • Albersdorf Prebuch

Kapelle Prebuch

The special shape of the chapel was designed by Prof. Karl Hodina. Karl Hodina (1935–2017, Vienna) was an Austrian...
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Der Freizeitsee mit großer Liegewiese | © TV SWV
  • Krieglach

Wasser- und Naturerlebnisbad Krieglach

The water and nature adventure pool in Krieglach has a natural pond, leisure lake, water playground, Kneipp pool, beach...
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 bow ranch Tobisch bow and arrow_Eastern styria | © pixabay
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  • Pöllau

Archery course Gleisdorf

The archery course is in the Pöllauer Valley. A 3d course and a field course, not a compound. To make Tobisch's...
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Alpakafreunde Eibiswald | © Alpakahof Eibiswald
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Alpakahof Eibiswald

We invite you to leave your everyday life behind and enjoy for a moment the time on our farm with our alpaca herd and...
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  • Naturpark Sölktäler

Outdoor pool in St. Nikolai-Mössna

Nature Park Sölktäler
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Zugbrücke auf der Riegersburg | © Thermen- & Vulkanland, Harald Eisenberger
  • Kapfenstein

Die Schlösserstraße

Due to its evolved historical development, southeastern Austria is one of the regions richest in castles and palaces....
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Willkommen im Forstmuseum Silvanum | © Stefan Leitner
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Forstmuseum Silvanum

Großreifling and its Silvanum. What exactly is that, you might ask? It’s an old granary, which was turned into the...
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Holzwerkstatt Zloam | © Narzissendorf Zloam
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  • Grundlsee

Wood and creative workshop Zloam

Our wood and creative workshop invites children and adults to work with wood and other natural materials.
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Community Encounter_Skulpture_Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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  • Gleisdorf

Kunst.Hot.Spot Hofstätten/Raab

As part of the LEADER project “Kunst.Hot.Spots” in the Weiz-Gleisdorf energy region, horseshoe sculptures were...
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Summer, sun, Styria

Summer activities for families

Whether you head to the alpine pastures and huts with a rucksack on your back or to the lakes and open-air swimming pools with a beach bag in your hand: The list of excursion destinations for sunny days in Styria is long and diverse.

Exciting adventures and fun in the snow

Winter activities for children

Skiing, cross-country skiing, tobogganing, snowshoeing, and more: As soon as the green heart of Austria shows itself in its white Sunday best, countless winter family adventures await.

Gondola ride up the Planai | © Steiermark Tourismus | photo-austria.at

Scenic rides up the mountains

Take a leisurely ride up the mountain on one of the summer mountain railways. From aboard the cable car or on the lift, excursionists enjoy stunning scenic views of impressive mountains such as the Dachstein, Grimming, Zirbitzkogel, or Hochschwab.

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Excursion destinations for kids – come rain, Sunshine or snow

When it rains, storms or snows, there are lots of leisure activities you can do indoors. How about a visit to a museum, thermal spa or one of the many other excursion destinations for families?

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Exciting excursions with the whole family