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Description: Graz (Czech: Štýrský Hradec), with a population of 287,723 as of 2006 (of which 250,099 have principal residence ... more

Graz ... status), is the second-largest city in Austria after Vienna and the capital of the federal state of Styria (Steiermark in German). It has a long tradition as a student city, with six universities with over 40,000 students. Graz's "Old Town" is one of the best-preserved city centers in Central Europe, and in 1999 was added to the UNESCO list of World Cultural Heritage Sites. Graz was sole Cultural Capital of Europe for 2003.

Newest Review: ... architecture everwhere you look there is an interesting facade, statue or building and thats just peoples houses. the city boasts a huge cathedral, a mausoleum to Kaiser Ferdinand II which is well impressive and very large. The centre of the city boasts a huge and ornate town hall which backs onto the state armoury said to be the biggest collection of arms anywhere in the world and a strange ... more

... statue of a turkish soldier from the 15th century. This statue is weird and no one apparently knows what it represents or how it got there. Like any German/Austrian city there are lots and lots of little bakers in which you can buy the famous strudel (v...more

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Graz: A beautiful cultivated captivating city filled with wonders (869 words)
by - written on 11/09/09 (Very useful, 27 readings)
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I visited Graz in September 2009 for a conference but whilst I was there I managed to view quite a lot of the city. I stayed at the IBIS which I've reviewed seperately and the conference was at the university. Graz is a small city in Austria, however, it is Austria's second largest city and has a very old university famous for its science. The architecture is classical German/Austrian with lots of high renaissance buildings, with huge windows and ornately decorated. In 1999 Graz was made a UNESCO world heritage site and in 2003 was the capital city of Europe. So what is there to see and do in the city, well like any city it has fabulous ... Read the complete review

Not just for shopping (1909 words)
by - written on 08/04/08 (Very useful, 146 readings)
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For the benefit of anyone who still doesn't know, my partner and I bought a little flat in Maribor in Slovenia at the end of last year. Over our last few visits we have been furnishing the flat and given the abundance of retail parks in the area you might be forgiven for thinking that this would be easy. The trouble is that although there are lots of retail parks in Slovenia they all have the same limited stores and so people tend to head over the border to shop. Depending on where they live, this might be to Italy (very stylish and very pricey), Hungary (cheap but not so stylish), Croatia (so-so, good quality but not much choice) or Austria (reasonable prices, good ... Read the complete review

Graz: Not to be overseen... (1558 words)
by - written on 23/01/05 (Very useful, 473 readings)
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Graz is Austria’s second city, with around 260,000 population, as well as 100,000 students which boost the population in term time. For a second city, that is not exactly massive, but nevertheless Graz has a certain je ne sais quoi. Having lived in Vienna for four and a half years, I have often headed down to Graz and have friends there, to revisit the city I first discovered in 1997-8 when I lived in Judenburg. Getting there: Graz is 2:30 direct by train (fahrplan.oebb.at has an online timetable) from Vienna (leaving from the Südbahnhof), with hourly trains, although every second hour you have to change in Brück an der Mur. The journey itself, over the ... Read the complete review