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Graz is the capital city of the province Styria (Steiermark), with 250.000 inhabitants Austria's second largest city. The Old Town of Graz is one of the best preserved in Europe and was awarded World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 2000. In 2003 Graz was European Cultural Capital, which boosted a lot of developments in the city. Some of them have certainly set landmarks, such as the spectacular Kunsthaus (Art Museum) or the Island in the Mur river.
After the fulminate year 2003 when Graz was the cultural capital of Europe the city has increasingly positioned itself as an excellent location for the most varying of events. There are many good reasons to visit Graz. Visitors are more than enthusiastic by the beautiful historic center of Graz, the attractive cultural programs, ranging from gastronomic quality and variety to the excellent infrastructure in terms of event locations and event spaces.
- Opera, theatre, festivals – the cultural capital Graz offers attractive framework programs ranging from jazz to classical music.
- The spectacular House of the Arts (Kunsthaus), the island in the river Mur (Murinsel), the buildings of the universities and many other examples of successful modern architecture have made Graz well worth seeing. Graz is a city full of contrasts.
- Graz has been a city with an international congress center and city of many encounters for over 20 years. A good infrastructure provides for more than 60 event locations for framework programs and evening programs.
- Four universities, colleges of higher education, public and private research institutions establish Graz as a city of science and research of worldwide reputation.
Further information:
Graz Tourismus
City of Graz
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