Graz, a small gallery of photographs


For visitors-to-be who maybe have no idea where Graz is (in Styria, Southeastern region of Austria, second largest city of Austria with approx 235.000 inhabitants) and maybe have no idea how nice the town is: here are a few pictures. You can click on each one to get a medium size variant on your screen.


The Uhrturm (Clock tower), remnant of the Graz castle and the town's landmark





View from the Clock tower. The blue "bubble" in the middle is the Kunsthaus (modern art house)


View from the Schlossberg (castle hill). On the left, the cathedral; on the right, the opera house


View from the Schlossberg; the Mur river


Another view from the Schlossberg; the town hall


On the castle hill


Stairs from the Schlossberg down to the center


Roofs of old houses








Hauptplatz (main square)


Sporgasse, one of the typical alleys in the center


View from the Kunsthaus on the Schlossberg (castle hill)


Summer concerts of classic music in the Stadtpark (town park)


Balkan music (Wiener Tschuschenkapelle) in the Volkshaus (people's house)


The market on Kaiser-Josef-Platz





The Mausoleum of emperor Ferdinand


Eggenberg castle in the Western part of Graz








Wall painting in Eggenberg castle


Goats and sheep at Lustbühel hill, Eastern outskirts of Graz





Season changes in the Northwestern outskirts








Winter view on Graz from the Northeastern outskirts


In the hills just outside Graz (Northeast)





Ice skating on Thalersee West of Graz


Winter view of the Mur river and Schlossberg


WW & Uhrturm



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Last modified on October 27, 2008