AT · Styria · 47.07°N 15.44°E

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Red roofs below a clock-tower hill, courtyard cafés and pumpkin-seed flavours at the markets.

Best time
April–June and September–October are best for walking and markets. July–August can be hot; December brings Christmas markets, while January–February is chilly.
How long
2 days
Getting there
Fly with one stop to Vienna, usually via Dubai, Doha or Istanbul, about 15–17 hours all in. Trains from Vienna airport take about 3 hours. Austria is 6 hours behind KL in summer and 7 in winter.
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Dear group chat,Red roofs below a clock-tower hill, courtyard cafés and pumpkin-seed flavours at the markets.— gowherelahTo: whoever’s drivingGrazAT, Styria
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≈ 9,468 km from KL, as the crow flies
Graz

Photo: Nick Savchenko from Kiev, Ukraine · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each.

Austria's second city has a red-roofed old town below a wooded hill with a clock tower on top. A big student population keeps the courtyard cafés busy, and Styria's farms keep the markets full.

Makan

  1. Pumpkin seed oilDark green, nutty Styrian oil, poured over salads and, surprisingly well, vanilla ice cream.Map ↗
  2. KäferbohnensalatBig speckled runner beans dressed with pumpkin seed oil and onions.Map ↗

Things to do

  1. SchlossbergWalk up the steps, or take the funicular or the lift inside the rock, to the clock tower and views over the roofs.Map ↗
  2. Old-town courtyardsPassages off Herrengasse lead into arcaded Renaissance courtyards, the Landhaus the finest.Map ↗
  3. KunsthausThe 'friendly alien', a blue bubble of a building by the river, used for contemporary art.Map ↗
  4. MurinselA shell-shaped steel island floating in the river Mur, with a café inside.Map ↗
  5. Kaiser-Josef-MarktA farmers' market of Styrian fruit, vegetables and pumpkin-seed everything.Map ↗

Good to know

  • Walk up the Schlossberg steps and take the lift down, for two different views.
  • Turkish and Middle Eastern places in Lend and Gries, across the river from the old town, are the easiest halal option.

Last checked October 2026. Things change, so check opening times, fees and transport before you go.