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Graz

by michael tripwolf

Student and cultural capital, entirely without Mozart

Many Austrians move to Graz for their university years, because it has a little bit of everything: Austria's second-largest city is urban enough to maintain a lively party, music, and arts scene and yet so provincial, green, and manageable that it doesn't overwhelm individual tourists. Students and young academics from the universities and music academies flood the galleries, bars, and cultural centers and prevent the beautiful alleyways and squares from becoming a quaint open-air museum. The 2003 gig as "Europe's cultural capital" has left its mark in the form of the Graz Art Center, an exhibition hall in the shape of a huge bubble. However, with its exhibitions, concerts, and "Forum Stadtpark" readings as well as the annual "Steirischer Herbst" festival, Graz has long been a center of contemporary art. Most sites and event venues lie in the historic city center (a UNESCO World Heritage site), over which towers the Schlossberg Mountain and its striking watchtower. The city center is best explored on foot, but the good streetcar system provides connections to the train station and the other city neighborhoods.

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Uhrturm

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The landmark of Graz offers its guests not just a splendid view out over the city, but also features the fire bell, one of the three preserved bells in the tower. Tower built in 1561 on the site of an ...

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City of Graz - Historic Centre

sight City of Graz - Historic Centre

An harmonious example through architecture of how the city served as a crossroads between the Germanic region, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. . Graz is a particularly fine example of a central Euro...

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Parkhouse

café Parkhouse

address: Stadtpark 2, Graz 8010

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markus

second best city in Austria, especially for young people

2008-05-09 / / report abuse

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News about Graz from the twitter community...

richmarktl

back in #graz ;-) and already planing the next #hamburg trip

2009-09-17

mite

@ohwcard Thanks for your #europrix congrats, Oliver! As a former nominee, will you be joining the festival in Graz as well?

2009-09-17

Travelwriticus

@WhyGoGreece We have some chestnut woods south of Graz but generally Italian chestnuts are sold in town

2009-09-17

clauwa

"2 students from the TU-Graz are going to win the next progress prize" http://www.igi.tugraz.at/lehre/NNA/WS08/ they knew it already in 2008

2009-09-17

katonadave

One more day 'till Graz. Can hardly wait! I'm so excited!

2009-09-17

Astrid13

Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #graz #dance #styria #graz #therapy #austr

2009-09-17

hmuehlburger

Good morning to everybody. Today weather is not very great here in #Graz. Will continue studying for my exam at the end of September.

2009-09-17

EANS_Ad_hoc

EANS-Adhoc: ANDRITZ receives major hydropower order in Albania: Andritz AG: 17.09.2009 Graz/Vienna, September 17.. http://bit.ly/9jHVo

2009-09-17

tugraz_news

[Tagung / Kongress] International Graz Congress for Pharmaceutical Engineering: Pharmaceutical manufacturing i.. http://bit.ly/P9ayS

2009-09-17

UPTOWNMONOTONES

We're number 5 on the ReverbNation Alternative charts for Graz, STMK, AT. www.reverbnation.com/theuptownmonotones

2009-09-16

Linkin_Paranoia

@ChesterBe Hi Chaz! congratulations 4 all your songs, they R awesome, i love their rock sound, you're amazing, n i was in graz! U rock guys!

2009-09-16

SunnySummerSky

Graz tomorrow... let's share a drink or two, okay? ;-)

2009-09-16

7tage

styrianstylez: 29.-31.10., all over Graz http://bit.ly/Fn4ur via @addthis

2009-09-16

herrsteiner

its official now: I am artist in residency at ESC in Graz during Steirischer Herbst 24.9.-19.10. doing an installation,concert,maybe lecture

2009-09-16

slave_pauli

I am on the train back to Graz. Finally I am comming home.

2009-09-16

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