About Graz in Austria
Located at southwest of the city of Vienna , Graz is
the second largest city of Austria and the capital of Styria province.
The city of Graz is nestled in between rolling hills, to the north, east and west, only open to the south. It has a population of about 250,000 residents.
Graz is a city filled with contemporary art, theatre and performance art.
The city has a 15th-century Gothic cathedral and several medieval churches as well as twin-naved Gothic parish church. Built in 1811, the Johanneum museum is one of the finest provincial museums in Austria.The romantic Uhrturm is
a very significant landmark of the city
.
The Schloss Eggenberg is the most important example of Baroque architecture in Graz. Other attractions include
the Mausoleum,
the City Hall
and the Minoritenkirche.