Vespa Tour through the Garden of Austria

Name: Vespa Tour through the Garden of Austria
Brand: Steiermark
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A trip through the Garden of Austria on a Vespa, a unique experience. The Garden of Austria has so much to offer: Culinary delights, nature experiences and encounters with lovely people will make your vacation unforgettable!

There are plenty of excursion tips along this route, starting from St. Ruprecht an der Raab and the Hotel Locker & Légere. Whether it's the Styrian Apple Road, Lake Stubenberg, the animal world and Herberstein Castle, a stroll through the town of Hartberg, the Fischerauer vinegar factory or one of the kernel oil mills that are visited.

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The tour in numbers

medium

Level of difficulty

105,0 km

Route

3:00 h

Time

1651 hm

Uphill

1600 hm

Downhill

959 m

Highest point

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The Locker & Légere is located in the market town of St.Ruprecht an der Raab. It is located in Eastern Styria and is easily accessible via the A2 motorway from Vienna (approx. 2 hours) and Graz (approx. 30 minutes).

Arrival from Vienna and from Graz: On the A2 from Vienna and from Graz, take motorway exit 161 / Gleisdorf West in the direction of B54/B64. Follow the B65 / Gleisdorf federal road until you reach the B54 / Wechselbundesstraße. At the roundabout take the second exit to the B64 / Rechberg-Bundesstraße. After about 6 km turn left to St. Ruprecht an der Raab.

Route planner

St. Ruprecht an der Raab is the starting point of our Vespa tour today. From here we discover the beauties of the Garden of Austria!
We start our ride in the direction of Unterfladnitz and drive to Etzersdorf. Here we visit the Schneeglöckerlplatz in spring. A special feature of nature when countless snowdrop flowers bloom in a forest clearing.

Our journey continues to Puch bei Weiz, in the middle of the Styrian Apple Road. Here the Gasthaus Eitljörg with its idyllic guest garden invites you for a piece of homemade pastry. With the GenussCard, you can visit one of the many fruit growers in the region free of charge and learn interesting facts about apples: e.g. the speciality distillery Wilhelm (tip: with a beautiful farm shop), the Pangerl fruit farm or the House of Apples. The Höfler nursery is also worth a visit.

Now we continue to Höfling, up to the Kulm.
Via a mountain road we soon reach the viewing platform and the paraglider launch site. From here we have a magnificent view over the Garden of Austria, especially of Lake Stubenberg.
The open-air museum Kulmkeltendorf can be visited for free with the Genusscard.

Now the path takes us to St. Johann bei Herberstein. A must on our trip to Eastern Styria is a visit to the animal world and Herberstein Castle. The animals live here in natural enclosures and you walk through a beautifully designed animal world and a piece of untouched nature. The castle with its magnificent rose garden is also well worth a visit.
Admission is free with the GenussCard for stays of 3 nights or more.
We now continue to Schielleiten Castle and stroll through the beautiful castle garden.

The journey continues to Vockenberg, Obertiefenbach, Untertiefenbach to Kaindorf and Hartberg. A stroll through the historic old town and a visit to the Hartberg town museum are another highlight on our Vespa tour.
At the Retter-Kneissl winery we enjoy a free guided tour with the GenussCard.
We start our Vespa again and continue to Maria Lebing, Oberpuch, Unterbuch, Geiseldorf, Sebersdorf, Bad Waltersdorf to Großsteinbach. In Großsteinbach we find a beautifully landscaped bathing lake with a restaurant.
The famous chess flower meadow is also located here!

Our journey continues to Pischelsdorf, where you can visit the Fischerauer vinegar factory with the Genusscard. Here you can taste your way through sour delicacies with different flavours!
We now drive to Großpesendorf and leave the main road at Prebuch. The journey home takes us along the East Styrian Roman Wine Road, past apple orchards and vineyards.
We continue to Kühweisen and Wollsdorf, where we finish with a visit to the Kernölmühle of the Steirerkraft Kernothek. With the GenussCard there is a free guided tour and tasting.

Our destination, St. Ruprecht an der Raab, is already very close - and so a wonderful Vespa excursion comes to an end.

Overnight stay at Hotel Locker & Légere****
Over 120 excursion destinations, enjoyment stations and experiences with the GenussCard FREE OF CHARGE.

Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.

Ample free parking directly in front of the Hotel Locker & Légere

Information about the region, places to stop and stay overnight, excursion destinations, etc., can be found here

Eastern Styria Tourist Board

St. Ruprecht an der Raab office

Lower main road 27

8181 St. Ruprecht an der Raab

Tel. +43 664 2353414

www.oststeiermark.com

ruprecht@oststeiermark.com

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