Styria - The ideal conference destination

Bring your seminar day to an invigorating close amidst some breathtaking natural scenery; boost your team spirit and recharge your batteries for meetings. Hike from glaciers to wine valleys – between the Dachstein, the Hochschwab and the Almenland Nature Park until you reach the gently rolling “Weinland” (wine country). Incentives offered during the winter include 677 kilometres of slopes, snowshoe tours through unspoiled nature and traditional tavern nights.

Highlights in the nature: 

• International sports events: NightRace in Schladming and Sky Flight World Cup Kulm
• Dachstein glacier, skywalk and the "Treppe ins Nichts" (Stairway to Nowhere) observation point at an altitude of 2,995 m
• Enjoy an outdoor break during your meeting on over 1,300 hiking routes

Relax and unwind at your conference hotel’s wellness area after a productive day of workshopping. Styria’s numerous oases of tranquillity and thermal spas tucked away amidst alpine meadows and forests inspire the mind to come up with fresh business ideas and allow your creativity to soar. Find your inner balance and start your next meeting feeling refreshed and restored.

Relaxing Highlights: 

• 9 thermal spas and 19 spa resorts for pure relaxation
• Thermal springs bubbling up from a depth of 3,000 m
• Deep relaxation: moutain yoga in lofty heights, Traditional Styrian Medicine (TM), healing herbs and sound bowl meditation

“Eating and drinking brings people together,” they say around here – and for very good reason. Its remarkable warmth and hospitality makes Styria the ideal gourmet destination for conference and congress guests. Surprise your customers or employers with culinary experiences featuring regional specialities and local producers.

Culinariy highlights: 

• 200,000 hectolitres of the finest wine, 180,000 tons of apples and three million litres of Styrian pumpkin seed oil
• Delicious Almenland cheese, creative Zotter chocolate and smokey Vulcano ham

Discover and enjoy culture out in the countryside as an incentive activity, a business trip or as part of your event’s supporting programme: attend a variety of traditional celebrations such as the annual “Aufsteirern” folk culture festival in Graz, the “Narzissenfest” flower festival in Bad Aussee or a trip to the openair museum in Stübing. Whether relishing a cup of hot glühwein at one of the many Christmas markets, visiting the famous Lipizzaner horses at the Piber Federal Stud Farm or admiring the basilica in Mariazell, conference guests can experience Styrian culture in all its facets.

Cultural highlights: 

• Styrian cultural highlights: styriarte, Narzissenfest and Bauernbundball
• Regional capital Graz: Capital of Culture, UNESCO World Heritage Site, City of Design and gourmet capital

Styria in facts and figures
Styria has long been known as the Green Heart of Austria, which today beats vibrantly in the centre of Europe. Whether in agriculture, tourism or industry, this Austrian state with its 1.2 million inhabitants is a powerhouse of innovation at the core of one of Europe’s most up-and-coming regions, the Alpine-Adriatic region.

Austria’s top innovation site
With by far the highest research and development quota among Austrian states, Styria has taken a pioneering role in the country. As a result, it is considered one of Europe’s most innovative business hubs. One main reason for this success is the close collaboration between business and science.