Travel Guides
for Explorers

Tucked into the far western tip of Austria, pressed up against Switzerland, Germany, and Liechtenstein, lies a region most travelers could not find on a map. Vorarlberg rarely makes the headline lists, overshadowed by Tyrol and Salzburg and the well-trodden Austria of postcard fame.

From large-scale pilgrimage sites to small castles perched on a lake and vertigo-inducing greenhouses, these are some of the many green spaces in Graz waiting to be explored. In this city, nature is the driver, gastronomy is riding shotgun, and culture is vibing in the backseat.

A guide to hidden places in Graz: a major pilgrimage site, a cocktail bar tucked inside an airplane, and a tree-lined avenue of Art Nouveau facades and more.