Departure from Zagreb in the morning from your hotel or other appointed place. Driving through Slovenia and Austria to Graz. Upon arrival, there will be guided tour through the historic center of the city with: Main Square, City Hall, Opera House, Glockenspiel bell, Castle, an old Jesuit university, cathedral and mausoleum.
What comes next is a visit to the island bridge on the river Mura, one of the futuristic wonders that contains an amphitheater, a playground and a cafe shop in order to experience Graz of 21st century. Free time for lunch and personal time lasts for approximately 1.5 hour. Check the funicular up to the fortress and the mountain Schlossberg to the famous Clock Tower which is one of the symbols of the city of Graz. A short walk down the Sportgasse street, the most romantic street in the town.
Return to Zagreb with an intermediate stop for toilet and / or coffee. Estimated time of arrival in Zagreb is in the evening at approximately 9:00 pm.
Graz has a long tradition as a student city: its six universities have more than 44,000 students. Its “Old Town” is one of the best-preserved city centres in Central Europe.
In 1999, Graz was added to the UNESCO list of World Cultural Heritage Sites, and the site was extended in 2010 by Schloss Eggenberg. Graz was sole Cultural Capital of Europe for 2003 and got the title of a City of Culinary Delights in 2008.
Due to its position southeast of the Alps, Graz is shielded from the prevailing westerly winds that bring weather fronts in from the North Atlantic to northwestern and central Europe. The weather in Graz is thus influenced by the Mediterranean, and it has more hours of sunshine per year than Vienna or Salzburg and also less wind or rain. Graz lies in a basin that is only open to the south, causing the climate to be warmer than would be expected at that latitude.
The old town was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1999 due to the harmonious co-existence of typical buildings from different epochs and in different architectural styles. Situated in a cultural borderland between Central Europe, Italy and the Balkan States, Graz absorbed various influences from the neighbouring regions and thus received its exceptional townscape. Today the old town consists of over 1000 buildings, their age ranging from Gothic to Contemporary.
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