Styria - Featured Destinations
Styria (Steiermark) Guide
This Styria guide is part of the
Austria guide. It contains an interactive map of Styria showing some of the areas of interest. In each area you will find some local information along with beautiful 360° panoramas taken by local and travelling photographers. This growing collection of panoramic images provides a great way to explore Styria as you plan your visit.
The German for Styria is 'Steiermark', it is one of the nine Austrian states and borders the other regions of Upper Austria (Oberösterreich ),
Lower Austria (Niederösterreich),
Salzburg, Burgenland, and Carinthia. Styria also shares international borders with
Slovenia. The capital of the region is
Graz.
Styria is probably bes known for skiing, as the region contains in excess of 80 different ski resorts, mostly in Upper Styria mountains. The region is also known for growing wine. There three main wine growing areas are South-eastern Styria (Radkersburg and Feldbach districts), Southern Styria (Leibnitz district), and Western Styria (Graz-Umgebung, Voitsberg and Deutschlandsberg districts).