"Graz has many tales to tell. To start with, the tale of its history which starts some 900 years ago and which tells of the city in its heyday as the residence of the Habsburg monarchy in medieval and Renaissance times. The Old Town is one of the best-preserved in Central Europe, bespeaking the wealth of heritage dating back to this period. And then the tale of romance: courtyards tucked away in the city centre, Reanissance buildings, a Mediterranean feel and a lot of love. And finally a tale of contrasts: classical music and jazz, tradition and modernism, literature, festivals such as styriarte and steirischer herbst. Indeed, Graz has many tales to tell."

Visited in 1994