Freelance Copywriting & Original Photography
Freelance Copywriting & Original Photography
A city is defined not by its madness, but by its grace. Graz is the capital of the Steiermark (“Styria”), an Austrian federated state bordering Slovenia. Despite being landlocked, Graz has a Mediterranean feel about it. There are children playing in fountains, restaurants serving wines from Styrian Tuscany, and hidden
Meet the Italian-speaking, Graz-loving mountaineer, hunter, soldier, and Habsburg. Born in Florence in 1782, Johann was the 13th child of Grand Duke Leopold of Tuscany and Maria Louisa of Spain. When Joseph II died without an immediate heir, Leopold succeeded his brother and the family moved to Vienna. Not long
Continue readingArchduke Johann Fountain, Hauptplatz, Graz, Austria 1
The four female figures around the central statue of Archduke Johann represent Styrian rivers – the Mur, Enns, Drava, and Sann. The Mur flows through the center of the city, past the Murinsel.
Styrians have been hawking their wares in the Hauptplatz since the Middle Ages. You can pick up a piece of fruit or a sausage from the stalls near the fountain most any day of the week.
