Open Shutters, Graz, Austria
Unlike other European cities, Graz feels like a “lived-in” town. On any given day, you might run into people sprinting to catch the morning tram, anemic university boys drinking white wine, or women in hijabs babysitting tow-headed children. On the morning of the Corpus Christi Procession, I heard the Ride
Zebrahaus (Zebra House), Wielandgasse, Graz, Austria
Modern art crops up in the most unexpected places in Graz.
Augarten Hotel Art & Design, Graz, Austria
The avant garde Augarten Hotel Art & Design may not be in the flossiest of locations, but it has friendly staff, intriguing garden sculptures, and the best restaurant in Graz. Magnolia is open Monday to Friday, 12 – 2 p.m. and 6 – 10 p.m. Special menus can run to
Roseggergarten, Graz, Austria 1
The forest-farmer poet of Styria, Peter Rosegger was the eldest son of a large peasant family in the village of Alpl (present-day Krieglach). Life in a 19th century Austrian farming community was beautiful but tough. Prone to illness and limited to the lessons of a wandering teacher, Rosegger was forced
Roseggergarten, Graz, Austria 2
Auch der andre, der bist du (The Other, Too, Is You) STANZA ONE Was die Erde mir geliehen, Fordert sie schon jetzt zurück. Naht sich, mir vom Leib zu ziehen Sanft entwindend Stück für Stück. What the Earth to me entrusted she’s already urging back; draws in close to wrest
Opernhaus, Graz, Austria 1
Like the Hungarian State Opera House, Graz’s Opernhaus (“Opera House”) was built at the tail end of the 19th century – a time when the strains of the Blue Danube saturated every café in town. But while the Hungarians indulged in Renaissance excess, Graz plumped for Austrian values. The city