What to do · Graz
Mausoleum of Ferdinand II, the cathedral and the Burg's double staircase
Information
- Duration
- 1 h
- Season
- All year
- Who it's for
- Adults and teenagers
In the upper part of the old town, around the Burggasse, is the quarter of the former Habsburg court in Graz. The Gothic cathedral, and beside it the mausoleum of Emperor Ferdinand II, one of the great buildings of early Baroque in Austria, with the church of St Catherine. In a courtyard of the Burg, seat of the Styrian government, there is a Gothic staircase from 1499 with two spirals that separate and join again on each floor, the Doppelwendeltreppe: you can see it from the courtyard. The mausoleum has its own opening hours and ticket; ask at the tourist office.
With teenagers
