Graz Tourismus

The tourist office of the city and region of Graz. As well as providing information, it sells the Graz Card and organises guided walking tours: the classic old-town one leaves every day, and in Advent there are Schlossberg tours and, in season, gastronomic walks.

Who they are

Behind it is Graz Tourismus & Stadtmarketing GmbH, the company that promotes the city, with offices at the exhibition grounds and with the City of Graz as the main partner, with 52%; the rest is shared among the region's tourism association, Casinos Austria, the airport and the congress centre. It serves the public at the Tourist Information Graz Region, at Herrengasse 16, in the heart of the old town, open every day from 10:00 to 18:00. There you buy the Graz Card and the Graz Card Light, book accommodation and packages, and ask for maps, brochures and information on accessibility, parking and transport. Graz is a UNESCO World Heritage site and a City of Design.

The old-town tour

It lasts an hour and a half, leaves from the office at Herrengasse 16 and goes ahead in any weather, through alleys, monumental buildings and contemporary architecture. From November to April, daily at 10:30, in German and English, with extra tours at 14:30 from Friday to Monday; from May to October, at 10:30 in German only and at 16:30 in German and English. It costs €17 for adults (€18 from 2027), €13 reduced fare for students, seniors and people with disabilities (€14 in 2027) and €8.50 for ages 6 to 15 (€9 from 2027). There is no tour on 25 December 2026, 9 February and 19 September 2027 or 25 December 2027.

Other tours and self-guided routes

Throughout the year there are themed tours: the Schlossberg one in Advent, the New Year's Eve one, gastronomic visits in museums, a culinary walk on Saturdays and a beer walk from spring to autumn, as well as the electric shuttle tour and the open-top bus. The most popular, such as the New Year's Eve ones, sell out. To go at your own pace, the office suggests the digital route Grazer Grazien, with questions at each stop in the Locandy app, which works offline and gives a small gift at the office at the end, and audio guides on foot or by bike from €7.99.

Languages, groups and booking

Public tours are in German, and some also in English; other languages, such as Spanish, depend on a guide being available and are requested when booking. Groups do not join public tours: they are booked separately. Places are limited and you must sign up beforehand, at the office, by phone or email, or online through oeticket, which charges €1.50 in fees per ticket. The website does not publish cancellation conditions; it is worth asking when booking.