Cozy family home - suburb of Graz, Austria

Graz is in our neighborhood (2 min. to the border of Graz, 15 min. to the town center by car), so that alone offers a lot to do and see, i.e "Schlossberg Graz" outlook on the Schlossberg hill in the centre of Graz with a restaurant and bar there.

FOOD:
- Austrian restaurant "Der Steirer" https://www.der-steirer.at/ (15 min.)
- International food restaurant "dreizehn by Gauster" http://www.dreizehnbygauster.at/
- Italian restaurant "Trattoria Veneziana" (Venice style) http://www.trattoria-veneziana.at/ (10 min.)
- Indian restaurant "Taj Mahal" http://www.tajmahal-graz.at/ (15 min.)
- "Schlossberg" restaurant and bar with outlook over Graz http://schlossberggraz.at/restaurant/ (15 min.)
- Bar at the art museum "Kunsthaus Graz" (15 min.)
--> for more, Trip Advisor is a good reference: https://www.tripadvisor.at/Restaurants-g190432-Graz_Styria.html

FOR WORLD EXPLORERS:
- Graz, 2nd biggest city of Austria with good cultural offerings -> 15 min. to the town center by car
- Klagenfurt / lake Wörthersee - a big lake with a lot to do in, on and around the water -> 1 h 15 min. by car
- Vienna, capital of Austria, with all its sightseeings -> 2 h drive by car
- Salzburg - famous for its lake operas: "The Salzburg Festival is the world’s most important celebration of opera, music and theater" -> 2 h 45 min. by car
- Venice - i.e. for a weekend trip -> 4 h by car

FOR FAMILIES:
- a lot of different offerings, as we value "the family" a lot in Austria
- playground at our home and a public one in a 5 min. walk
- exceptional small park with trees from all over the world - a 5 min. walk away
- 5 thermal springs within 35 min. by car - with different focuses (for kids, for couples i.e. the famous artistic "Hundertwasser" thermal spring, for 45+ people, etc.)

FOR SPORTY PEOPLE:
in winter:
- Skiing: half an hour to the closest skiing resort, 2 hours by car to the popular Schladming skiing resort: the region "Schladming-Dachstein" is among the „top 5 skiing resorts“ in Austria
- Sledding, snow shoe walking, ice skating, etc. all within reasonable distance
in summer:
- hiking on our hills and mountains - from a 20 min. to 2 hours drive by car you find a lot of gorgeous places to go - with or without kids.
- water sports: quite some lakes around to go swimming or do water sports: from 7 min. to the closest lake to 1 h 15 min. to the Wörthersee lake (or 2 hours to Neusiedler lake especially for kitesurfing)