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Graz, the multi-hyphenate Austrian city of food, art and nature you should know about

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Streets are bustling with joie de vivre, supporting local businesses is a priority, and heritage preservation goes alongside modernisation.

Streets are bustling with joie de vivre, supporting local businesses is a priority, and heritage preservation goes alongside modernisation.

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GRAZ, Austria – For those who love exploring a country’s cuisine with lashings of picturesque scenery and architecture, Graz will tick all the boxes. 

Austria’s second-largest city after Vienna, Graz is a multi-hyphenate. It is the capital of the south-eastern Styria region, which is known as “Austria’s kitchen garden” for its bountiful fresh produce. It is also a vibrant university town with more than 50,000 students and was named the European Capital of Culture in 2003.

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