Meeting Styria Austria Whitsun 2014

[Pim]

Meeting in Styria (Steiermark)in Austria with Whitsun
June 06 – June 09, 2014

Styria is situated at the foot of the Koralps at a height of 2150 meter. The region is also called the "Schilcher Region", the name refers to the wonderful color of the “Wildbacher” grape, which can develop its special taste here at the mineral rich and slate grounds.

Typical of the region is also a nutty oil extracted from pumpkin seeds; tastes very well with salad and egg dishes.
Is particularly squeezed and traded by farmers from the region.
Numerous picturesque and charming taverns ("Buschenschenken") invite you to taste the local food and wine.
http://www.schilcherland-steiermark.at , http://www.oelmuehle.herbersdorf.at

Center of Styria is the pitoresque city of Deutschlandberg with its old downtown area and its imposing fortress with the exhibition on the Celts.
http://www.archeonorico.at , http://www.schloss.stainz.at
Also typical of the region: the beautiful villages with their typical wooden houses.

The south of Styria is famous for its delicious white wines. This part of Styria with all the wineries is also called the "Styrian Tuscany”.

Capital of the province is Graz, in 2003 the cultural capital of Europe. Graz has a beautiful historical center, the largest medieval inner city in central Europe.

Other sights:
Eggenberg Castle and armory with a collection of 32,000 historical weapons and 3000 harnesses.



Accommodation for the meeting:

Hotel "Sorgerhof" in Frauental/Deutschlandsberg http://www.sorgerhof.at
This hotel is situated only a few miles outside Deutschlandberg and is famous for his good kitchen.
Moreover, plenty of parking space. Distance from the hotel to Graz: 23 miles.

Please make a reservation yourselves under "Club Seventyfive"; please also mention with your reservation your "Nickname".

E-mail: [email protected] . Contact: Mrs. Wölkart.

Costs per person including breakfast are:
EURO 39,00 for a double double room.
With half board: EURO 53,50
Surcharge for a single room: EURO 9,50

Half board Friday evening means: hors-d'oeuvre, salad, soup, hot main course, dessert and finally a cheese platter.
Everyone can decide to book half board or not except on Friday. On Sunday half board is not possible because we might be still on the road.
Otherwise, a three-course menu with soup of your choise, main course and dessert.

To make sure you get a room it is advisable to reserve as soon as possible (in case of unforeseen circumstances, the reservation can be canceled up to 24 hours in advance without penalty)

The program:

Friday June 06, 2014:

Check-in, communal dinner.

Saturday June 07, 2014:
We leave at 9.30 after breakfast to visit castle Eggenberg in Graz where we will have a guided tour at 11.00 which will take 1 hour.
There are plenty parking spots in the shade of the castle allée.
After that we will visit restaurant “Rudolf” to eat something; it’s near the entrance of the castle.
http://restaurant.rudolf-brau.com/
We continue our tour walking through the ancient inner city (almost 2 miles); the beautiful view from the “Schlossberg” will of course be part of our stroll.
http://www.graztourismus.at/de .
Details on parking here will follow.

The ladies of course must visit the "Kastner"; one of the most beautiful department stores in Austria; from the roof terrace you have a beautiful view over the inner city of Graz and the gentlemen can enjoy a delicious beer here while the ladies are shopping !

Sunday June 08, 2014:

After breakfast visit to the castle of Deutschlandberg and the Celtic museum.
We continue our tour to the information center of the construction of the Koralm tunnel which is only 1 mile further. This tunnel of which the building started in 2009 will be 21 miles long and will be ready in 2022.

After that there will be a bus ready for us at 13.00 at our Hotel “Sorgerhof“ to take us on a tour through the Schilcher wine region.
First stop will be the oil mill of Herbersdorf where we can taste the typical local seed oil in combination with a so called "Kernölschmölzi". http://entegutallesgut.wordpress.com...rnol-schmolzi/
Of Course including a glass of Schilcher wine.

The bus continues his tour on the so called Schilcher-Weinstrasse with its beautiful view over the whole region of the Südsteiermark. If you like we can make a stop again. http://www.strohmeier.at of http://www.l-l.at

Monday June 09, 2014:



We prepared a sightseeing tour through the so called “Steirische Toskana”, the wine area in the south of Styria.
This region is famous for its excellent white wines.
http://www.suedsteirischeweinstrasse.at .

We do hope all of you are still able to join us on this Whitsun Monday!

For those who plan to stay longer; it is always possible to join you after the meeting and to show you some more of the region.
Worth a visit is “Bundesgestüt Piber” where they breed and train the Lipizzaner horses for the Hofreitschule in Vienna. http://www.piber.com
If you want to play golf: golfclub Schloss Frauental .
Oldtimer cars : Automuseum Stainz http://www.automobilmuseum-stainz.at
Or the tractormuseum in Stainz where you may drive yourselves!
Or a tour through the ice cream factory "Valentino" http://www.valentinoeis.at/erlebnisw...lebniswelt.php

Costs:

The exact costs for the program (so not hotel - food - beverage) can be determined once we know exactly how many people will participate.
Expect about ± EURO 50,00 per person; payment in the spring of 2014 on a bankaccount that will be communicated by that time.

If you want to participate please enter your Nickname by clicking on the following link:
http://www.r75.info/modules.php?name...ewtopic&t=8535
"ich möchte am Treffen teilnehmen"- I would like to participate)
Also please enter with how many people you are coming. Closing date for registration: March 31, 2014 at the latest

Please understand that because of the organisation of the meeting your registration in the list of participants is considered as binding; thank you for your understanding

We hope to see you in Austria.

Christa und Herbert

[Pim]

Hi,

Since this morning we registered the first participant from the UK !

Regards, Pim