Thermenland Styria is one of the richest in fortressed castles in Europe. For centuries Styria played a role as a bastion against invading people. The area is the meeting point of three cultures – Germanic, Latin and Slavic and as such was often attacked and had to be defended.
16 imposing edifices on the Castle Route are open to visitors and invite them to be witnesses of the past.
Bad Radkersburg, Burg Bernstein, Schloss Burgau, Burg Güssing, Schloss Hartberg, Schloss Herberstein, Schloss Kapfenstein, Schloss Kornberg, Burg Lockenhaus, Schloss Obermayerhofen, Schloss Pöllau, Riegersburg, Schloss Schielleiten, Burg Schlaining, Schloss Stubenberg, Schloss Tabor