During the first day of the IFAJ Congress in Austria we went on group walking tours of Graz. Here’s Cindy and me in front of the clock tower on Schloßberg, a hill overlooking the city. Thanks to Harlan Persinger for taking our picture. There were about 20 of us in our group. I’ve got a video clip to share a little later from the tour.
The word “Schloßberg” literally means “castle mountain”, which describes it exactly. It is a hill topped by a castle, in the centre of the city of Graz, Austria.
Among Graz’s most famous tourist attractions, the castle, never occupied until its partial demolition by Napoleonic forces under the Peace of Schönbrunn of 1809, was once a place of refuge for Graz’s residents. It was turned into a public park on account of Ludwig von Welden in 1839.
The Schloßberg contains an “Uhrturm” (clock tower), which functions as a recognisable icon for the city. Near the Uhrturm there is a café with views over the old town. Additionally, on the western side of the Schloßberg, there is a small café and next to the terminus of the funicular railway there is a hilltop restaurant with views of western Graz.
IFAJ Congress 2008 Photo Album
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