Graz is Austria's second-largest city after Vienna and is the capital of Styria. What sets it apart from Vienna is its location – it is situated on the southern face of the Alps in the Graz basin. The climate is much milder and even virtually Mediterranean in the summer. Many visitors to Graz are reminded of the Adriatic when they sit in sunny street cafés and enjoy a vanilla ice cream with pumpkin seed oil, a speciality of Graz. The lovely historic district, too, will warm your heart, as your glance returns again and again to the city's landmark, the clock tower on the Schlossberg high above its rooftops.
