Graz is the second largest city in Austria, first time mentioned in historical sources in 1128, for a lon time was owned by Habsburg dynasty. Here is good planed car's, chemistry, paper's, food's industry. There are 6 universities, a lot of interesting places and museums, from ancient time till nowadays, architectual monuments from the XIIIth - XVIIIth centuries.

Graz's old town is included in UNESCO heritage list since 1999.

Bell Tower functions since 1712. Nowadays look it got in 1560, three bells peals the hours.

Joanneum is the largest Austria's provincial museum, endured since the XIXth century.

In 2003 Graz won the European cultural capital name.