Eichberg-Trautenburg: Wine, Nature and Craftsmanship

You’ll find a range of places to explore these interests locally. If you decide in advance what you’d like to focus on, you can tailor your trip planning more closely to the available options.

Mill and Wine Culture Garden

The Eichberg watermill was painstakingly restored by hand, true to the original, in around 900 hours of work. For travelers interested in the preservation of buildings, the combination of traditional craftsmanship and faithful restoration makes the mill a tangible cultural point of interest. Information boards in the Wine Culture Garden provide information about the history of wine and viticulture. The two places have different focuses: the mill highlights restoration work, while the Wine Culture Garden focuses on sharing information about wine and growing grapes. This gives you a choice between an interest in building crafts and exploring wine culture.

Plant Diversity and Hiking Trail

A wide variety of plant species grow on Eichberg, including orchids. This offers a tangible connection with nature for travelers interested in plants. The Kleeblattwanderweg No. 4a follows paved roads and gentle paths through forests and meadows up to Eichberg-Trautenburg. Plant diversity and the trail’s route appeal to different interests in nature: one focus is on species, the other on a hiking route with named trail and landscape features. When planning your trip, you can decide whether you’d rather focus on plants or the route of a hike.

Alpacas and Regional Products

At Joggabauer Südsteiermark - Alpakas & Manufaktur in Eichberg-Trautenburg, you can get to know the animals on a group hike or farm tour and learn more about the animals, alpaca breeding, their wool and the products made from it. A group hike is subject to arrangements with the provider. If you’re interested not only in meeting the animals but also in breeding, wool and the products made from it, this activity offers several ways to explore those topics.

The Joggabauer farm shop sells regional products such as pumpkin seed oil, eggs, apple-carrot juice, various syrups, fruit spreads and herb salts. This makes it easy to distinguish an interest in alpacas from an interest in regional produce: the focus here is on products, while the hike and farm tour are about the animals and alpaca breeding. As opening arrangements may change, check with the provider before visiting.

Light Meals and Wine

Buschenschank Skringer vlg. Ranz serves homemade light meals and home-baked bread; the establishment takes pride in its wine. Compared with the farm shop, the focus here is on light meals, bread and wine, while the farm shop carries the regional products listed above. This distinction can help you choose between the food and drink options based on your interests. Opening arrangements may change here too, so check directly with the establishment before visiting.

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