Upper Austrian Provincial Exhibition 2010
“Reformation and Counter Reformation“ at Schloss Parz

On the first Sunday of every month, a trip to the Provincial Exhibition 2010 at the impressive Renaissance castle of Parz near Grieskirchen. During the trip to the Hausruckviertel you will visit the Kremsmünster Monastery.

During a guided tour through this abbey in Upper Austria, the “Cradle of Culture”, you will hear about the original settlers in our region and the spread of the Roman Catholic Church throughout the country. In contrast, the Provincial Exhibition 2010 focuses on “Reformation and Counter Reformation” presenting a historically very important period that was also significant for the town of Steyr.

Dates 2 May | 6 June | 4 July | 1 August | 5 September 2010
Additional dates on request

Departure: 9:00 am Reithofferplatz, 9:30 am Town Square Steyr
Return: approx. 5:30 pm Town Square Steyr, 6:00 pm Reithofferplatz

Price € 37.- per person
(minimum number of participants 8 persons, excl. admission fees)

Bookings must be made by Thursday 6:00 pm

Steyr and its environs offer undreamt-of experiences and sights!

We gladly organise half or full-day programmes in and around Steyr for groups of 8 or more persons, ranging from art to culture, nature to technology. Please ask for your custom-made programme. Below some suggestions:

• Linz, Upper Austria's provincial capital, incl. a visit to the St. Florian Priory
• Trip to the Mühlviertel incl. visit to the Kefermarkt winged altar and Freistadt
• Trip to the Mostviertel with stops at Waidhofen on the Ybbs River and a cider tavern
• Trip to the Salzkammergut Lake District (Gmunden, Bad Ischl, St. Wolfgang, etc.)
• Trip through “Eisenwurzen“ woodcutters and ironmongers following in the footsteps of raftsmen,
• Former concentration camp at Mauthausen incl. guided tour

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