Castle tours and wine tastings in Southern Styria
Experience Schloss Seggau
Let us take you back in time so we can marvel at the present.
GUIDED TOUR OF THE CASTLE
See the following sights on a guided tour of the Styrian Bishop’s Castle:
- Baroque Castle Chapel
- Michael’s Chapel
- “Seggauer Liesl” (the largest historical bell in Styria – 5390 kg and 200 cm in diameter)
- Lapidarium (one of the most important Roman stone collections in Europe outside Italy)
- Regency Rooms with the Bishops’ Gallery
Price per person: € 8.00
€ 7.50 Seniors, students
€ 4.00 children 6 – 16 years / children up to 6 years free
Bookable from 10 persons / duration approx. 90 minutes
Small group tours possible on request!
Reservation requested – short-notice bookings also possible (waiting time for the organisation – approx. 30 minutes)
CLASSIC WINE TASTING IN SOUTHERN STYRIA
Entertaining facts about the history of our 300-year-old Episcopal Wine Cellar, about the land and its people and, of course, about our wines from the episcopal vineyards in the Sausal.
1 wine tasting – € 5.00 per person – duration approx.
15 minutes
3 wine tastings – € 9.00 per person – duration approx.
45 minutes
5 wine tastings – € 11.00 per person – duration approx.
60 minutes
Bookable from 10 persons
Small group tours possible on request!
Warm clothing is recommended all year round when visiting the Episcopal Wine Cellar.
REGULAR GUIDED TOURS
Castle tour:
May to October, Saturday at 2 pm and on Sundays and public holidays at 11 am
Price per person: € 8.00
€ 7.50 Seniors, students
€ 4.00 children 6 – 16 years / children up to 6 years free
Wine tasting:
May to October, Saturday at 3:30 pm – 3 wine tastings
Price per person: € 9.00
Combined ticket:
From the end of May to October, we offer a combined ticket every Saturday for a guided tour of the castle followed by a wine tasting. The castle tour starts at 2 pm. This is followed by the wine tasting at 3:30 pm in the Episcopal Wine Cellar with 3 wine samples.
Price per person: € 15.00
Schmölzi
A small snack while enjoying entertaining stories about the wine, Styrian pumpkin seed oil and the Sulmtaler chicken. Scrambled eggs with pumpkin seed oil on bread – prepared on a fire with two wine tastings.
Price per person: € 8.00
Bookable from 8 persons / duration approx. 30 minutes
SCHMÖLZI SOLO
Our Schmölzi can also be booked “solo”:
Price per pan: € 40.00
(One pan is enough for approx. 4-8 people, as a small snack – or to fill up…)
FULL MOON CASTLE TOUR
Romantic walk & castle tour at FULL MOON with LATERNS and viewing of the Glockenwiese (bell meadow).
Dates 2023:
Thursday, April 6th, 2023
Friday, May 5th, 2023
Monday, July 3rd, 2023
Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
Thursday, August 31st, 2023
Friday, September 29th, 2023
Saturday, October 28th, 2023
Duration approx. 75 minutes (leisurely tour)
The tour takes place in all weathers.
A deposit is required for lanterns.
Price per person: € 9.00
€ 8.50 Seniors, students
€ 5.00 children 6 – 16 years / children up to 6 years free
ON THE WINE TRAIL
Wine walk through the castle with three wine tastings. Learn about Romans and the obligation to a kiss, Noah and the first vineyard, Phylloxera and America, grape varieties and Archduke Johann, the Archangel Michael and the vision of living in peace.
Price per person: € 12.00
Bookable from 10 persons / duration approx. 90 minutes
