One of the most romantic days of the year is coming up and many couples or lovers are looking for a way to celebrate this day together. Here are a few tips on how and where to spend Valentine’s day (or any other hot date) in Graz together with your beau.
If you want to buy some flowers for your date, make sure to get some at the Kaiser’s Josef Market from a local gardener.
Date night ideas for Graz
Here are some ideas for things you can do in Graz for a romantic date:
- Walk up the Schloßberg and watch the sunset
- Or watch the sunset from one of the best viewpoints in Graz
- Hang a padlock on the main bridge
- Watch a show at the Opera or at Schauspielhaus
- Cosy up for a movie in one of the old-school, quaint cinemas of Graz (Kiz Royal, Geidorf Kunstkino, Schubertkino)
- Go ice-skating at Hilmteich
- Visit Schloss Eggenberg, walk around the gardens and feed the peacocks
- Have a picnic on Schloßberg or in Augartenpark or Stadtpark (not recommended in winter)
- Go for a walk along the Mur
Valentine’s day specific
For 2019, I found the following events online:
- Impress your date with your dance moves at Thalia Latina
- Have an afternoon Tea in Omas Teekanne
- Try out some wine at a wine degustation in VIU Eyewear
- Special dinner at Kornati (€50 euro special dinner)

Restaurants or cafés with romantic ambience
Restaurants
- Landhauskeller
- Schloßberg Restaurant
- El Gaucho
- Caylend
- Eckstein
- Memori
- San Pietro
- Landhaus am Ruckerlberg
- Capperi! (outdoors in summer)
- Eschenlaube (outdoors in summer)
- Trattoria veneziana (outdoors in summer)
Cafés
