Auersbach offers a variety of reasons to stay: guided tours with tastings, insights into ham production, a planetary hiking trail and routes through the cultural landscape. Information on tour duration and trail length provides practical guidance for planning. Advance booking and tour days at Lava Bräu are also important if you are planning this visit.
Brewery Tour and Vulcano Experience World
At Lava Bräu in Auersbach, a guided tour takes you around the brewery, followed by a tasting of two organic beer varieties. The tour lasts about 45 minutes. Group tours are available Monday to Saturday by prior arrangement; no tours take place on Sundays or public holidays. Lava Bräu was founded in 2001 as a microbrewery in the Styrian Vulkanland. Today’s insight into the brewery is therefore linked to a specific founding story.
The Vulcano Erlebniswelt in Auersbach offers more than 1,000 m² of experiences centred on prosciutto, as well as culinary experiences, family outings and group activities. Guided Vulcano tours last around 90 minutes and offer insights into the origins, philosophy and craftsmanship behind the products, special experience stations, Vulcano farming and the piglet shared housing. The Vulcano tour in Auersbach also includes a visit to the pigsty: visitors can observe the Vulcano pigs being kept in conditions appropriate to their needs, including while they shower and eat. A multimedia tour shows the entire life cycle of Vulcano ham.
Tour durations make it easy to compare options when planning your day: Lava Bräu’s approximately 45-minute tour versus around 90 minutes for the Vulcano tour. For the brewery tour, the days of operation and the need to book in advance are additional points to consider.
Planet Trail and Observatory
The Auersbach Planetary Hiking Trail starts right by the Vulkanland Observatory in Auersbach. At a total length of 5.9 km, it has ten stations: the Sun, the eight planets and Pluto. The planets are represented by bronze reliefs with Braille. This combines a set distance with a clear astronomical theme and a distinctive representation of the planets.
The Vulkanland Observatory on Rosenberg was built in 2001. It consists of two domes measuring five and three metres, respectively, and two Meade telescopes measuring 16 and ten inches, respectively. The public Vulkanland Observatory in Auersbach is located on Rosenhügel, far enough from the lights of the town of Feldbach to allow for dark nights of observation. Together with the Planetary Hiking Trail, which starts right at the observatory, astronomy forms a distinct focus for planning a visit.
Landscape, Trails and Traditional Wine Taverns
The AUERSBACH Himmel-Erden-Weg mostly follows field and forest tracks. It offers variety, with many interesting stops and beautiful views. An intact cultural landscape is also part of Auersbach’s visitor offering. If you are choosing between trails, their different character can help you decide: the Planetary Hiking Trail focuses on its 5.9 km length and the stations of the solar system, while the Himmel-Erden-Weg is defined by its field and forest tracks, stops and views.
The visitor offering also includes various Buschenschänken, traditional Styrian wine taverns. If you would like to visit a particular Buschenschank, check in advance whether it is open. Auersbach brings together a range of distinct experiences: tours with set durations, an astronomical trail with a specified length and number of stations, and routes whose appeal lies in their course and views.
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For the main travel overview: Feldbach.
