Discover Bad Gams

Bad Gams combines regional culinary culture with trails through the landscape and surprisingly diverse insights into history and craftsmanship. Those looking for a holiday apartment in Bad Gams can therefore tailor their stay to different interests: culinary discoveries, pram-friendly walks, viewpoints or culture surrounding the church, ceramics and milling.

Experience Styrian specialities and wine

A concise insight into the region’s culinary world can be gained at Farmer-Rabensteiner’s farm oil press. There, the guided tour includes a welcome drink as well as a tasting of Styrian pumpkin seed oil and crunchy pumpkin seeds in more than 40 flavours. In addition, a guided tour of Farmer-Rabensteiner’s vinegar cellar explains the production and variety of more than 80 types of vinegar, which can then be tasted.

Schilcher is also part of Bad Gams’ culinary identity. The Bad Gamser Schilcherkeller offers Schilcher from 20 winegrowers in the region. The Schilcherkeller Trail provides an opportunity to explore regional wine cellars and taste Schilcher. Along the Pumpkin Circular Walking Trail, information boards provide details about pumpkins and pumpkin seed oil; the trail also includes a farm oil mill and a herb garden. These offerings allow you to give your trip different focuses, without having to fit all the experiences into the same day.

Trails, water and wide-ranging views

For travellers with a pram, the pram-friendly Energie-Spazierweg Bad Gams is a practical option. It leads from the town centre along the Gamsbach stream to a quarry. Those wishing to plan a longer tour through the countryside can take the Rosenkogelweg Bad Gams No. 22, which follows the Gamsbach stream to the Mendlalm and continues to the summit cross on the Rosenkogel.

The Wolfgangiweg ÖAV Trail 12 passes the Wolfgangi Church at an altitude of 725 m and offers views of the Sulm and Laßnitz valleys. The Weinbergwarte lookout in Bad Gams provides a different perspective: from there, the view extends from the Koralpe to the Slovenian border and across the Graz Basin. The GamsBad leisure and events centre covers 4.3 ha and includes a natural swimming lake and spacious sunbathing lawns. Those who value different ideas for each day when choosing their accommodation can weigh up a walk, a viewpoint, regional wine and time at the natural swimming lake.

Church, ceramics and the Mill Museum

The parish church of Bad Gams is dedicated to Saint Bartholomew and is a listed monument. It was first mentioned in official records in 1382. This makes it a historical point of reference for anyone who also wants to learn about the development of the town during their trip.

Another special feature is the ceramic tradition: ceramics have been produced in Bad Gams for more than 100 years. At the Bad Gamser Keramikstub’n, finished pieces can be admired without prior registration during the stated opening hours of 08:00 to 18:00. The Mill Museum displays hundreds of mills and centuries-old objects relating to the history of milling. The collection also includes a Stanglmühle from the Großklein area, dated to around 1785.

The right accommodation for your travel plans

When looking for a holiday apartment in Bad Gams, the way you want to structure your stay can help guide your choice. For culinary days, the oil press, vinegar cellar, Schilcherkeller and Pumpkin Circular Walking Trail take centre stage. Those who prefer trails and viewpoints can include the Energie-Spazierweg, Wolfgangiweg, Rosenkogelweg or Weinbergwarte in their plans. Culture enthusiasts can combine the parish church, Keramikstub’n and Mill Museum into their own focus. This keeps Bad Gams open to different travel paces and interests, without requiring you to commit to just one type of holiday.

Discover more places in the surrounding area

If you would like to combine Bad Gams with other places in your travel plans, you can also include Gundersdorf, Graschach, Lemsitz, Deutschlandsberg, Steinreib, Trog, Wielfresen and Pongratzen in your further search.

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