Hartberg is a small eastern Styrian town on the edge of the Pannonian plain with a Romanesque rotunda (one of the best in Austria), a medieval ring wall, and a thermal spa. The Tabor, a fortified sacred complex from the 12th century, is the main architectural attraction. The Hartberg Therme draws visitors for the thermal baths. About 1 hour from Graz by car. A natural overnight stop on the eastern Styria circuit toward Burgenland.
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Hartberg sits at the eastern edge of Styria where the forested hills flatten toward the Pannonian lowland and the landscape starts to feel more Hungarian than alpine. The medieval ring wall and the 12th-century rotunda in the Tabor, one of the best-preserved Romanesque round churches in Austria, are the historical anchors.