The town of Zeltweg stands in central Austria in the Styria region. It is 5 miles northwest of Graz and 12 miles southwest of Vienna. Visitors who hire a car in Zeltweg discover it stands in a flat basin of fertile farmland on the winding Mur River. Highlights of the area include the Wipfelwanderweg tree-top park, which offers memorable views from wooden walkways raised into the forest canopy. The nearby town of Judenburg has an acclaimed planetarium housed in an old religious tower, Seckau offers a huge Benedictine monastery where many Hapsburgs were buried and in Fohnsdorf there's an outdoor natural thermal spa pool.
If you hire a car in Zeltweg you'll find it's easy to explore the town and its attractions. The main sight here is the Eggenberg Palace, a beautifully ornate mansion built in the 17th century to mimic Italian Renaissance palaces. It now hosts artistic events. The Mur basin's flat geography explains why the Red Bull Ring international motor racing circuit has been built at Spielberg, just to the northeast of the town. This major venue hosts the Austrian Grand Prix race. And the runways of the main military airbase in Austria, Flughafen Hinterstoisser are just to the north of Zeltweg.
