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May to September is best for cycling, cafes and the spa garden. Autumn is good for wine and harvest festivals. Winters are cool and quiet, and the thermal baths are especially pleasant then.

• Parktherme Bad Radkersburg is the thermal spa complex, with indoor and outdoor pools.
• Stadtpfarrkirche Bad Radkersburg is the main church of the old town.
• Frauenkirche is a smaller church on the old town square.
• Rathaus Bad Radkersburg is the town hall.
• Stadtmuseum Bad Radkersburg is in a former armoury and shows the town's history.
• Kulturhof is a cultural venue in the old town.
• Grad Gornja Radgona is a castle across the river in Slovenia.
• Johannesquelle is a mineral spring in the countryside.

• Soak in the thermal spa.
• Cycle the Mur Cycle Path.
• Walk the old town arcades.
• Cross the bridge to Slovenia.
• Visit a wine tavern in the hills.

• Graz is about 1 hour 15 minutes away by car.
• Gornja Radgona in Slovenia is a few minutes away across the river.
• Maribor in Slovenia is about 45 minutes away by car.
• The Styrian wine road is a short drive north.
• Ptuj, a historic Slovenian town, is about 45 minutes away by car.

• Graz is the nearest large city.

• By air: Graz Airport is about 1 hour away by car. Zagreb and Vienna are alternatives.
• By train: The Radkersburg line connects with Spielfeld-Straß and Graz. The trip takes about 1 hour 30 minutes. Check times on ÖBB.
• By car: The A9 motorway, then the B69 road, reach the town.

The old town is best on foot. A bus runs to nearby villages. Cycling is easy on flat paths along the Mur.

A car is helpful for the countryside. The old town has limited parking. Motorways in Austria need a vignette. Crossing into Slovenia is simple, but Slovenia has its own motorway vignette.

Styrian food includes Kürbiskernöl, pumpkin seed oil, used on salads and soups, and Backhendl, fried chicken. Local wine and fruit brandy are common. Slovenian dishes are easy to find just over the border.

Bad Radkersburg is very safe. Thermal baths can be tiring, so drink water. Tap water is clean and safe to drink. The emergency number is 112.

Radkersburg was founded in the 13th century as a border fortress on the Mur. After World War I, the river became the border with the new Yugoslavia, and the southern part of the town became Gornja Radgona. Thermal water found in the 20th century led to the spa that now defines the town.

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