Along Dates · Graz
Graz Schlossberg
"From the square to the clock tower. Graz climbed."
First dates · New couples
For first dates and new beginnings.
Available sets
- Light
- Bond
- Deep
The experience
A hill in a city. Tunnels, gardens, a clock that keeps going.
The Schlossberg is the rock at the heart of Graz — a forested hill rising 123 metres straight out of the old town. Napoleon ordered the fortress demolished in 1809. The townspeople paid a ransom to save the clock tower and the bell tower. Everything else came down. What remained became a park.
The walk begins at Hauptplatz and climbs through the hill’s layered history — the Kasematten tunnels, the Herberstein terraced garden, the bell tower — ending at the Uhrturm with the orange rooftops of Graz spread out below.
A city that fought to keep its clock tower deserves a walk that takes its time.
what to know
| GPS stops | 25 across the hill |
| Duration | 60–90 minutes |
| Your window | 3 hours — no clock on this |
| Start point | Hauptplatz |
| End point | Uhrturm |
| Phone needed | One between you |
| Internet | Works fully offline |
| Question set | Choose below — Light, Bond, or Deep |
How it works
You receive a point cloud — 25 GPS stops across the hill. Walk to any of them in any order. The question unlocks when you arrive. The Uhrturm is the natural end — but the hill rewards wandering.
Getting up
Three options: the Schlossbergbahn (funicular), the glass lift inside the hill, or the stairs. All three start near Schlossbergplatz. The stairs take about 15 minutes and are the best way to arrive.
What you'll find
25 stops.
Your order.
Tunnels carved into rock, gardens terraced into the hillside, two towers that survived an emperor’s orders — and a view that explains everything.
Hauptplatz
The walk begins at Graz’s great central square — the Rathaus on one side, the Mur on the other, the Schlossberg already rising above the rooftops. The city at its most itself.
Schlossbergplatz
The square at the foot of the hill where the city meets the rock. Stairs lead up in three directions. A question about what you choose when all paths are open.
Kasematten
The tunnels and vaulted chambers carved into the rock during the Napoleonic Wars. Cool in summer, dramatic year-round. Now used as an open-air stage. A question about what survives being repurposed.
Herberstein Garden
A terraced garden built into the hillside — roses, hedgerows, and a view over the old town’s orange rooftops. One of the quietest spots on the hill. A question about what you tend to.
Glockenturm
The Bell Tower, built in 1588, housing the largest bell ever cast in Styria. It rings three times a day. A question about what you mark — and what passes without notice.
Uhrturm
The Clock Tower — Graz’s most recognised landmark, with its famously oversized minute hand. It’s been keeping time on this hill since the 16th century. The walk ends here, with the whole city below and time doing what it always does.
+ 19 more stops across the hill
The questions
Choose your depth.
✦
Light
First dates · New couples
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Bond
Established couples · 6+ months
✦✦✦
Deep
Long-term · Married couples
✦ Light
For first dates and new beginnings.
Warm, open questions with no pressure. The kind of conversation that makes a first date feel like the best one you've had in years.
9,990 Ft
€39
A taste of the questions
"What's something you hoped I'd ask you tonight?"
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"What's a version of yourself you haven't shown me yet?"
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"What do you want more of in your life right now?"
Tap to reveal
These are sample questions. The full walk has questions you won't see until you arrive at the stop.
✦✦ Bond
For couples who want to go further.
You know each other. But there's more to know. Bond questions open the doors that everyday life keeps closed.
9,990 Ft
€39
A taste of the questions
"What do you wish I understood about you that I still don't?"
Tap to reveal
"What's something you've almost said to me but held back?"
Tap to reveal
"What's the version of us you hope we become?"
Tap to reveal
These are sample questions. The full walk has questions you won't see until you arrive at the stop.
✦✦✦ Deep
For the ones ready to go all the way.
Long-term couples, married partners. The questions that reconnect you to why you chose each other — and who you've each become since.
9,990 Ft
€39
A taste of the questions
"What's something you've never told me because you thought I wouldn't understand?"
Tap to reveal
"What's changed in you since we've been together that I might not have noticed?"
Tap to reveal
"What do you think we've been avoiding?"
Tap to reveal
These are sample questions. The full walk has questions you won't see until you arrive at the stop.
They saved the clock tower.
Some things are worth the climb.
In 1809 Napoleon ordered the Schlossberg fortress demolished. The citizens of Graz raised a ransom to keep the Uhrturm standing. The rest of the fortress came down. The hill became a park, the towers became symbols, and the clock has been ticking ever since. The questions take their cue from the place — what do you fight to keep?
- HILLTOP VIEWS
- UNESCO OLD TOWN
- TUNNELS & GARDENS
- WORKS OFFLINE
Not sure yet?
Not ready to commit?
Start with a Spark.
Every Along walk has a Spark edition — 10 GPS stops, around 30 minutes, Light questions only. Same city, same mechanic, lower commitment. Find the Spark on any walk page.
10
GPS stops
~30
minutes
1 hr
window
€15
5.990 Ft
Every Along walk has a Spark edition — 10 GPS stops, around 30 minutes, Light questions only. Same city, same mechanic, lower commitment. Find the Spark on any walk page.
Your first Along.
- Spark · Budapest
What's included
- 10 GPS stops across the walk
- Light question set — warm, open, no pressure
- Routon app · free · works fully offline
- 1-hour window from when you start
- One phone between you
SPARK
5,990 Ft
€15
Full walk · 60 stops
9,990 Ft
€39
Loved it? The full Margaret Island has 60 stops and goes much deeper.
- Same app — Routon
- Same GPS mechanic
- Works offline
- Light questions only