Ligistberg: Celtic Paths and Schilcher

For a trip to Ligistberg, you can focus on culture, paths and regional produce. The Ligist Celtic House shows how the Celts lived when they settled on Dietenberg around 100 BC – before the Romans came to Noricum. A museum in a former blacksmith’s workshop, a ruin built around 1200 and various paths add to these historical themes. When planning your trip, you can choose between history, landscape, birdsong and winegrowing.

Celtic House, Museum and Ruin

A guided tour of the Ligist Celtic House lasts about 45 minutes; admission is by voluntary donation. Check the tour details before you arrive. The Ligist Museum occupies seven rooms in a 250-year-old former blacksmith’s workshop. While the Celtic House looks back to around 100 BC, the former blacksmith’s workshop also forms part of the museum’s historical setting.

Lubgast Ruin, also known as Ligist Ruin, was built around 1200. A virtual tour of the ruin is available. Access to the upper part of the residential tower is somewhat difficult. These offer different ways to explore history: a guided tour of the Celtic House, museum rooms in a former blacksmith’s workshop and a virtual tour of the ruin.

Paths to Wartenstein and through the landscape

The short Celtic Path leads up Ligistberg to Wartenstein, which stands at 805 m. The long Celtic Path offers views of Ligistberg and Wartenstein and leads into the vineyard area. The labels “short” and “long” offer a guide when choosing; the long path also passes through the vineyards.

The Ligist Panorama Path runs from Ligist market square past the ruin to Wartenstein and back to the market square. Fields, forests and traditional orchards line the route. If you are looking for a path connected to the town centre, this is an alternative to the two Celtic paths. The Ligist Birdsong Path offers a distinct focus on nature: an information board describes the songbirds that live in Schlosswald.

Winegrowing and regional produce

The vineyards of Schilcher Vineyard Haas lie on the southern slope of Ligistberg. This is where the Blauer Wildbacher grape ripens, and Schilcher is then made from it; Ligist Schilcher also grows on the mountain’s southern slopes. Schilcher Vineyard Haas sells Schilcher directly from the farm. If you plan to buy wine at the farm, check in advance whether visits are possible.

You can also learn more about how regional products are made at the Rosenzopf apiary: by prior arrangement, expert-guided tours of the production rooms are offered. They give visitors an insight into honey production and conclude with a tasting of the apiary’s own products. Buschenschank Zach serves homemade snacks, juices and wine; Buschenschank Dokter offers homemade specialities made from its own produce.

Exploring by bike

The Ligist Tour can start in the centre of Ligist or at Krottendorf-Ligist S-Bahn station. The station is on the S7 line between Graz and Köflach. If you plan to travel by train, check the timetable in advance. You can then choose according to your interests: the Celtic House and ruin for history, the paths for landscapes and views, or winegrowing and beekeeping for regional produce.

Discover more destinations: Krottendorf Bei Ligist, Steinberg Bei Ligist, Hirschegg-Piber-Sonnseite, Kleinsöding, Rosental an der Kainach, Köflach, Voitsberg, Rauchegg.

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