Carmelite area

Carmelite area (Karmeliterplatz) - it is very spacious and most beautiful square in the city of Graz. Once it was the main square in town. It is located to the north-east of the castle and is the principal of 1578.
Area (Karmeliterplatz) got its present name in honor of Women's Carmelite convent, which in 1784 was used as police headquarters. On the east side of the square stands a beautiful memorial to the soldiers who fell during the Second World War, and in the southern part of the Palace is a unique galleries from Holy Trinity Column, dated 1680 year.
At Christmas and Easter occur on Karmeliterplatz festivities, and then sell a variety of unique gifts, toys, useful and interesting curios. In the area of ​​Carmelite (Karmeliterplatz) begins dating the town of Graz. It is from this place you can go to any places of interest and in fact, deeply acquainted with the remarkable history of the city. Also in the area sometimes plays street theater, entertaining tourists and locals. One word here, in the heart of Graz, life is always in full swing ...