Description
From April 12, the Lipizzaner stud farm and the Piber climbing park will open their doors not only to horse lovers and sports enthusiasts! Gourmets can enjoy regional and seasonal cuisine in the Café-Restaurant Piber, while those interested can learn more about the breeding and rearing of Lipizzaners in Piber during guided tours of the stud farm. The stud's riders give an insight into their work with the Lipizzaners in training during public riding training sessions.
Experiences during the Easter vacations:
Stud farm visit
A visit to the Lipizzaner stud farm at your own pace.
Daily during opening hours: 09:30 - 16:00.
Stud farm tour
First-hand Lipizzaner knowledge with a professional tour guide.
Daily: 09:45, 11:00, 13:00 and 14:15.
Additional guided tours on Easter Sunday and Easter Monday: 15:30.
Tip
The perfect companion for your visit to the stud farm: “Follow the herd” app, available in the Play Store and App Store (for adults and children).
More information wil be published soon.
Carriage Ride with the Lipizzaners
Get a taste of a lipizzaner carriage ride experience and let the Lipizzaners of the stud take you around the surroundings of the stud. Duration/ride: approx. 15 minutes.
Foal experience
Experience the youngest Lipizzaners up close at the stud!
Thursday, April 17 & Easter Monday, April 21, both at 1:30 pm
Combination: foal experience and stud farm tour
Experience this year's foals at the Lipizzaner Stud Piber up close and and round it off with a guided tour to the stud.
Foal experience: Thursday, April 17 & Easter Monday, April 21, both at 1:30 p.m.
Stud farm tour: 09:45, 11:00 and 14:15
Climbing park Piber
The climbing season begins! More than 60 stations in 7 courses await beginners and advanced climbers at the Climbing park Piber. Tip: “Lipikrax” toddler course for children from 4 years/100 cm tall.
Public horse riding training
Experience the special kind of relationship between riders and Lipizzaners during the public riding training at the Lipizzaner stud farm in Piber.
Café-Restaurant Piber
Take a culinary break at the Café-Restaurant Piber, linger in the spring sunshine on the terrace and treat yourself to a hearty or light lunch, sweet desserts, refreshing or warming drinks or a small snack.
Opening hours: daily, 10.00 am to 5.00 pm
Cuisine: daily, 11.00 am to 4.00 pm
You can find the exact opening times here.
Tickets: Tickets for foal experiences, foal experiences & stud tour, stud tours (“Tageseintritt inkl. Führung”) and stud visit (“Tageseintritt” ticket) are available in the ticket store on site and in the webshop.
For groups of 20 people or more, please send an email to office@piber.com or call +43 3144 3323.
Visitor Info
Lipizzaner Stud Piber
Piber 1, A-8580 Köflach
Arrival by public transportation:
From Vienna (approx. 4 hours)
Take the train from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Graz Hauptbahnhof. Then take a local GKB train from Graz to Köflach. Vom Bahnhof Köflach mit dem Bus 702 bis zur Station Piber Schloss, Piber Fesselweg oder Piber Hagen Knobelbergsiedlung.
However, please note: The 702 bus line only runs on weekdays. On weekends, taxis are available at the Köflach train station taxi rank.
From Graz (approx. 1 hour)
Take a local GKB train from Graz to Köflach. From Köflach railway station, take the Bus 702 to any of the following stops: Station Piber Schloss, Piber Fesselweg or Piber Hagen Knobelbergsiedlung.
However, please note: The 702 bus line only runs on weekdays. On weekends, taxis are available at the Köflach train station taxi rank.
Calculate route (google maps)
Coordinates for satellite navigation: 47°04'48.4"N 15°06'01.6"E
Café
Regional, seasonal and down-to-earth ...that's how visitors know and love our café-restaurant at the Lipizzaner Stud Piber!
Reservation:
+43 3144 3323 170
cafe@piber.com
Cloakroom
Unfortunately, we can't store your wardrobe or luggage.
Parking
At the foot of the hill of the Piber Castle and Stud Farm there are sufficient parking spaces for visitors and buses. Please take into account the 5-10 minute walk from the car park to the stud!
Visit with children
The stud farm is barrier-free, making it possible to visit with a baby carriage. There is also a changing table in the ladies' toilet in Piber Castle.
Visit with the four-legged friend
Dogs are welcome at the stud farm, whether it’s on an independent visit or on a guided tour!
However, please note: In the inner area of the stud farm, dogs must always be kept on a short lead. Dogs are not permitted at events held on stud grounds (e. g. the Spring Celebration) or on alpine pasture tours!
Parking
There is a disabled parking space at the top of the hill, to the left of the entrance to the inner stud farm area (turnstile), opposite the granary (museum). Further wheelchair-accessible parking spaces are located in the visitor car park at the foot of Castle Hill.
Toilets
Disabled toilets are available at Piber Castle, in the treetop adventure course ticket shop and on the grounds of the Piber Arena.
Special offers for people with disabilities
The stud farm can be visited in a wheelchair. However, there are slight inclines and slopes, so we recommend a visit with a companion.
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