Stay at the Jufa Seckau for a memorable holiday in the Seckauer Tauern mountains, winter or summer. This affordable Austria guest house has a great location for outdoor recreation in the historic market town of Seckau, in the Mur Valley (Murtal), at the southern foot of the Seckauer Alps. The Jufa Seckau attractively combines a renovated historic building with new construction to offer 29 comfortable, reasonably priced guest rooms, accessible via a lift. Among the guest house facilities are a garden, a sun terrace, an internet corner, a cafe restaurant, and workshop and seminar rooms. Families will like making use of the indoor and outdoor children’s play areas. For relaxation, there’s table tennis and a sauna, and skiers can store their gear in the ski room. The guest house is at the centre of the village of Seckau, known mainly for being the home of the Seckau Abbey (called in German the Abtei Unserer Lieben Frau, or Abbey of Our Lady), founded in 1140. Other local sights include the Baroque mausoleum of Archduke Charles II, a high mountain church called the Wallfahrtskirche Maria Schnee auf der Hochalm, and the observation towers, forest trail, and museum on Tremmelberg mountain. The murtal mobil bus service provides guests of the Jufa Seckau with transportation to destinations such as the Lachtal hiking and ski area, the Therme Aqualux thermal spa in Fohnsdorf, and the Judenburg planetarium. Seckau is on the 365 km/226.8 mile Tour de Mur cycling path.