Ten Salzburg Travel Tips What To See And Do In Salzburg Austria

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The following, top ten
g is one of Europe's most       Salzburg travel tips are for
opular cities. Although               things to see and do within the
relatively small, (population         city itself. All of them can be
around 150,000) it has an             easily reached without requiring
abundance of sight-seeing             any transport

attractions and provides tourists

1. Above all else, do not miss
with an inspirational combination visiting the Salzburg Castle

of mountain views and historic

Dominating the city, this
monuments.                            magnificent, white, fairy-tale,
The city of Salzburg is located       castle is Europe's best preserved
in the Salzburg region of Austria     and largest intact medieval
close to the border with Bavaria,     fortress. It is the kind of place
(Germany). Its name means "Salt       you want to look at from every
Castle" referring to the deposits     possible angle. Walking in the
of salt in the area that made the     narrow streets of the old town,
city wealthy as a centre of the       you turn each corner hoping to be
medieval salt trade and its           provided with yet another view of
beautiful white castle.

the majestic building sitting at

Salzburg is an incredibly          the top of the overlooking
beautiful city that has many          Monchsberg rock. When you are
outstanding examples of both          walking the hills opposite the
Romanesque and Baroque                Monchsberg, you are treated to
architecture. Everywhere you look     views of the castle across the
you will see reminders that this      valley (see tip 10 below). When
city was birthplace of Mozart.        you are walking around the
His memory is preserved and           Monchsberg itself you constantly
celebrated in several museums and     look up at the mighty fortress
through regular musical events        walls, towering above you. From

here and from the castle ramparts     Getreidegasse, a beautiful,
you are provided with spectacular     medieval alley, almost a mile
views over the city and the           long, running the length of the
surrounding countryside below.        old town. Even if some of the
Inside the castle, the superbly       shops are overpriced, just
organised tours reveal many           strolling along the street is an
fascinating features and              experience not to be missed.

historical facts from its origins

5. Mozartplatz - Mozart
in 1077 right through to the Square

twentieth century wars.

This is the heart of the city

2. The Salzburg Dom - the and is dominated by a statue of
city's cathedral

the great composer. The statue is

The cathedral is another great     considered to bear only a poor
place to soak up the history of       resemblance to Mozart and reveals
Salzburg. It was opened in 1628       a glaring historical error
on the site of earlier                inasmuch as it portrays him
cathedrals, the earliest of which     holding a pencil; pencils were
was built in 767.

not invented until at least

3. St Peters Abbey

twenty years after the time of

This Benedictine monastery is Mozart's death in 1791.

the oldest active monastery in

6. Mozart Birthplace

Austria, dating back to 696 AD.

The house where Mozart was
It is located in oldest quarter       born in 1756 has been converted
of Salzburg and will provide many     into a not-to-be-missed
fascinating insights into the         museum.

history of the city.

7. Mozart's Residence

4. Getreidegasse - Salzburg's

Not to be confused with the
medieval shopping precinct

composers' birthplace, this

Salzburg's most fashionable wonderful museum is to be found
shops can be found in in the new town and is the house

where the Mozart family lived

10. Kauzinerberg

between 1773 and 1780.

This beautiful hill reaches a

8. Residenzplatz and height of 2087 feet but there is
Residenz

no need to walk all the way to

The Residenzplatz is               the top in order to enjoy
Salzburg's largest square. It         stunning views of Salzburg in the
houses the fifty foot high,           valley below. The beginning of
Residenzplatz Fountain, probably      any walk will take you past the
the most beautiful baroque            six Stations of the Cross that
fountain that exists outside of       were built in the early 18th
Italy. The Residenz itself was        century. The Capuchin monastery
the residence of Salzburg's           which is also on the lower slopes
Prince-Archbishops and is open        is most definitely worth
all day for yet another               visiting.

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9. Mirabell Gardens

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