Narrow streets and wide squares – here you can feel the whole story of the Prince Archbishops and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This city knows how to inspire again and again. Visitors and locals alike move between the UNESCO World Heritage Site with the Hohensalzburg Fortress, Getreidegasse or Hellbrunn and the festival hype in summer and the enchanting Christmas market in winter
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Salzburg Card
With the Salzburg Card and its many benefits, you have a great way to discover the City of Mozart easily and conveniently. Free admission to tourist attractions and museums, free use of public transportation and many additional discounts make your Salzburg holiday a truly unique experience.
Sightseeing: Salzburg’s special squares
In the centre of Salzburg there are a number of wonderful piazzas you can stroll through and admire.
Salzburg – a star of the silver screen
Where would Salzburg be without “The Sound of Music“? There is hardly any other film that has so motivated tourists throughout the world to put an Austrian city on their travel agenda. But not just Julie Andrews, but also Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz and Nicolas Cage have played against the elegant backgrounds provided by Salzburg. And there was the time that “Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart” in the run-up to the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest hosted by Austria became a hit in Salzburg’s Festival Hall.
Drinking water fountains in the city of Salzburg
Sustainable lifestyle by filling up your own drinking bottle
Salzburg’s almost inexhaustible water reservoir is located in the Untersberg near the city. The drinking water in Salzburg is of the very best quality and can be drunk straight from the tap. But pure, untreated water can also be enjoyed from the many drinking water wells in the city without hesitation. The water quality is constantly checked.
Salzburg. An art history: Unitatis – a work of art as a symbol of solidarity.
Martin Rehrl und Daniel Ronacher nutzten die Corona Krise um kreativ zu werden. Ronachers Dokumentarfilm berichtet über Salzburger Künstler im Lockdown – darunter auch Martin Rehrl. Er schuf über eineinhalb Jahre hinweg ein 9 Meter hohes Denkmal aus Metallstreben Die umschlingenden Hände stehen für Zusammenhalt und Einigkeit.
City hikes taking in Salzburg’s city mountains
High above the roofs of the historic old city, away from the hustle and bustle of the tourists, you can find peace and relaxation as you ramble across the high elevations within Salzburg itself. All the paths here are carefully maintained, not demanding, and are even child buggy-friendly.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – His life in Salzburg
Free spirit, child prodigy, restless traveler: the life and works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Salzburg
Salzburg, my city!
A better place is hardly to find for taking a city stroll. This city knows how to charm its visitors. The SALZBURG GUIDE – SHOPPING.EATING.ART is a practical guide for exploring the city. You can shop to your heart‘s content, paste the time in beautiful and comfy cafes, eat deliciously in restaurants, or visit popular museums.