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Salzburg city guide and tourist informationSalzburg is a city in Austria, with a population of some 148,000 in 2005. If you've seen the movie The Sound of Music, you may think you know all there is to see in Salzburg. Admittedly, it's tough not to burst into song when you're walking along the Salzach River, or climbing up to the Hohensalzburg fortress which looms over the city. But there's a lot more to this compact, courtly city than Julie Andrews and Mozart's birthplace...
What to see in Salzburg
Getreidegasse - a long yet narrow street running parallel to the river in the centre of town, with lots of shops, famous for the old (or old-style) signs of profession outside each store
The Mozarts Geburtshaus (Mozart's birth house), Getreidegasse 9, open daily 9am-6pm (last tickets 5.30pm), extended hours July-August daily 9am-7pm (6.30 pm last tickets), guided tours by prior arrangement, admission adults €6, youths 15-18 €2, children 6-14 €1.50, family ticket (2 adults and children under 18) €13, free admission with Salzburg Card - the Mozart family lived in this house in the heart of Salzburg from 1747 - 1773, where W.A. Mozart himself was born on 27 January 1756. The house is now a popular museum devoted to Mozart and his family, with interesting memorabilia and letters. Well worth a quick visit.
the Hohensalzburg Fortress - located on top of a mountain and offers breath taking views of Salzburg and the Alps. One area of the fortress offers visitors the chance to look down on a field below to find only one house - the executioner's residence. It was believed to live anywhere near the executioner was bad luck. Inside the fortress is a museum of medieval weapons, life on the fortess, and torture instruments.
Schloss Hellbrunnthe Schloss Mirabell - located right next to the Salzach river and the Mozarteum University of Music and Arts lies a beautiful castle with gardens, built by an archbishop for his beloved courtesan. Watch out for the "Garden of Dwarves" and the Garden of Roses. Inside, you find the marble stairs of Raffael Donner, and the world's most beautiful wedding hall, the Marble Hall. If you plan to marry there, reservations should be made at least a year in advance
St. Sebastian Cemetery - holds not only the graves of Mozart's wife Constanze Weber-Nissen, but also the must-see Mausoleum of Archbishop Wolfdietrich
The Dome
St Peter Monastery and Church
St Francis Church (Franziskanerkirche)
Schloss Hellbrunn - an archbishop's summer palace with lots of clever fountains and pretty gardens. When you take the tour stand next to the guide otherwise you'll get wet. Hellbrunn is surrounded by vast gardens, and is a perfect place for a picnic or a long walk through the green. In the Steintheater (Stone Theatre), the first opera in Middle Europe was conducted.
Museums
There are a lot of small museums designated to one special topic or person. Such are the Mozart's birthplace museum, the Mozart's house museum, the Toy Museum, the Cathedral's Museum and many more. Larger exhibitions are in the Museum Carolino Augusteum (Griesgasse), the Museum of Modern Art on top of the Mönchsberg, and the Residenz Museum on Residenzplatz.
What to do in Salzburg
Walk around the old town.
Sound of Music tour.
Visit the Haus der Natur (House of Nature, Bus station Mönchsbergaufzug), which is famous for its reptile zoo and special exhibitions.
The most beautiful views from above the city are from Mönchsberg, and Kapuzinerberg. An elevator is taking you up the Mönchsberg (Bus stop Mönchsbergaufzug), to walk up the Kapuzinerberg, start in Linzer Gasse.
Festivals
For almost a century, Salzburg has hosted the world famous Salzburg Festival, with operas, concerts, and theater plays in different locations throughout the city. It was founded by Hugo von Hoffmansthal, Max Reinhardt and Richard Strauss in 1920. It takes place in July and August, the most famous piece is the "Jedermann" ("Everyman") by Hugo v. Hoffmansthal, being conducted in front of the dome every year.
More recently, festivals also take place during easter time (with mostly Baroque music), and in autum (Jazz music).
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