Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Ploom
A3
D6
(see 40)
99
Stassny
C5
100
Wenger
C5
101
Zotter
B6
Sights
Salzburg's trophy sights huddle in the pedestrianised Altstadt, which straddles both banks
of the Salzach River but centres largely on the left bank. Here the tangled lanes are made
for a serendipitous wander, leading to hidden courtyards and medieval squares framed by
burgher houses and baroque fountains.
Many places close slightly earlier in winter and open longer - usually an hour or two -
during the Salzburg Festival.
SALZBURG IN…
Two Days
Get up early to see
Mozarts Geburtshaus
(
Click here
) and boutique-dotted
Getreidegasse
before the crowds
arrive. Take in the baroque grandeur of
Residenzplatz
(
Click here
) and the stately prince-archbishop's palace,
Residenz
(
Click here
). Coffee and cake in the decadent surrounds of
Café Tomaselli
(
Click here
) fuels an after-
noon absorbing history at the hands-on
Salzburg Museum
or monastic heritage at
Stiftskirche St Peter
(
Click
here
). Toast your first day with homebrews and banter in the beer garden at
Augustiner Bräustübl
(
Click here
)
.
Begin day two with postcard views from the ramparts of 900-year-old
Festung Hohensalzburg
, or absorbing
cutting-edge art at
Museum der Moderne
(
Click here
)
. Have lunch at
M32
(
Click here
) or bag goodies at the
Grünmarkt
(
Click here
) for a picnic in the sculpture-strewn gardens of
Schloss Mirabell
(
Click here
). Cham-
ber music in the palace's sublime
Marble Hall
or enchanting puppetry at
Salzburger Marionettentheater
(
Click here
)
rounds out the day nicely.
Four Days
With another couple of days to explore, you can join a Mozart or
Sound of Music
tour
. Hire a bike to pedal
along the Salzach's villa-studded banks to summer palace
Schloss Hellbrunn
(
Click here
) and its trick foun-
tains. Dine in old-world Austrian style at
Alter Fuchs
(
Click here
)
before testing the
right-bank nightlife
.
The fun-packed salt mines of
Hallein
(
Click here
) and the Goliath of ice caves,
Eisriesenwelt
(
Click here
)
in
Werfen, both make terrific day trips for day four. Or grab your walking boots or skis to head up to Salzburg's
twin peaks:
Untersberg
(
Click here
) and
Gaisberg
(
Click here
).