Travel Reference
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LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
AN INSIDER'S TAKE ON SALZBURG
Salzburg guide, Christiana Schneeweiss, runs us through the best of the city.
Best Time to Visit
May when everything is in bloom and the mountains are still dusted with snow. September is lovely, too, with
mild days and fewer crowds than in summer.
Salzburg Festival
Even if you don't have tickets, you can still join in the fun! Opera and concert highlights are shown on a big
screen against the spectacular backdrop of the fortress illuminated at the free Siemens Festival Nights on Kap-
itelplatz. If the weather is fine, little beats a performance of Jedermann on Domplatz - it is the very essence of
the festival (
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)
. Last-minute tickets are often available.
Great Escapes
Kapuzinerberg and Mönchsberg for shady strolls and magnificent panoramas of the Altstadt. For quiet contem-
plation, head to Friedhof St Sebastian (
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) or Stift Nonnberg (
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), where the chapel choir con-
tains wonderful 10th-century Byzantine frescoes, which are among Austria's oldest.
Top Day Trips
Gaisberg and Untersberg for hiking in alpine surrounds; the Bavarian lakes, such as Königsee just across the
border; and Waldbad Anif for a swim in beautiful forested surrounds.
Sightseeing Tips
Avoid the groups by visiting the big sights after 4pm. To feel the true spirit of the Dom (
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, attend
Sunday morning mass. Don't overlook lesser-known sights: the Dommuseum (
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), for instance, is fas-
cinating and rarely crowded.
Entertainment
Salzburger Marionettentheater
( 87 24 06;
www.marionetten.at
; Schwarzstrasse 24; )
The red curtain goes up on a miniature
stage at this marionette theatre, a lavish stucco, cherub and chandelier-lit affair, which
celebrated its centenary in 2013. The repertoire star is
The Sound of Music,
with a life-
sized Mother Superior and a marionette -packed finale. Other enchanting productions in-
clude Mozart's
The Magic Flute,
Tchaikovsky's
The Nutcracker
and Strauss'
Die Fleder-
maus
. All have multilingual surtitles. Tickets cost between €18 and €35.
THEATRE
THEATRE
Landestheater
