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count for Mozart-lovers who book direct with this topic, nightly at 20:00, dress is “smart
casual,” call to reserve at 0662/828-695, www.mozartdinnerconcert.com .
Music at Mass
EachSundaymorning,threegreatchurchesofferaMass,generallywithgloriousmusic.The
Salzburg Cathedral is likely your best bet for fine music to worship by, and many Masses
are followed by a free organ concert (10:00 Mass, music program at www.kirchen.net/
dommusik ). Nearby (just outside Domplatz, with the pointy green spire), the Franciscan
church is the locals' choice and is enthusiastic about its musical Masses (at 9:00,
www.franziskanerkirche-salzburg.at —click on “Programm”). St. Peter's Church some-
times has music (at 10:15, www.stift-stpeter.at —click on “Kirchenmusik”). For more, see
the Salzburg events guide (available at TIs) for details.
Free Brass Band Concert
A traditional brass band plays in the Mirabell Gardens (May-Aug Sun at 10:30).
Sleeping in Salzburg
Finding a room in Salzburg, even during its music festival (mid-July-Aug), is usually easy.
Rates always rise significantly (20-30 percent) during the music festival, during Advent
(fourweeksleadinguptoChristmas,whenstreetmarketsareatfullblast)andusuallyaround
Easter.Unlessotherwisenoted,thesehigher“festival”pricesdonotappearintherangesI've
listed. Many places charge 10 percent extra for a one-night stay.
In the New Town, North of the River
These listings, clustering around Linzergasse, are in a pleasant neighborhood a 15-minute
walkfromthetrainstation(fordirections,see“ArrivalinSalzburg,”earlier)anda10-minute
walk to the old town. If you're coming from the old town, simply cross the main bridge
(Staatsbrücke) to the mostly traffic-free Linzergasse. If driving, exit the highway at
Salzburg-Nord, follow Vogelweiderstrasse straight to its end, and turn right. Parking is easy
at the nearby Mirabell-Congress garage (€15/day, your hotel may be able to get you a €1-2
discount, Mirabellplatz).
$$$ Altstadthotel Wolf-Dietrich, around the corner from Linzergasse on pedestrians-
onlyWolf-Dietrich-Strasse,iswell-located(halfitsroomsoverlookSt.SebastianCemetery).
With 40 tastefully plush rooms—a third of them in an annex across the street—it projects a
big-hotel feeling, but has small-hotel prices (roughly Sb-€80, Db-€120, rates vary with de-
mand,family deals, readers ofthisbookgetadiscount onprevailing price, non-smoking,el-
evator,freeInternetaccessandWi-Fi,annexroomshaveair-con,poolwithloanerswimsuits,