Tourist Attractions

 

City of Salzburg

Salzburg is one of Austria's most beautiful and historic cities. From the Hohensalzburg Fortress (built in 1077) overlooking the city to the Bishopric Residence of the 16th century to the famous Hellbrunn Palace of the 17th century, Salzburg is a city full of awe-inspiring sights. Salzburg was awarded World Cultural Heritage status by UNESCO in 1997. Conference participants will have plenty of opportunity to enjoy the city during their stay.

 

"Salzburg has managed to preserve an extraordinarily rich urban fabric developed between the Middle Ages and the 19th century, while it was a city-state ruled by a prince-archbishop. Its striking Gothic art drew many craftsmen and artists before it became even better known through the work of the Italian architects Vincenzo Scamozzi and Santini Solari, to whom the centre of Salzburg owes much of its baroque appearance. This meeting point of northern and southern Europe perhaps sparked the genius of Salzburg's most famous son, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whose universal renown has shone on the city ever since." (See UNESCO World Heritage Description)

 

  • Mozart's birthplace: Popular Mozart museum featuring the usual memorabilia alongside Mozart's first violin. Don't forget to buy your Mozart ball chocolates! Getreidegasse 9, Salzburg.
  • Mozart's residence: The house where Mozart spent seven years of his life contains another popular Mozart museum.  Makartplatz 8, Salburg.
  • Schloss Mirabell: This palace was built in 1606 by prince-archbishop Wolf Dietrich and includes the gardens which featured in The Sound of Music. Located inside Mirabellgarten.
  • Hohensalzburg Fortress: This castle is one of the highlights of the city and offers excellent views of the city. The castle features a tower, torture chambers and impressive state rooms. If you take the guided tour you get to see parts of the castle which are out of bounds to other visitors. Mönchsberg 34, Salzburg. Access via Festungbahn funicular.
  • Sound of Music: Many of Salzburg's sights may already be familiar to fans of the 1965 movie, The Sound of Music. This popular film was set amongst many of Salzburg's most beautiful attractions and many visitors to Salzburg make point of visiting many of the places which appeared in the film.

 

Further details see: Salzburg Information or Salzburg's Castles and Palaces

 

 

Skiing in Salzburg