© C.Stadler/Bwag · CC BY-SA 4.0Hohensalzburg FortressSalzburgHohensalzburg Fortress stands on the Festungsberg mountain above Salzburg. Built at the command of the prince-archbishops, it began as a simple wooden-walled bailey in 1077 under Archbishop Gebhard von Helfenstein. Over centuries the ring walls and towers were raised, and in the 16th century Prince-Archbishop Leonhard… read moreOpen place
© · CC BY-SA 3.0Salzburg CathedralSalzburgSalzburg Cathedral stands in the heart of the city’s Old Town, beside Residenzplatz and Domplatz. The cathedral arches link it to the Residenz and St Peter’s Abbey, forming a single enclosed square. The square measures 101 metres long and 69 metres wide, with walls rising 81 metres. A tall column of the Immaculate… read moreOpen place
© Przemek Pietrak · CC BY-SA 3.0Mirabell PalaceSalzburgMirabell Palace stands in Salzburg beside the Salzach river just north of the old city walls. Built in 1606 for Prince-Archbishop Wolf Dietrich Raitenau, it began as a pleasure retreat for him and his mistress Salome Alt. The first name was Schloss Altenau, but after the archbishop’s fall it became Mirabell, meaning… read moreOpen place
© Thomas Pintaric (= Pintaric) · CC BY-SA 3.0Historic Centre of the City of SalzburgSalzburgSalzburg’s Historic Centre sits on both banks of the Salzach river, surrounded by the Mönchsberg, Festungsberg and Kapuzinerberg hills. The old city developed from the Middle Ages through the 19th century under prince-archbishops who shaped its art and architecture. Italian architects Vincenzo Scamozzi and Santini… read moreOpen place
© Nicholas Even (own work) · CC BY 2.5Hellbrunn PalaceSalzburgSchloss Hellbrunn is an early Baroque villa in the southern countryside of Salzburg. Built between 1613 and 1619 by Markus Sittikus, Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg, it served as a summer day residence. The palace takes its name from the clear spring that supplied it with water. There are no bedrooms, as the archbishop… read moreOpen place
© Pedro J Pacheco · CC BY-SA 3.0 atSt Peter's Archabbey SalzburgSalzburgSt Peter’s Abbey stands at the northern foot of the Mönchsberg in Salzburg, a Benedictine monastery founded in 696 by Saint Rupert. The abbey church, begun in the 12th century, shows Romanesque origins beneath its Rococo interior shaped between 1760 and 1782 under Abbot Beda Seeauer. Inside, the high altar is by… read moreOpen place
© Andreas Stiasny · CC BY-SA 3.0 atMozart's birthplaceSalzburgMozart’s birthplace stands on Getreidegasse in Salzburg’s old town, a narrow street lined with medieval houses. The building itself dates from the 12th century and once belonged to the Benedictine monks of St Peter’s. In the 15th century it passed to a merchant, then to the court apothecary Chunrad Fröschmoser, whose… read moreOpen place
© Oliver-Bonjoch · CC BY-SA 3.0Franciscan Church, SalzburgSalzburgThe Franciscan Church stands in Salzburg’s old town where Franziskanergasse meets Sigmund-Haffner-Gasse. A church has occupied the site since the eighth century, when Saint Virgil may have used it for baptisms. The present nave dates from the early thirteenth century and is one of the city’s oldest buildings. Gothic… read moreOpen place
© Andreas Weigel. Popmuseum at German Wik… · CC BY-SA 3.0Schloss KlessheimWals-SiezenheimSchloss Klessheim is a Baroque palace standing 4 km west of Salzburg in Wals-Siezenheim. Prince-Archbishop Johann Ernst von Thun bought the small estate in the late 17th century and asked architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach to design a summer residence. Construction began in 1700 and lasted until 1732, with… read moreOpen place
© Optimale · CC BY-SA 3.0GaisbergSalzburgGaisberg stands 1,287 metres above Salzburg in the Salzkammergut Mountains, part of the Northern Limestone Alps. It forms the eastern edge of the Salzburg Basin between the Lammertal valley and Wolfgangsee. The city’s western slopes reach the Kühberg spur at the municipal boundary. Since 1988 a small woodland area on… read moreOpen place
