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Salzburg
Salzburg is a city in Austria, with a population of some 148,000 in 2005. If you've seen the movie The Sound of Music, you may think you know all there is to see in Salzburg. Admittedly, it's tough not to burst into song when you're walking along the Salzach River, or climbing up to the Hohensalzburg fortress which looms over the city. But there's a lot more to this compact, courtly city than Julie Andrews and Mozart's birthplace...
The city will be one of the eight host cities in the 2008 European Football Championships.
Get in
By train
Salzburg's train station, the hauptbahnhof, is centrally located. From Munich to Salzburg is about a two hour train ride, and international trains operate from Zurich, Zagreb, Ljubljana and Budapest to name a few destinations. Intercity trains operate very frequently (especially to Vienna where services are almost hourly).
By planeThe Salzburg W.A. Mozart International Airport () is situated about 20 minutes from the centre of the city. Connection with the city by bus . It has direct connections from Amsterdam, Berlin, Birmingham, Coventry, London, Maribor, Palma de Mallorca, Paris, Saint Petersburg, Vienna, many German cities, and Zurich.
Get around
The best way to get around Salzburg is by foot. There is a network of city busses (StadtBus, with numbers from 1 to 8. 24 hour ticket: 4,20 Euro. One week ticket: 11,40 Euro), which cover the whole city star-shaped from the center. If you travel by bus make sure you don't catch any of the last buses. They'll take you several miles out of town with your only way back by walking or should you be fortunate enough to wave down a taxi. With that said if you need to get somewhere late at night it may be best to either take a taxi or walk.
See
Once an archbishop's summer palace with lots of clever fountains and pretty gardens. When you take the tour stand next to the guide otherwise you'll get wet. Hellbrunn is surrounded by vast gardens, including a good children's playground with swings and flying fox, and a cold wading pool, and is a perfect place for a picnic or a long walk through the green. In the Steintheater (Stone Theatre), the first opera in Middle Europe was conducted. If you're travelling with children this is...
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Hotels in Salzburg
| | Hotel Altstadt Radisson SAS  |
Score 8.475 from 24 reviews | | Rudolfskai 28/ Judengasse 15 |  |
| The colourful history of this landmark building can be traced back as far as 1377. Formerly one of Salzburg´s oldest inns, it has been remodelled into a gem of a hotel. Here, in the most typical part of old Salzburg, amid all the world-famous sights, luxury and elegance combine to create an outstanding dimension of Austrian hospitality.
It is a building with more than 500 years of history. The Hotel Altstadt Radisson SAS is known for its personal and individual service. Step by step our guests discover new, fascinating details throughout the hotel. Every floor offers an enchanting view of the roofed atrium. ... more | | |
 | Hotel Kristall  |
Score 0 from 0 reviews | | Unterberg 158 | |
| Comfortable accommodation is tastefully and lovingly decorated with wood furnishings and warm lighting and colours. ... more | | |
 | Hotel Der Salzburger Hof |
Score 7.825 from 182 reviews | | Kaiser-Schützen-Strasse 1 | |
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See Salzburg’s hospitality going together with competence and professionalism. Enjoy the individual service of a family run hotel.
OUR philosophy:
* We offer you a smile and a warm welcome at any time.
* We spoil you daily with our rich and varied breakfast buffet.
* We are pleased to inform you about our beautiful Salzburg and
we enjoy giving you advice and support any time.
* We are looking forward to receiving your suggestions how to make your stay even more comfortable.
Go and see for yourself!
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 | Hotel Alpenhof |
Score 9.625 from 15 reviews | | Richard-Voss-Strasse 30 | |
| We offer a conference room with a capacity of up to 25 people, equipped with modern conference technology.
Our wellness area is open daily from 07:00 to 20:00, providing you with an indoor and heated outdoor swimming pool, a traditional sauna hut, steam bath, a sun pavillon, infrared cabin, cosmetic treatments with products from Dr. Spiller Biocosmetiques, massages, ayurveda and much more. ... more | | |
 | Schwärzler Hotel Neutor |
Score 7.8 from 256 reviews | | Neutorstraße 8 | |
| International Orchestra (such as the Vienna and Berlin etc.), Choirs, Artists and Musicians, from every genre come to enjoy, and appreciate the circumspectional hospitality found at the Salzburger Schwaerzler Hotel Neutor. The ever increasing number of cooperation partners already includes Salzburger Festspielhaus, Salzburger Kulturvereinigung, Spectaculum, Szene, Arge Salzburg, Rockhaus, ORF, Salzburger Jazz Herbst, FM4, Antenne Salzburg, Salzburger Nachrichten und News.
Susanne Scheiblbrandner and her team organise Concerts for groups, Brunches or individual festivals. Concerts and Events are only available for 25 persons or more.
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St. Blaise's Church (Civil Hospital Church)
Located at the end of the Getreidegasse, a famous street in Salzburg, where many of the world-renown guesthouses and shops are located in the old town is St. Blaise's Church looking toward the Moenschsberg. The Gothic St. Blaise's Church (Blasiuskirche) is located at the very base of the limestone cliff, and has been described as "Gothic Salzburg at its unaltered best." Unlike many of the other churches in the town, this one is pristine, as it was not damaged or rebuilt numerous times. Construction began in 1327 and it was consecrated in 1350 and served as a hospital church. Being a rather stark Gothic church, it lacks some of the elaborate decor of later baroque churches in the city, but is no less magnificent. It contains some rare medieval art, including paintings, sculpture, a marble relief of St. Sebastien on the exterior north wall and a 15th century tabernacle which is quite famous. It features a Gothic sacramental hall and a beautiful arcaded courtyard.
| type: | Churches and Cathedrals |
| address: | Bürgerspitalgasse 2. |
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Panoramic City Tour:
This tour will provide you with an opportunity to see the as many historical and cultural highlights as possible in the city where Mozart was born. Your tour will commence from Mirabell Square and take you through Mozarteum, the new part of the City, then continue to Mozart's Residence. Continue over the Staatsbrucke into the baroque Old Town with its resplendent Dome and the festival quarter. Passing the Nonnberg Abbey you will see Castle Leopoldskron, used as the von Trapp family home in the film, "Sound of Music". Lastly the tour will return to Mirabell Square. Lakes and Mountains Tour:
On this tour you can experience the breathtaking beauty of one of Austria's most beautiful regions - the Lake District just beyond the gates of Salzburg. Your tour begins at 2:00pm with a scenic view of Salzburg and then will introduce you to the scenic and historical landmarks on the way to the beautiful Lake District. You will see the impressive hunting castle Fuschl, today a luxury hotel, where the Prince Archbishops spent many seasons. In St Wolfgang there is time to visit the famous winged gothic altar by Michael Pacher, and there will be a stop at the White Horse Inn for refreshments. From St Wolfgang you be able to enjoy a 25 minute boat ride (May 01 - October 26 only) to St Gilgen, where Mozart's mother was born, on the other side of Lake Wolfgang. Passing Castle Huttenstein, you will continue along the Mondsee. The ever-changing and contrasting scenery will make this tour an unforgettable memory.
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Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall)
Kranzlmarkt 1. Built in 1407. Reconstructed 1616-1618. Marble portal with a statue of the Goddess of Justice by Hans Waldburger (1616). Lunar clock. Present appearance since 1772.
| Mozart Concert and Dinner at Stiftskeller |
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Enjoy the most popular compositions by W.A. Mozart by candlelight.
With music played by Salzburg artists in historic costumes and a three course dinner, prepared according to traditional recipes from the 17th and 18th centuries. Dine where the monks created possibly the oldest restaurant in history, and sample delicacies of the old world, in the enchantingly lit Stiftskeller.
Imagine the joy of living in Mozart's Salzburg with all its colorful costumes and its culinary joys, let yourself be enchanted!
Please note: on December 31 there will be a Mozart Gala Performance with a 4 course meal instead of the regular program.
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