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Salzburg [2] 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...

Contents 1 Understand 2 Get in 2.1 By train 2.2 By plane 3 Get around 4 See 5 Do 5.1 Tours 5.2 Festivals 6 Buy 7 Eat 7.1 Restaurants 8 Drink 8.1 Beer 8.2 Café 9 Sleep 9.1 Hostels 9.2 Budget 9.3 Mid-range 9.4 Splurge 10 Get out 11 Contact 11.1 Internet

Understand

Get in

By train

Salzburg's train station is centrally located. From Munich to Salzburg is about a two hour train ride.

By plane

• Salzburg W.A. Mozart International Airport (SZG), Innsbrucker Bundesstraße 95, ☎ +43 (662) 8580 7911 (fax: +), http://www.salzburg-airport.com/. The airport is situated about 20 minutes from the centre of the city. Connection with the city by bus [1]. It has direct connections from Amsterdam, Berlin, Birmingham, Coventry, London, Maribor, Palma de Mallorca, Paris, St. 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

• Schloss Hellbrunn, Fürstenweg 37, ☎ +43 (662) 820372-0 (info@hellbrunn.at, fax: +43 (662) 820372-4931), http://www.hellbrunn.at. January, February, November, December: 6:30 - 17:00, March, October: 6:30 - 18:00, April - September: 6:00 - 21:00. 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, 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 the place to visit because children and adults alike are amused. Adults: € 8.50, Students (19 - 26 years old): € 6.00, Children (4 - 18 years): € 3.80, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 children): € 21.50.

• Getreidegasse - a long yet narrow street running parallel to the river in the centre of town, with lots of shops, famous for the old (or old-style) signs of profession outside each store
• Mozarts Geburtshaus (Mozart's birth house), Getreidegasse 9, ☎ +43 (662) 84 43 13 (archiv@mozarteum.at, fax: +43 (662) 84 06 93), http://www.mozarteum.at. Daily: 9:00 - 18:00 (Last admission: 17:30), open until 19:00 between July - August. The Mozart family lived in this house in the heart of Salzburg from 1747 - 1773, where W.A. Mozart himself was born on 27 January 1756. The house is now a popular museum devoted to Mozart and his family, with interesting memorabilia and letters. Well worth a quick visit. Adults € 6.00, Youths and school groups 15-18 € 2.00, Children and school groups 6-14 € 1.50.

• Hohensalzburg Fortress (Festung), Mönchsberg 34, ☎ +43 (662) 84 24 30-11 (festung@salzburg.gv.at, fax: +43 (662) 842430-20), http://www.salzburg-burgen.at/en/hohensalzburg/. Located on top of a mountain, the Festung offers breath taking views of Salzburg and the Alps. One area of the fortress offers visitors the chance to look down on a field below to find only one house - the executioner's residence. It was believed to live anywhere near the executioner was bad luck. Inside the fortress is a museum of medieval weapons, life on the fortess, and torture instruments. Adults: € 9.80, Children and youths (6-19 years, groups only): € 5.10, Children, individual (6-14 years): € 5.60, Family ticket: € 22.60.

• Schloss Mirabell, Address, ☎ +43 (662) 8072-2334, http://www2.salzburg.info/sehenswertes_23.htm. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 08:00 - 16:00, Tuesday &Friday: 13:00 - 16:00. Located right next to the Salzach river and the Mozarteum University of Music and Arts lies a beautiful castle with gardens, built by an archbishop for his beloved courtesan. Watch out for the "Garden of Dwarves" and the Garden of Roses. Inside, you find the marble stairs of Raffael Donner, and the world's most beautiful wedding hall, the Marble Hall. If you plan to marry there, reservations should be made at least a year in advance.

• Salzburg Zoo, Anifer Landesstr. 1, ☎ +43 (662) 820176-0 (office@salzburg-zoo.at), http://www.salzburg-zoo.at/. Adults: €8.00, Students (Under 27) €6.00, Children (4 - 14) €3.50.

• Toy Museum (Spielzeugmuseum), Bürgerspitalgasse 2, ☎ +43 (662) 620808-300 (info@smca.at, fax: +43 (662) 620808-320), http://www.smca.at/default.php?selLevel=1&link=museen.html. Adults: € 2.70, Seniors, Children, youth (16 - 26): € 2,00, Students: ( 6 - 15 years old) € 0,80.

• Museum of Natural History (Haus de Natur Salzburg), Museumsplatz 5, ☎ +43 (662) 84 26 53 - 0 (office@hausdernatur.at), http://www.hausdernatur.at/index.php?id=1&L=1. Opened daily: 09:00 – 17:00. Adults: €4.50, Seniors (60+), or with a pass: €4.00, Students (Under 27) and Children (4+): €2.50.

• St. Sebastian Cemetery - holds not only the graves of Mozart's wife Constanze Weber-Nissen, but also the must-see Mausoleum of Archbishop Wolfdietrich
• The Dome
• St Peter Monastery and Church
• St Francis Church (Franziskanerkirche)

Do

• Casino Salzburg, 5071 Wals-Siezenheim, ☎ +43 (662) 85 44 55, http://www.casinos.at/. Open daily except for December 24. Slot machines: 12:00 - 03:00, Live games: 15:00 - 03:00. Free admission.

Tours

A number of companies run coach tours in and around Salzburg. By far the most popular of these are dedicated to the locations featured in The Sound of Music:

• Panorama Tours: Sound of Music [3] - daily, leaves at 9.30am and 2pm, 4 hrs duration, adults €35, children 4-12 yrs €18

Tours can also be taken from Salzburg to the Ice Caves, to the Bavarian Mountains and to Berchtesgaden....

Festivals

For almost a century, Salzburg has hosted the world famous Salzburg Festival [4], with operas, concerts, and theater plays in different locations throughout the city. It was founded by Hugo von Hoffmansthal, Max Reinhardt and Richard Strauss in 1920. It takes place in July and August, the most famous piece is the "Jedermann" ("Everyman") by Hugo v. Hoffmansthal, being conducted in front of the dome every year.

More recently, festivals also take place during easter time (with mostly Baroque music), and in autum (Jazz music).

Buy

• Mozartkugeln ("Mozart balls") are a chocolate candy inspired by the famous composer, Salzburg's most famous son. (Be aware though they are very expesive with a small box costing as much as 7 Euro.)

Eat

Restaurants

Some things on the Menu you might not find in the dictionary - better ask before you order, or expect to eat sausage made of blood, or the kidney and lungs of the cattle.

• Wilder Mann: traditional Austrian fare in the Getreidegasse.
• Zipfer Bräuhaus - Philharmonikergasse. A fair choice of traditional food.
• Augustiner Bräustübl - Bus stop Landeskrankenhaus. Beer garden with self-brewed beer, and market-like shops to buy food. You can bring your own food (not drinks!) if you want.
• Stiegl Keller - below the Fortress. A cellar up on a mountain, serving traditional food and the famous Stiegl beer right from the barrel.

Salzburg is the region with the most Gault Millau toques per capita. Some of the best restaurants of the world can be found here:

• Hubertushof in Filzmoos, 4 toques for Johanna Maier (the only woman in the world with four toques!).
• Obauer in Werfen, 4 toques for Rudi Obauer.

If you seek a special environment for your dinner, take a look at Hangar 7, a top-cuisine restaurant and a great bar close to the airport.

Drink

Beer

• Augustiner brewery, Lindhofstrasse 7, ☎ +43 (662) 431246 (info@augustinerbier.at), http://www.augustinerbier.at.

• Die Weisse, Rupertgasse 10 (Near Linzergasse), ☎ +43 (662) 431246 (info@augustinerbier.at), http://www.dieweisse.at.

• Augustiner brewery, Lindhofstrasse 7, ☎ +43 (662) 431246 (info@augustinerbier.at), http://www.augustinerbier.at.

Café

• Tomaselli (Alter Markt). A traditional viennese coffee house, the oldest of Salzburg. Try the Einspänner and a Sacher cake!
• Fürst (Alter Markt). Exquiste pastry, and the place to buy the original Mozartkugel, invented by confectioner Paul Fürst in 1884.
• Republic (Griesgasse/Bus Stop Mönchsbergaufzug). A modern café with good breakfast, and a variety of cultural events (Jazz Brunch, Clubbing, special theme parties at night). Turns into one of the most popular places to be during night.
• Shakespeare (Hubert Sattler Gasse, close to Mirabell castle). Art café with good chinese kitchen, cheap lunch menus during the week.

Sleep

Hostels

• YoHo (International Youth Hotel Salzburg), Paracelsusstraße 9, ☎ +43 (662) 879649 (office@yoho.at, fax: +43 (662) 87 88 10), https://www.yoho.at/. Check in time: , Check out time:.

• Landesberufsschülerheim Aigen - Hostelling International, Aignerstaße 34, ☎ +43 (662) 623248 (fax: +43 (662) 623248-4), http://www.lbsh-aigen.at. Check in time: , Check out time:.

• Eduard Heinrich Haus - Hostelling International, Eduard-Heinrich-Straße 2, ☎ +43 (662) 625976 (hostel.eduard-heinrich@salzburg.co.at, fax: +43 (662) 627980), http://www.hostel-ehh.at. Check in time: , Check out time:.

• Landesberufsschülerheim Haunspergstraße - Hostelling International, Haunspergstraße 27, ☎ +43 (662) 875030 (heimleitung@lbsh-haunspergstrasse.at, fax: +43 (662) 883477), http://www.lbsh-haunspergstrasse.at/lbsh/home.htm. Check in time: , Check out time:.

Budget

• Gasthaus Hinterbrühl, Schanzlgasse 12, ☎ +43 (622) 846798 (fax: +43 (622) 841859), http://members.aon.at/gasthaus-hinterbruehl/. Check in time: , Check out time:. Edge of old town in building constructed in 1380; the plumbing is slightly more modern. €37-€70 (without breakfast) to €42-€85 (with breakfast)..

Mid-range

• Hotel-Pension Adlerhof, Elisabethstrasse 25, ☎ +43 (622) 875 236 (adlerhof@pension-adlerhof.at, fax: +43 (622) 873 663), http://www.gosalzburg.com/. Check in time: , Check out time:. A small family-run bed & breakfast, very close to the train station. €48-€120 (low season) to €59-€140(high season)..

• Hotel Trumer Stube, Bergstraße 6, ☎ +43 (622) 874776 or +43 (622) 875168 (info@trumer-stube.at, fax: +43 (622) 874326), http://www.trumer-stube.at/. Check in time: , Check out time:. Family-run three-star hotel just off the Linzergasse, close to all old town sights. Hosts are exceptionally friendly and knowledgeable. Breakfast buffet included. €89-€125 (low season) to €133-€161 (high season)..

Splurge

• Hotel Schloss Mönchstein, Mönchsberg Park 26, ☎ +43 (622) 84 85 55-0 (salzburg@monchstein.at, fax: +43 (622) 84 85 59), http://www.monchstein.at/. Check in time: , Check out time:.

Get out

• If you get tired of the city, you can visit the Ice caves south of Salzburg, or the salt mines close to the city.
• Silent Night, Holy Night, the famous christmas song, was composed and had its premier in Oberndorf, a small city next to Salzburg. You can see the Silent Night Chapel there.
• For people who prefer nature to sights, hiking on the Untersberg, a trip to Salzkammergut or the Königssee, or a visit to Bad Ischl may be interesting.

Contact

Internet

Salzburg has a growing number of options available for email and internet contact:

• Internetcafé Cybar [5], Mozartplatz 5, tel +43 (0)662 / 844 822, mailto:office@cybar.at, open daily 9am-10pm - conveniently located in the city centre, this internet café offers terminals and wireless connection for users with laptops
• BigNet Café in Judengasse

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