Salzburg
Salzburg
Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is in western Austria and is the capital of the state of Salzburg. Salzburg is only two hours from Munich and one hour from Vienna by train. Population of Salzburg is about 145,000 people. The federal state of Salzburg is has a population of over …St Peters' Abbey
Founded in 696 by St. Rupert, whose tomb is also here, this is the church of St. Peter's Abbey and Benedictine Monastery. The Stift St. Peter was the first establishment of Salzburg. The abbey remains to be the oldest continuously active monastery on German speaking countries.
Once a Romanesque b…Hellbrunn Palace
In 1610, Santino Solari, also the architect of the Salzburg Cathedral, was appointed by Markus sittikus to build a pleasure palace on the Hellbrunn Mountain. Within a relatively very short time the result was this magnificent early baroque summer palace (Lustschloss, "the pleasure palace")…Mozart's Birthplace in Salzburg
Salzburg is forever associated with its most famous citizen, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and the house on Getreidegasse, in which Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on 27 January 1756, is actually Salzburg's most famous tourist attraction.
The mansion which also houses the Mozart Museum provides visi…Salzburg Cathedral
The site where the current Salzburg Cathedral or Dom of Salzburg stands was probably a sacred place for rituals and sacrifices from Celtic and Roman times. Salzburg's Cathedral is probably Salzburg's the most significant piece of church architecture. With its glorious facade and mighty dome the Salz…Hohensalzburg Fortress - Salzburg
Hohensalzburg Fortress was built in 1077 by Archbishop Gebhard and was enlarged by Archbishop Leonhard von Keutschach in 1510. Hohensalzburg Fortress is the largest, fully preserved fortress in Central Europe. The medieval princes' apartments and the Fortress Museum are of particular interest within…St. Sebastian's Church
Built between 1749 and 1753, St. Sebastian's Church (SebastianKirsche) is one of the many Baroque Churches in Salzburg. The great Salzburg fire in 1818 which destroyed large sectors of Salzburg on the right side of the river also burned some parts of St. Sebastian's Church. The ceiling frescoes of t…