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Salzburg and Surroundings
Salzburg and Surroundings
Discover Salzburg and the surrounding area Excursion destinations for connoisseurs and slow travelers. A stroll through the Getreidegasse is best done in the early morning. Then you can enjoy the traditional shops of the city in peace. Treat yourself to a coffee in one of the Salzburg coffee houses. We can recommend the Café Tomaselli near the cathedral or the Café Bazar on the other bank of the Salzach. The cathedral quarter with its museums is worth a visit. Just like the cathedral. A tip: visit the Salzburg Heimatwerk and have a Salzburg dirndl tailored to you. The Hohensalzburg Fortress is worth seeing. The easiest way to get there is by elevator. Also nearby is the Sankt Peter cemetery, where the graves tell stories of people from Salzburg.
The area around Salzburg also offers interesting excursion destinations. Check out the open air museum. There you can walk through Salzburg's farming villages on foot. Drive out to Anthering and hike to the mill, where flour is still ground today. Enjoy the fish specialties at Grüll. Maybe you would like to try white caviar there? Take a trip to Obernberg, the place where the Christmas song "Silent Night, Holy Night" was premiered? There is a lot to discover in and around Salzburg Austria. Take your time and enjoy your stay.
In Salzburg, music is in the air at events in Salzburg During a stroll through Salzburg and a tour through the Salzburger Land, it quickly becomes clear what an important role music and world-famous musicians play in the Austrian city. Again and again you come across the names of classical composers such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz ... Continue reading …
Right next to the Cafe Bazar on the north bank of the Salzach is one of the luxury hotels in the Mozart city with style and tradition: the Hotel Sacher Salzburg. The moneyed aristocracy feel just as comfortable here as the nobility and celebrities from politics, business and art. The guests of the luxury hotel appreciate the ambience, the surroundings ... Continue reading …
Staying centrally in Salzburg at the Hotel am Mirabellplatz Petar and I love staying in hotels that tell stories. Especially in cities that are full of history. Salzburg is such a city in which you can find a different piece of history from the Salzburg region practically on every corner ... Continue reading …
Where can you eat well in Salzburg restaurants? Eating well in Salzburg is easy. Eating in a restaurant in Salzburg is an experience. We can recommend these Salzburg restaurants for enjoyment trips. On our trips to Salzburg we got to know restaurants that are well worth a visit. Eating out in Salzburg is also ... Continue reading …
The Trapp Family from Salzburg - The Real Story If you've been reading our blog for a long time, you may remember our visit to the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont a few years ago. Curiosity has been gnawing at us since then. The story of the Trapp family, who ... Continue reading …
Salzburg Insider Tips With these Salzburg Insider Tips you can make your Salzburg city trip an experience that not everyone has. The city of Mozart on the Salzach tells stories. These are varied. Exciting. Entertaining. Exciting. Relaxing. Fascinating. Interesting. I could continue the list indefinitely. But actually Salzburg can be ... Continue reading …
Shopping in Salzburg in shops with tradition We went shopping in Salzburg and discovered Salzburg shops that have existed for centuries. Shopping in Salzburg is fun. But there is more to it than that. Salzburg shops with tradition tell stories from the old Salzburg region and Austria. Wooden carts once rattled across the ... Continue reading …
Flour is still ground in the Anthering mill. What sounds a bit pompous in the title is actually true at the grain mill in Anthering near Salzburg. To this day, the water from the torrent in front of the house drives the grinder at the Fuchsmühle in Salzburger Land. The Achartinger Bach provides the background noise for our welcome ... Continue reading …
Leopoldskron Castle in Salzburg We have known Leopoldskron Castle for several years. So far we have only seen it on city tours in the footsteps of the musical The Sound of Music from the other side of the lake. One of the reasons was that until two years ago the castle was used for seminars and ... Continue reading …
Coffee & culture in a cafe in Salzburg As soon as you step in, you know that Austrian culture is in charge here - a cafe in Salzburg. However, not every cafe in Salzburg meets expectations. There are cafe pastry shops that have nothing to do with Austrian coffee houses. You ... Continue reading …
