Salzburg Region

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The Original Sound of Music Tour in Salzburg
716
Bus Tours
from RM 255.02 per adult
Skip-the-Line: Eagle's Nest in Berchtesgaden Tour from Salzburg
92
Bus Tours
from RM 321.33 per adult
Salzburg Sightseeing Small-Group Day Tour from Munich by Rail
303
City Tours
from RM 280.52 per adult
Hallstatt Half-Day Tour from Salzburg
104
Bus Tours
from RM 326.43 per adult
Salzburg Small-Group Day Trip from Vienna
19
Full-day Tours
from RM 759.97 per adult
Austrian Apple Strudel Cooking Class including Lunch
109
Cooking Classes
from RM 240.13 per adult
Best of Mozart Concert and Dinner or VIP Dinner at Fortress Hohensalzburg
55
from RM 334.84 per adult
Salzburg Super Saver: Bavarian Mountains including Eagle's Nest and Salt Mines
41
Bus Tours
from RM 608.33 per adult
Mozart Concert and Dinner or VIP Dinner at Fortress Salzburg with River Cruise
18
Cable Car Tours
from RM 428.44 per adult
The Sound of Music Tour in Salzburg With Lunch or Dinner
7
Bus Tours
from RM 419.92 per adult

Top Attractions in Salzburg

1. Salzburger Altstadt

Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks

The unique Old Town of Salzburg is intertwined with the spirit of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, music traditions and the…

2. Fortress Hohensalzburg Castle

Architectural Buildings • Lookouts

Open now

By AsisBandyopadhyay

In the exclusive ambience of the castle above the rooftops of Salzburg, a small group of musicians and soloists…

3. Untersberg

Mountains

Untersberg is located at a height of approx.1740 kms above sea level.

4. Mirabell Palace and Gardens

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Architectural Buildings

By HuskerTraveler2

Featuring the music of Mozart and his contemporaries who performed in this very room.

5. Schloss Hellbrunn

Castles

The compact palazzo is now dedicated to the display of original art works, artifacts, strange and wonderful statuary…

6. Red Bull Hangar-7

Speciality Museums

Open now

By Petre2017476

It is located beside Salzburg's airfield in a unique location, a modern-built hangar.

7. Salzburg Cathedral

Architectural Buildings • Churches & Cathedrals

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First established in 774, a tour of the cathedral reveals the many levels of history beginning with the Roman era…

8. Haus der Natur

Speciality Museums

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A serene aquarium features many types of marine biota slowly ambling through the water.

9. Wasserspiele Hellbrunn

Parks • Fountains

Founded by Archbishop of Salzburg in the 17 century and it's still works-A garden filled with sculptures, pools and…

10. St. Peter's Abbey (Stift St. Peter)

Historic Sites • Religious Sites

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Set against the backdrop of the Monachsberg Mountain and nestled below the imposing Hohensalzburg Fortress above, St…

11. Kapuzinerberg

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Inauguration of the new organ on November 11, 1989: a purely mechanical work with 26 registers (company Johann Pirchner…

12. Petersfriedhof

Cemeteries

Encircled by a medieval monastery/church courtyard, cliffs, and archways covering burial chambers in the walls this…

13. MoenchsbergAufzug

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Lookouts

Open now

They express ideas and issues that were in place during years past and are relevant to the pieces on show.

14. DomQuartier Salzburg

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Architectural Buildings

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This was of course the public and private residences of the archbishop prince rulers of Salzburg over the centuries…

15. Salzburg Hauptbahnhof

Public Transportation Systems

The Salzburg Hbf is a modern train station, with escalators and lifts to the tracks.

16. Mozart's Birthplace

Historic Sites • History Museums

Total 3 floors of museum display about life of Mozart at this birth site.

17. Stiegl-Brauwelt

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Open now

Not only does it take you through the history of brewing it has an extensive display of brewery artefacts from steins…

18. Alter Markt

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Situated in the centre of the Old Town, this square still has remnants of the original roman architecture.

19. Makartsteg

Points of Interest & Landmarks

This is a iconic slim arched concrete pedestrian bridge with chain link sides in the center of Salzburg.

20. Linzergasse

Points of Interest & Landmarks

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Step back in time with old cobblestone streets store fronts in buildings 100s of years old.

21. Nonnberg Convent

Religious Sites

Located beneath Festungsberg hill Nonnberg Convent it is the oldest existing monastery in the German - speaking world.

22. Residenzgalerie Salzburg

Art Galleries • Historic Sites

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The abbeys work includes restoring many buildings and churches, maintaining their 1500 year Plus library and scientific…

23. Lammerklamm

Hiking Trails • Geologic Formations

This pleasant riverside walk takes you through the gorge via walking track, stairs, bridges and tunnel to view the…

24. Franziskanerkirche

Historic Sites • Religious Sites

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The dedication of the church in 1223 culminated the rebuilding of the church which had begun around 1208, and of which…

25. Mozart Residence (Mozart Wohnhaus)

Speciality Museums • Historic Sites

By CorporateProphet

A place of history as far as music goes and a museum today; the exhibits showcase the life and times of Mozart.

26. Cemetery of St. Sebastian (Friedhof St. Sebastian)

Cemeteries

The cemetery is filled with the names and bones of many of Salzburg's most historic figures.

27. Old City Hall (Altes Rathaus)

Historic Sites

Set into the sky blue tower of the building is a functioning clock, the oldest clockwork and the oldest bell in the…

28. Mozartplatz

Points of Interest & Landmarks

The monument is located in a public square, and is engulfed with flowers and messages of love and steel fencing that…

29. Salzburg Festival

Music Festivals

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The Felsenreitschule consists of little niches and arcades that were cut into the walls of the Mönchsberg mountain.

30. Salzburg Museum

Speciality Museums

Open now

The first floor of the New Residence is dedicated to outstanding personages of Salzburg, such as Paracelso, and to…

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