Salzburg Things to Do

 162 Reviews  When the weather permits you should go for a walk through the Mirabell Garden and maybe have a look at the Castle too. The Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg had these gardens and the castle specially... 

 225 Reviews  Located on top of a mountain, the Fortress offers breath-taking views of Salzburg and the Alps. Inside the fortress is a museum of medieval weapons, life on the fortress, and torture instruments.... 

 34 Reviews  My wife had a singular goal in Austria - to take the Sound of Music Tour (SOM as it is affectionately know to its fans). Panorama was the tour operator. It was billed as a 4 hour bus tour to see the... 

 98 Reviews  The Salzburg Cathedral (Dom zu Salzburg) is a 17th century baroque cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese dedicated to Saint Rupert of Salzburg. The finished church is 466 feet long and 109 feet... 

 61 Reviews   Schloss Hellbrunn was built early in the 17th century by Santino Solari as the prince-archbishops pleasure palace. The castle has some really fascinating rooms, including an octagonal music room... 

 58 Reviews  At the end of the day we sat and relaxed in the MozartPlazt. There is a Mozart's statue located in the square as well as various activities going there including people singing songs, playing guitars.... 

 51 Reviews  Getreidegasse is THE street in Salzburg. It is where absolutely every tourist goes, so it is very busy, very expensive and very crowded. It certainly is beautiful with all the signboards, but still I... 

 23 Reviews  The Salt Mines tour opened with an interesting short movie about the history of the mines. The lady guide toured us around the mine. We took the voyage across the subterranean lake and even went to... 

 54 Reviews  St.Peter's Church offers an interesting contrast: While looking rather plain from the outside, the interior is of abundant and luxurious baroque. It belongs to an abbey which was founded in the 7th... 

 67 Reviews  Residenzplatz (Residence Square) is the biggest and most beautiful square in Salzburg. It is very likely that you will come across it while exploring the town, for example when visiting the cathedral.... 

 18 Reviews  The Pferdeschwemme (Horse Wash) is one of my favourite places in Salzburg, I find it so beautiful and I stayed there for ages just looking at it. Ok, this is probably also due to the fact that I love... 

 39 Reviews  I really liked this cemetery. It is bounded by arcades and then is full of graves in the grassy middle. My favorite are all of the graves along the arcades with fancily molded inscriptions and... 

 17 Reviews  The Old Market (Alter Markt) was the main market place around 1300. The square is framed by the ornamented medieval houses. In the middle stands the octagonal fountain with the statue of St Florian,... 

 11 Reviews  This is not an activity for the not so fit as it involves freezing temperatures (even in August) and some very treacherou and slippery trekking. If however, you think that you can handle all this and... 

 15 Reviews  I went to the Augustinerbrau Biergarten on a tip from a local - something I always wanted to do. It was ok - no more; no less. The quality of the beer was ...well, ok. Admittedly, I'm not a huge... 

 36 Reviews  After sunset, on a warm autumn evening, I sat on the grass on the bank of the Salzach River. In the distance, from the mountains, I could hear the castle and monastery bells ringing and see lights... 

 9 Reviews  On a hill opposite the castle sits a city park Monchburg that contain the modern art museum and the ruins of fortification built in 1630 during the 30 years war. Easy access to the park and... 

 6 Reviews  The views from the fortress in the direction of both the city and the Alps are exceptional. On a clear day you can literally see for miles around. The largest peak visible from this vantage point is... 

 61 Reviews  "Hey look, it's the Prince-Archbishops Palace! Gee, these guys sure lived in opulent luxury, didn't they?". Turns out that, apart from this humble abode, they also had a country seat that goes by... 

 28 Reviews  Unfortunately it is closed on Mondays, the only day we were in Salzburg. They have a large collection of old toys, from what I understand, and my son poses outside the locked doors. They are open... 

 11 Reviews  This is considered to be the most beautiful fountain in all of Salzburg and I must agree that of all the beautiful fountains I have seen in Salzburg, this is indeed the one that impressed me most. It... 

 9 Reviews  If you have a few days in Salzburg, you should really consider to do a trip to Salzkammergut to see something of the wonderful mountain scenery near Salzburg. It is an area of many beautiful lakes,... 

 6 Reviews  First of all, Schloss Leopoldskron was never the home of the Von Trapps. It was used as a movie set only. And only the outdoor scenes were set there. The Von Trapps lived in another section of...