Salzburg

The Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg with its world famous baroque architecture is one of the best-preserved examples of an European ecclesiastical city-state.

Notable monuments are:
- Burgher houses
- Cathedral of St. Rupert and St. Virgil
- Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter
- Nonnberg Benedictine Nunnery
- Hohensalzburg Fortress
- Archbishop's Residence

Year Decision Comments
1996 Inscribed Reasons for inscription

Reviews

Marty Howes (USA):
Visited Salzburg over Christmas weekend of 2008. We were looking for a place with a good holiday feel to it. Salzburg delivered. A culinary must while there- white hot chocolate. Visit the Festung and walk along the hilltop for some great views of the surrounding area.
Place to stay- Ramada. Sounds bad but it is fairly new and very trendy. Much nicer than the ones you might know in the USA.
Date posted: August 2010
Ron Anderson (Canada):
We went to Salzburg in 2005 for 5 days. It is very beautiful. We stayed across from Mirabel Gardens which is wonderful to walk through. The museum of Mozart (not his birth house) was informative. Definitely worth going to the Sacher Hotel for some desserts. If you want something a bit different, you can go to the Red Bull Hangar 7. Formula 1 cars and aircraft on display and a super-cool bar above the futuristic glass hangars.
Date posted: September 2008
Kerri (USA):
Salzburg was an interesting European town. We enjoyed a free music concert at Mirabellgarten. Mozart's Geburtshaus was okay; you would probably really like it if you were really into Mozart. The trick fountains at Hellbrunn palace were fun, and the view from Hohensalzburg Fortress was probably our favorite part of trip to Salzburg.
Date posted: November 2005
Ben Pastore (USA):
Not bad for a salt mining town. I thought it struck a fine balance of modern convenience and Old World charm. Europe as it should be.
Date posted: June 2005
Klaus Freisinger (Austria):
Although often obscured from view by its proverbial drizzle, the old city and especially the fortress of Salzburg are a great sight. The latter is a castle as it should be, and the town itself is charming and well-preserved, even though it is often crowded with tourists and all the Mozart stuff can get on your nerves after a while. Still, it is one of Europe´s great townscapes.
 
Graeme Ramshaw ():
Synonymous for me with Mozart and music (the summer festival is a real treat), I was pleasantly surprised to find how beautiful the city of Salzburg is as well. The wrought iron shop signs, winding streets, and imposing castle on the hill typify the quaint Austrian town. Interestingly enough, my visit to Salzburg coincided with the filming of a Bollywood film in the Mozartplatz; a touch of India in Austria!
 
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Salzburg is my favorite touristy city. It does get a bit cutesy and Disneyesque, but I still love it.
 
samnuan (thailand):
Salzburg is truly beautiful especially when you see it from mirabell garden, the old city is nice and easy to walk around it's very touristy, everyone come to see mozart birthplace and The Sound of Music location film. but if you don't care about music and film salzburg is just a normal europe town.
 


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