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Kaprun

part of the Europa Sport Region

50km

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Hallstatt

Hallstatt is a small town overlooking the Hallstätter See (Lake Hallstatt) in the Salzkammergut, in the federal states Upper Austria of Austria.

68km

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Vöcklabruck

Vöcklabruck is a small town in Upper Austria. Vöcklabruck is the capital city of the region with the same name.

69km

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Bad Aussee

Bad Aussee is located in Salzkammergut in the federal states Styria, Austria.

82km

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Villach

city in Austria

125km

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Munich

city in Bavaria, Germany

164km

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Vienna

capital and one of nine States of Austria

370km

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Sights (15)

Petersfriedhof Salzburg

Perhaps most remarkable are the small catacombs (€2 adults, €1.50 children) carved into the nearby cliff side. Climb up for a couple of small chapels and a nice overlook. The church will be closed for renovations on 25 Sep 2018, for provisionally one year.

553m

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Mozart's birthplace

The Mozart family lived in this house in the heart of Salzburg from 1747-1773, where W.A. Mozart was born on 27 January 1756. The house is now a popular museum devoted to Mozart and his family, with interesting memorabilia and letters. Well worth a quick visit.

741m

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Museum der Moderne Salzburg

Two locations: Wiener Philharmonikergasse 9, and Mönchsberg 32. The Salzburg Museum of Modern Art is on the cliff overlooking the old town. It houses contemporary art works from the 20th and 21st centuries, along with rotating international art displays.

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Mirabell Palace

Next to the Salzach river and the Mozarteum University of Music and Arts lies a beautiful castle with gardens, built by an archbishop for his beloved courtesan. Watch out for the "Garden of Dwarfs" and the Garden of Roses. Inside, you find the marble stairs of Raffael Donner, and the world's most beautiful wedding hall, the Marble Hall. If you plan to marry there, reservations should be made at least a year in advance. Weddings in English are only held on Tuesday and Friday. If you don't speak German, you can't get married any other day!

987m

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Hellbrunn Palace

Once the summer palace of the Archbishops of Salzburg it has lots of clever fountains and pretty gardens. When you take the tour stand next to the guide otherwise you will get wet. Hellbrunn is surrounded by vast gardens, including a good children's playground with swings and flying fox (zip wire), and a cold wading pool, and is a perfect place for a picnic or a long walk through the green. In the Steintheater (Stone Theater), the first opera in Middle Europe was conducted. Children and adults alike are amused. There is an excellent and substantial zoo within the grounds.

3.1km

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Grossglockner High Alpine Road

Austrian mountain pass

58km

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Vassacher See

lake in Austria

125km

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Kremlhoftheater Villach

Claiming to be the smallest theater in the world, it seats 8 people and has a stage measuring 1.30 m (4.3 ft) by 1.30 m (4.3 ft)

126km

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Landskron Castle (Carinthia)

the remains of the old fortress of Landskron are on the top of a hill, 676 m high. A great part of the castle was destroyed by a fire in the 19th century, but some parts are still there and a few halls can be visited. There is also a restaurant, and every Tuesday evening there is a special "medieval" dinner served by waiters dressed in period costumes. The view from the castle is wonderful. From here you can see Villach and the valley of the river Drau with its lakes, and the Slovenian Alps on the other side of the valley.

128km

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Lake Ossiach

lake

133km

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Pöstlingbergbahn

The historic "Pöstlingbergbahn", Europe’s steepest mountain railway, is not operating any more. The renovated Pöstlingberg tramway is in operation and makes runs from Hauptplatz through Urfahr and through the neighborhoods up the Pöstlingberg its self. Additionally, you can take Bus No. 50 from Hauptplatz (main square) to the top of Pöstlingberg.

141km

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New Cathedral, Linz

The construction of the neo-Gothic cathedral was already initiated in 1855 by F.J. Rudiger, then Bishop of Linz, and the foundation stone was laid in 1862. The building was designed by the Cologne cathedral builder Vinzenz Statz. The cathedral was consecrated in 1924. The height of the tower was limited to 134m (as it was not permitted to surpass St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna). The cathedral can accommodate 20,000 worshippers and is also notable for its stained glass windows, including the famous Linz Window with scenes from the history of Linz (left front). At Christmas the crypt church contains one of the largest nativity scenes, measuring 12 m in length.

142km

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Old Cathedral, Linz

Designed according to drawings by Pietro Francesco Carlone, the cathedral was built between 1669 and 1678. It was the cathedral church of the diocese of Linz from 1785-1909. The single-nave Baroque church has lateral chapels and galleries, as well as a closed choir and stucco work by J.P. Spaz and G.B. Mazza. The marble high altar is by Colomba and Barberini with a picture by Antonio Bellucci. The Aloisian altar picture is by Bartolomeo Altomonte. The choir pews originate from the former monastery church in Garsten, while the organ by Franz Xaver Krismann derives from Engelzell monastery. From 1856-1868 Anton Bruckner served as the cathedral organist.

142km

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Lentos Art Museum

Houses a large collection focusing on modern art, with representative works by Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, and Oskar Kokoschka, as well as current contemporary art.

142km

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Skulpturenpark Artpark

A 5,000-m² sculpture garden, with works by more than 20 artists.

144km

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Someday we will visit Salzburg or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Salzburg

Salzburg is a city in Austria, near the border with Germany's Bavaria state, with a population of 150,000. It was the setting for the movie The Sound of Music, so you may think you know all there is to see in Salzburg if you have seen the movie. Admittedly, it is difficult not to burst into song when you're walking along the Salzach River, or climbing up to the Hohensalzburg fortress, which looms over the city. But there is a lot more to this compact, courtly city than Julie Andrews and Wolfgang Mozart, who was born here.

In the 1960s, the movie The Sound of Music used some locations in and around Salzburg and the state of Salzburg. The movie was based on the true story of Maria von Trapp, who took up with an aristocratic family and fled the German Anschluss. The town draws many visitors who wish to visit the filming locations, alone or on tours.

Salzburg is a tourist favourite, with the number of visitors outnumbering locals by a large margin in peak times. In addition to Mozart's birthplace noted above, other notable places include:

  • Historic centre of the city of Salzburg, a World Heritage Site
  • Baroque architecture, including many churches
  • Salzburg Cathedral (Salzburger Dom)
  • Franciscan Church (Franziskanerkirche)
  • Holy Trinity Church (Dreifaltigkeitskirche)
  • Kollegienkirche
  • Nonnberg Abbey, a Benedictine monastery
  • St Peter's Abbey with the Petersfriedhof
  • Hohensalzburg Fortress (Festung Hohensalzburg), overlooking the Old Town, is one of the largest castles in Europe
  • Mirabell Palace, with its wide gardens
  • Salzburg Residenz, the magnificent former residence of the Prince-Archbishops
  • Residenzgalerie, an art museum in the Salzburg Residenz
  • Residenzplatz
  • Großes Festspielhaus
  • House for Mozart
  • Mozart's birthplace
  • Getreidegasse
  • St. Sebastian's Church
  • Sphaera (Salzburg) [de], a sculpture of a man on a golden sphere (Stephan Balkenhol, 2007)
  • Schloss Leopoldskron, a rococo palace and national historic monument in Leopoldskron-Moos, a southern district of Salzburg
  • Hellbrunn with its parks and castles
  • The Sound of Music tour companies who operate tours of film locations
  • Hangar-7, a multifunctional building owned by Red Bull, with a collection of historical airplanes, helicopters and Formula One racing cars
  • Anif Castle, located south of the city in Anif
  • Shrine of Our Lady of Maria Plain, a late Baroque church on the northern edge of Salzburg
  • Salzburger Freilichtmuseum Großgmain, an open-air museum containing old farmhouses from all over the state assembled in an historic setting
  • Schloss Klessheim, a palace and casino, formerly used by Adolf Hitler
  • Berghof, Hitler's mountain retreat near Berchtesgaden
  • Kehlsteinhaus, the only remnant of Hitler's Berghof
  • Salzkammergut, an area of lakes east of the city
  • Untersberg mountain, next to the city on the Germany-Austria border, with panoramic views of Salzburg and the surrounding Alps
  • Skiing is an attraction during winter. Salzburg itself has no skiing facilities, but it acts as a gateway to skiing areas to the south. During the winter months its airport receives charter flights from around Europe.
  • Salzburg Zoo, located south of the city in Anif

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

3.2°C-4
Precipitation: 59.9 mm

Feb

5.6°C-2.9
Precipitation: 54.7 mm

Mar

10.4°C0.7
Precipitation: 78.7 mm

Apr

14.3°C3.8
Precipitation: 83.1 mm

May

19.9°C8.4
Precipitation: 114.5 mm

Jun

22.2°C11.5
Precipitation: 154.8 mm

Jul

24.4°C13.5
Precipitation: 157.5 mm

Aug

24.2°C13.5
Precipitation: 151.3 mm

Sep

20.1°C10.1
Precipitation: 101.3 mm

Oct

14.8°C5.5
Precipitation: 72.6 mm

Nov

7.8°C0.6
Precipitation: 83 mm

Dec

4°C-2.5
Precipitation: 72.8 mm
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