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just the name ‘salzburg' is enough to conjure up images of european modern fairytale - majestic churches

the salzburg myth lives on. but does it really live on everywhere

the great thing is that the historic part of salzburg is very and you walk to almost anywhere in less than fifteen minutes. it means you can maximise your time and see a lot of things

i would strongly recommend you buy the ‘salzburg card' which gives you free entry to most of the important sites and discounts on a of activities

all of the places i'm going to mention now are covered by the salzburg card. you buy the card

i found the exhibits on the top level particularly interesting

opening hours: tue-sun

this is one of the highlights of salzburg and a must visit. the fortress is one of the largest medieval castles in europe and has been preserved

the other is to take the minute tour through some of the rooms and up to the roof of the tower

in the cliff to one side are catacombs where important people were once buried. they are quite and it doesn't take long to look around them

hopefully you'll be lucky enough

opening hours: may-sep 1000 - 1800; oct-apr

the building is designed and the galleries are spread over several levels. there are a lot of temporary exhibits so there's not much point me describing the works on display

there is also another section of the museum five minutes away

opening hours: tue-sun 1000 - 1800; wed

the real highlight here are the ‘trick fountains' and they're great

if you look at this table

enjoy it all - that's the point. the people of salzburg are friendly and like to show you their city

you'll find very comfortable and modern dorm rooms at the cool wolfgang's managed by a&o

things to do in salzburg - two days in the austrian city

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the salzburg myth

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even if you have never been

the austrian city is one of those places that's talked as an iconic destination

salzburg is beautiful from the approach

as a

in a moment

on the one hand

on the other hand

the city and the province of salzburg place their stakes

the city now relies on tourism as its main source of income - a situation that fortunately creates the need to preserve the history but also presents some challenges

best things to see in salzburg

there are centuries of stories of industry

having said that

save time and buy your salzburg card here in advance

at the end of this article

salzburg museum

i've already mentioned a fair bit the salzburg museum. it's an place to start and tells the story of the history of the city really

normal admission price: €8.50 / €

panorama museum

unless you are particularly interested in this kind of thing

normal admission price: €4 / €

hohensalzburg fortress

use the cable car

the first thing you'll notice are the views and you get some photos of the city from the hohensalzburg fortress. other than wondering around

the first is to go into the museum which has lots of exhibits that show life in the castle and salzburg

normal admission price: €12 / €

opening hours: jan-apr ; may-sep 0900 - 1900; oct-dec

salzburg cathedral

the salzburg cathedral is to miss. in the centre of the historic town

just before the main doors

normal admission price: €12 / €

opening hours: wed-mon - 1700; in july and august it's open every day - 1700 and until 2000 on wednesday

catacombs at st peter's abbey

near the cathedral is another beautiful church

i'm not sure if it's worth any special effort to go in but you might as

normal admission price: €2 / €

m art's birthplace

the first is m art's birthplace

there is also a lot of information the life of people in salzburg during his time - particularly those of a higher social class. it's worth getting the audioguide to learn a lot more

normal admission price: €10 / €

opening hours: every day 0900 - 1730; in july and august

m art's residence

the second m art site is called mozart's residence. this is where his family moved to later in his life

the emphasis of the exhibits here is much more on his music and there's an collection of instruments. the museum also looks at how his image has been used in popular culture since his death

again

normal admission price: €10 / €

opening hours: every day 0900 - 1730; in july and august

museum of modern art

up on the city's hill

to get up there

when i visit

normal admission price: €8 / €

salzach cruise

the river is one of the defining features of salzburg and there's no better way to see it than on a river cruise. i love that this is one of the things you do

normal admission price: €15 / €

opening hours: check website

hel runn palace

the palace building itself is an interesting and designed museum but i was a bit disappointed that you can't see more of it in its original interior design

normal admission price: €12.50 / €

opening hours: mar 24-apr 0900 - 1630; may

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save time and buy your salzburg card here in advance

as you explore the city

but always remember that it is their city. it is still alive… and so is the salzburg myth

he best accommodation in salzburg

i would recommend staying in the historic centre - and there are wonderful options on either side of the river

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this is a unesco world heritage site. f info click here. you see all the unesco world heritage sites i've visited here

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