| Page Views: 1,780 Last Visit to Salzburg: May, 2004 | Salzburg and the central Austria lake region. by hundwalder - last update: Mar 17, 2008 |
| Salzburg looking north from Hohensalzburg |
Salzburg boasts the most beautiful natural setting of any large city that I have ever visited. It is located in the valley of the river Salzach, and is virtually surrounded by some of the most spectacular mountains in the northern Alpe range.
Salzburg was founded a little more than 1300 years ago. Most of the original city was destroyed by fires set by pyromaniac rulers. Salzburg was a city state in the Roman empire until 1805, when it was conquered by the Austrian army. The city is filled with churches, palaces, burgher houses, and a cathedral displaying every style and modification of architecture from Romanesque to neo classical.
The musical heritage of Salzburg is of course legendary, although Mozart late in his life had many unkind words to say about his native city. |
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| Pros: | "Fascinating city brim full of old world charm." | | Cons: | "A little touristy, and commercialization of Mozart." | | In A Nutshell: | "Something to see and do around every corner." |
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nicolaitan Fri Sep 4, 2009 18:59 UTC
been wandering thru here since we may be going next month. good fotos, interesting ( unique?) viewpoint, fun reading. excellent and helpful page. n. | travelfrosch Sun Mar 29, 2009 15:46 UTC
A well-written, lively account of the area (even if your spellling is a bit offe in places...;) St Gilgen looks like a fun day-trip. Thanks for the great ideas! Cheers, Mark | Herwig1961 Wed Nov 26, 2008 06:16 UTC
Great fotos and tips!I live only 1and a half hour away from Salzburg but it seems that I very,very rarely make it to there...Thanks for sharing! | balhannah Sun Aug 10, 2008 23:51 UTC
Thankyou for your great tips and photos. |
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