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"All Salzburg is a stage," Count Ferdinand Czernin once wrote. "Its beauty, its tradition, its history enshrined in the grey stone of which its buildings are made, its round of music, its crowd of fancy-dressed people, all combine to lift you out of everyday life, to make you forget that somewhere far off, life hides another, drearier, harder, and more unpleasant reality." Shortly after the count's book, This Salzburg, was published in 1937, the unpleasant reality arrived; but having survived the Nazis, Salzburg once again became one of Austria's top drawing cards. Art lovers call it the Golden City of High Baroque; historians refer to it as the Florence of the North or the German Rome; and, of course, music lovers know it as the birthplace of one of the world's most beloved composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91). If the young Mozart was the boy wonder of 18th-century Europe and Salzburg did him no particular honor in his lifetime, it is making up for it now. Since 1920 the world-famous Salzburger Festspiele (Salzburg Festival), the third-oldest on the continent, have honored "Wolferl" with performances of his works by the world's greatest musicians.
Salzburg Hotels
It's difficult for a Salzburg hotel not to have a good location—you can find a room with a stunning view over the Kapuzinerberg or Gaisberg or one...read more
Fodor's Choice
Salzburg Restaurants
Salzburg has some of the best—and most expensive—restaurants in Austria, so if you happen to walk into one of the Altstadt posheries without...read more
Things To Do in Salzburg
Getting to know Salzburg is not too difficult, for...read more
Travel Deals in Salzburg
- $763* & up -- Flights to Germany on Sale Roundtrip incl. Tax Lufthansa
- Austria Experience IExplore
- $549 -- 10-Night Mediterranean Cruise w/Free Hotel Stay Priceline.com
- $695-$975 -- Europe & Iceland from Seattle (R/T, incl. Tax) — $695-$975 Icelandair
Salzburg Experiences
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The view from Fortress Hohensalzburg. Go up to the fortress on the peak and see what romantic visitors in the 19th century enjoyed so much—the... Read more
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"Mozart is sunshine." So proclaimed Antonin Dvorak—and how better to sum up the prodigious genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27... Read more
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Few Salzburgers would publicly admit it, but The Sound of Music, Hollywood's interpretation of the trials and joys of the local Trapp family... Read more
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As most Salzburgers know, one of the best and most pleasurable ways of getting around the city and the surrounding countryside is by bicycle... Read more
Travel Blog
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Deals & Discoveries,
Cruises
Solo cruise travelers, take heed: Your ship has finally come in. Read more
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Practical Travel Tips
While improvisation is often the key to success when traveling with kids—as things don't always Read more
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Deals & Discoveries,
Cruises
In the wake of the Costa Concordia shipwreck, cruise bookings are down. Read more
· Forums Trip Reports
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I have been driving all around the world for over 50 years. Read more
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I'm finally getting to the last leg of our trip (which I should have posted last summer!).
Anyway, we traveled to Vienna by train from Salzburg, about a 3 hour ride. We took a cab to our lodging, Spies&Spies Read more
·Austria Forum
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I will be going in early march and planning my dates. Read more
