Salzburg Travel Tips

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ogiovetti
Adventurer
Nov 6, 2008
Museum der Moderne 5 stars
Travel Tip: Museum der Moderne Salzburg

If you still haven’t gotten your fill of modern art in a decidedly non-modern city, check out the Salzburg Museum of Modern Art. It’s a museum built on the dichotomy of modern and ancient that... [more]
ogiovetti
Adventurer
Nov 6, 2008
Public art in Salzburg 5 stars
Travel Tip: Salzburg

You wouldn’t expect to see modern art coming out of Salzburg, the home for Mozart (who turned 252 on Sunday) and the Sound of Music, however this little city has more than edelweiss and weisswurst. Recently, the Salzburg Foundation completed a five year exhibition of public art by some of the... [more]
Sinbad t.
Globetrotter
Sep 10, 2008
Salzburg as I saw it 5 stars
Travel Tip: Salzburg
Part of Topic Across Europe

Salzburg is a very nice city with one of the most impressive castles I ever visited. I highly recommend a detailed visit and enjoying the views over the city, where the cathedral stands bright.

Else I suggest walking around the old city lanes and across the river as you come down...
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lala30
Discoverer
May 31, 2008
Café Tomaselli 5 stars
Café Review: Café Tomaselli

Café Tomaselli is located at Alter Markt 9.

Café Tomaselli is not only a Salzburg institution in its own right but also one of the oldest coffeehouses that is still serving coffee...
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lala30
Discoverer
May 31, 2008
Café Fürst 5 stars
Café Review: Café Fürst

Café Fürst is located at Brodgasse 13.

It would be down right silly to visit Salzburg and not sample coffee in one of the many cafes around the city. The best place to go would be...
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lala30
Discoverer
May 31, 2008
Rudolfskai 4 stars
Travel Tip: Rudolfskai

Rudolfskai is a great place to start a pub crawl – well that is if you fancy places that are full of young people, beer and smoke. Rudolfskai is actually part of what used to be fortification... [more]

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lala30
Discoverer
May 31, 2008
Arenberg Villa 4 stars
Travel Tip: Schloss Arenberg

Arenberg Villa is located at Arenbergstrasse.

It dates back to the time of 14th century, but in 17th century it was bought by one of the Prince Archbishops Ernst Von Thun (although...
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lala30
Discoverer
May 31, 2008
Anif Castle 3 stars
Travel Tip: Anif Castle

Anif Castle is located on the south side of Salzburg not far away Hellbrun Castle.

This is another of the castles that was used during the filming of Sound of Music. Its other claim...
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lala30
Discoverer
May 31, 2008
A bit more about Steingasse Lane 4 stars
Travel Tip: Steingasse

If you walk down the Steingasse Lane you will pay the gate and encounter a good number of small cafes and shops. But what is more interesting is what follows after that and it is the red light... [more]

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lala30
Discoverer
May 31, 2008
Steingasse 4 stars
Travel Tip: Steingasse

Steingasse Lane is located not far from Linzergasse.

Tucked away between a road and the mountain Steingasse reminds me a little of one of those cobbled, small streets in Norwich...
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lala30
Discoverer
May 31, 2008
Fronburg castle 4 stars
Travel Tip: Schloss Fronburg

Fronburg castle does merit a visit in my opinion for the simple reason – this is where the outside shots of the Trapp villa were filmed for the Sound of Music.

Located on the...
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lala30
Discoverer
May 31, 2008
Freisaal Castle 4 stars
Travel Tip: Schloss Freisaal

Freisaal Castle is located at Freisaalweg (not far from Nonntal).

Freisaal Castle is one of the many enchanting castles in the area, although in case of Freisaal Castle there is not...
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lala30
Discoverer
May 31, 2008
Klessheim Palace 5 stars
Travel Tip: Schloss Klessheim

Klessheim Palace is located on the outskirts of Salzburg (5071 Wals-Siezenheim).

What is most notable about the Klessheim Palace is that it is home to the Casino Salzburg, second...
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lala30
Discoverer
May 31, 2008
St. Blasius church 3 stars
Travel Tip: St. Blasius church

St. Blasius church is located on Bürgerspitalplatz. It is not far away from the Getreidegasse and the Natural History museum, so it might be on your way anyway.

There was a church...
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lala30
Discoverer
May 31, 2008
The Horses Wells 4 stars
Travel Tip: The Horses Wells

The Horses Wells can be found on 2 locations in Salzburg – one next to the Festival Halls and the other on Kapitelplatz. The wells were used (the one next to the Festival Halls) for the horses... [more]

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lala30
Discoverer
May 31, 2008
Kajetaner church 4 stars
Travel Tip: Kajetaner church

Kajetaner church is located at the Kajetaner square right opposite of the courthouse.

Kajetaner church and the hospital right next door have been in this place since the middle of...
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