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Salzburg Festival

The Salzburg festival is one of the world’s biggest opera, music, and drama festival. It takes place each summer and lasts five weeks, starting in late July. It is a diverse program that includes classic performances and shows by various globally famous artists, along with events for the young. The Salzburg Festival takes place in the heart of the city, with concerts and plays happening in and around the Festival Halls, Cathedral Square, St. Peter’s Abbey, The Mozarteum, Collegiate Church, Republic, etc. On 22 August 1920, the first Salzburg Festival was officially inaugurated with Reinhardt's performance of Hugo von Hofmannsthal's play Jedermann (Everyman) on the steps of Salzburg Cathedral, starring Alexander Moissi. Ever since it has become a tradition to perform Jedermann at Cathedral Square each year. Read More

St. Peter's Abbey

St. Peter’s Abbey is often regarded as the spiritual heart of the city of Salzburg. These Baroque and Romanesque Halls became popular venues for themed concert evenings. The Abbey also houses Austria’s oldest library with an impressive reserve of ancient manuscripts. Founded by Bishop Rupert in 696, the former cathedral is the oldest Benedictine monastery in the German-speaking world and has been housing monks for over 1,000 years. Built at the request of Prince Archbishop Guidobald, the Long Gallery inside the abbey features an exquisite painting collection. Read More

St. Peter's Cemetery

Located outside the Catacombs at the foot of Festungsberg, St. Peter’s Cemetery is the oldest in Salzburg. The burial grounds are the final resting place of some of the essential people in Austria. The cemetery’s feature in the movie ‘The Sound of Music led to a rise in its popularity. The Late Gothic St Mary’s Chapel is located in the centre of the cemetery. Many crypts, gravestones and burial vaults can be seen among the beautiful gardens of the cemetery. This burial site is the final resting place of some of the wealthiest families of Austria, such as aristocrats and merchants, and many notable personalities like Nannerl and Mozart’s sister. Read More

St. Sebastian's Cemetery

Located outside St. Sebastian’s Church is the St. Sebastian’s Cemetery, a combined burial site and architectural masterpiece. One of the main attractions of the cemetery is the Gabriel Chapel, which is the mausoleum of Prince-Archbishop Dietrich. Built in 1502, it was designed by Prince-Archbishop Wolf Dietrich in the fashion of an Italian campo Santo and built according to the plans of Elia Castello. St. Sebastian’s Cemetery is home to the graves of many notable personalities such as Paracelsus, and Mozart’s father, wife and her second husband. Read More

Carved into the Mönchsberg mountainside, the catacombs at St. Peter’s date back to the 12th century, making them the oldest in Austria. The mystical relics, murals, altars, and crypts uncovered here trace their origins back to antiquity and attract history enthusiasts worldwide. The catacombs are home to sacred burial grounds and Christian hermit caves dotted with ancient engravings. The Getraduen and Maximus Chapels inside the catacombs radiate the demeanour of miniature altars carved into rocks and offer a mesmerising view overlooking St. Peter’s handsome cemetery. Read More

The Sound of Music is a musical romance and drama film starring the phenomenal Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. Some of the original filming locations of the movie are situated in and around Salzburg. This tour can be done both by hop on hop off or privately. The movie has been nominated for the Academy Awards 10 times and has won 5 Oscars. Salzburg Sightseeing Tours became the first tour operator in 1967 to offer a hop-on hop-off bus tour of some of the most iconic shooting locations of the movie. The Original Sound of Music general tour accommodates 50 travellers at once. Visitors can also opt for a private tour. The locations of the bus tour include Mirabell Gardens, The Gazebo (Hellbrunn Palace), the Palace of Leopoldskron, Nonnberg Abbey, Lake Fuschl and Wolfgang, and the Church of Mondsee. Travellers on this tour enjoy activities like singing along to Sound of Music songs and recreating scenes from the movie. Read More

Untersberg is a group of mountains in the Berchtesgaden Alps, located about 30 minutes south of Salzburg. It is a natural border between Berchtesgaden, Germany, and Salzburg, Austria. It attracts scores of hikers and tourists who wish to enjoy its spectacular scenery. The highest peak in Untersberg is Berchtesgaden Hochthron at 6473 ft. There are many legends associated with the massif, such as that of Emperor Frederick Barbossa and Charlemagne sleeping inside the mountains. Trolley and cable car services offering panoramic views are available to reach the bottom station of the mountains. It is one of the most popular recreational places in Salzburg. Read More

The trick fountains of Hellbrunn Palace, known as Wasserspiele Hellbrunn, have charmed visitors for the past 400 years. Salzburg’s Prince-Archbishop Markus Sittikus, along with the help of architect Santino Solari, created one of the most beautiful late Renaissance palaces in the Alps region. Water flowing down from the Hellbrunn Mountain was used to build an intricate system of water fountains, automats and grottos. These fountains became the prominent design feature of the Hellbrunn Palace grounds as the captivating designs, and hidden water jets stunned all visitors. Built by Lorenz Rosenegger in 1750, a Baroque-style water-driven mechanical theatre with 163 tiny figurines is one of the main attractions at Wasserspiele Hellbrunn. Visitors also like to roam around the Palace Grounds and explore the Folklore Museum. Read More