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355 reviews 268 travel blogs 537 photos Attraction Type:
Architectural building, Castle, History museum, Lookout
Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Salzburg Fortress (Festung Hohensalzburg)
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Princely or Priestly
Today you need to get on a train and go to Salzburg for the next site. Once in Salzburg drop of your bags at the hotel and head for the old city and the castle. The Salzburg fortress was built originally in the late 11th century but came to its glory in the late 15th and 16th century. The Archbishops of Salzburg during that time were known as …
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The Sound of Music
... essential to preserving food. Outside Salzburg are numerous salt mines. And sitting over the city - mighty Hohensalzburg Fortress to protect the commodity. A castle so intimidating that the city was not attacked for over 1,000 years. ...
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The land of music
... short. Aware that it's Christmas, I went ahead and got a hotel with lots of amenities in case things were closed in Salzburg. In fact, when I arrived at the hotel, I was greeted by name and was quite astonished by the friendly service. ...
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Salzburg, Austria
... all to himself. I'm sure there are some pissed off saints up there somewhere but they'll have to get in line. Salzburg literally means "high salt fortress," which is exactly what it has. A large fortress on top of a large hill painted white so you can ...
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Salzburg from Above
... natural Christmas trees decorated with tiny yellow glowing lights, like small fireflies hovering around the branches. Overall Salzburg had been good, a little more expensive than expected but the people were generally kind and helpful, something ...
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Salzburg schmultz
Today I was heading west through Austria onto Salzburg, famous for 2 things: the Sound of Music and Mozart. Not really being a fan of either I was hoping that the city would have more to offer than just those, I had heard it was a pretty ...
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All things Mozart..
... on top of the hill, as well as the fortress was an imposing sight over the old town. Apparently for over a thousand years, Salzburg was never invaded or taken over by force because of the fortress, but when Napoleon stopped by, they surrendered quite ...
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Salt Castle
... like an armed robbery. We took it anyway because we were tired and wanted our own clean bathroom for a change. The streets of Salzburg were empty. We couldn't tell yet if it was because it was snowing or if it was still too early on a ...
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Chocolate and Rainstorms
... gem and I would love to come back here with some of my music loving friends. There is the Mirabell Castle, Hohensalzburg fortress, and the Mozartplatz (a statue of you know who) which all adorn this medieval little city. I did get my Mozart chocolate ...
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Salzburg - Mozart, Shopping and History
... and rooms of the fortress. There was also an extensive display of German military history. The views from this fortress were magnificent - breathtaking even. I wasn't even aware of its existence but I am recording it as one of the highlights ...
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15. A drink with jam and bread
... gardens of the Mirabell palace, up the hill by the Augustiner brewery, and through old fortifications along the ridge to the Salzburg fortress from where we got a beautiful view over the old city and towards the mountains. Mum said this place reminded ...
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