Salzburg, Austria Travel Blogs

Fall Vacation, Part 1 - Stranded in Salzburg
Oct 1, 2007 (39 photos)

... , but it was still fun. From that tour Melanie got two great recommendations for other ways to fill our unexpected Salzburg time. The St. Augustine monestary brews beer and hosts Salzburg's biggest beer garden. It also hosts several independent food ...

Salzburg, Austria
Mar 16, 2006

We stopped here in Salzburg to look around and to grab some provisions before crossing the Alps. Salzburg is a beautiful city, with a mountainous backdrop that gives it a character all of its own. It is suprisingly close to munich (117km at a 130kph +++) ...

Salzburg, Austria
Apr 18, 2008 (40 photos)

... churches 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 ...

Salzburg - Sound of Music
Jan 19, 2004 (48 photos)

... ... Greetings from the land of white gold - salt! In medieval times, it was 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 ...

Salzburg
Jul 11, 2008

Must come back to this beautiful town...

Munich to Vienna via Salzburg
Jul 14, 2006 (25 photos)

... class Eurail tickets to people older than 26. I left Munich at 8.23, with a mild hang over and arrived into Salzburg 1.4 hours later. I spent about 8 hours in Salzburg, roaming around the beautiful old quarter and climbing to the top of the hill for ...

Our first taste of rain
Jun 17, 2006 (6 photos)

... sightseeing or something in the afternoon. The day started fine but quickly deteriorated with rain hitting us half an hour from Salzburg. We donned wet weather gear and kept going but even after we reached the centre of town and the information centre ...

weather with you
Jul 17, 2004 (6 photos)

... it was too special though. It appears my cheap-o digital camera has decided to erase all my pictures prior to Salzburg. *$%ö*!!! Argh! Speaking of digital cameras, my Pentax supposedly got returned to the warranty place in Dublin undelivered and they're ...

Salzburg from Above
Nov 11, 2007 (72 photos)

... 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 ...

All things Mozart..
May 10, 2008 (6 photos)

... 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 willingly.& ...

Austria, the complete story
Oct 8, 1998 (3 photos)

... are buried. Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms and the entire Strauss family. Quite cool actually. After this, we hit the road and headed for Salzburg. We came here because this is where Mozart lived, and also, home of the sound of music tour. So we did it. There ...

Mozart-everything
Nov 11, 2007 (15 photos)

... the center and wrapped in thin foil with Mozart's face on it.  The first chocolate was created in 1890 by a Salzburg confectioner and was soon imitated throughout Austria due to its enormous success.   Ed and I aren't shy of chocolate so we headed down to the ...

Chapter 52: The Hills Are Alive...
Sep 5, 2004

... you can surf while sipping your coffee. It's kind of a pain if you're in a hurry, but I wasn't. I booked a hostel for Salzburg for Saturday night, then went to the train station to buy a ticket to Austria for 10am. The train ride the next morning was ...

Salzburg schmultz
Aug 26, 2007 (7 photos)

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 place.  ...

Austria WINS!!!! The Most Boring Tour Ever!
Jun 18, 2006 (17 photos)

... needed to prevent us sleeping through the entire tour. To finally rub salt into our wounds, when we eventually made it back to Salzburg, we were told very unceremoniously that we would NOT be given a lift back to our hostel - we would have to walk 2.5 ...

Innsbruck ok time for a moan about ihyf the ...
Jun 28, 2001

... Schicchi; and was much more "accessable" especially since it contained the theme tune to the film "A Room with a View". SALZBURG Our most vivid memory of Salzburg will remain that of sitting for 3 hours with fifty Aussies and Kiwis watching "The ...

Ice Cold Cave..
May 12, 2008 (11 photos)

... very first trip and it showed. I guess you have to start somehow and somewhere..   The bus took us an hour out from Salzburg to Werfen, and then halfway up the mountain side, where we had to walk uphill for about half an hour. After all the ...

The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Reflections.
May 11, 2008 (15 photos)

... 2" thick (ok, that's an exaggeration, but still, it's pretty thick!!). It seems that the staple diet in Switzerland, Germany and Austria is meat, sausages and potatoes - so perfect for Brian. Sometimes these meals may come with a salad, but apart from the ...

Salt Castle
Nov 10, 2007 (79 photos)

... 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 Saturday ...

A return to Salzburg
Oct 10, 2001

... , but on September 12, Ryanair had a sale, so, for all of 0.02p, or around £75.00, the 3 of us were off to Salzburg. Once in, we had a walk around the town, looking at the Dom and the town square. There was a markets happening so we fed ourselves there on ...

Extract: picture julie in a tight black ...
Aug 9, 2000 (10 photos)

... hills... check! More than enough... and to put the cherry on top, we arrived right in the middle of the Salzburg Music festival! Saweeeet... -- The Vienna Mission With military precision, a well planned ( ok maybe not all that well planned... ...

Salzburg: Alive with the sound of Mozart!!
Jul 13, 2008 (20 photos)

... doing laundry and researching future travels. We ate sacher tortes which is a signature cake here in Austria. They pay close attention to their desserts here in Salzburg. Each piece of chocolate, each slice of cake is beautifully cut and presented to the ...

Von Trapped
May 31, 2006 (4 photos)

... these parts.  It certainly helps in digesting one's goulash.  I think my favorite of the digestifs was the tasty "Unicum Zwack". Here in Salzburg, we of course signed up for a Sound of Music Tour.  It  was every bit as cheesy as anticipated, but there was the ...

The hills are alive, with the sound of Danny
Oct 4, 2009

... to write as we arrived in Salzburg around midnight. With no place to stay we put on our packs and started walking through Salzburg Austria, which in case you didn't know is where the sound of music took place. So we started walking, showing off our Canada ...

Salzburg - Home of Mozart
Oct 23, 2009

... for a pretty good gourmet leberkasse mit brot.   Saturday climbed up the Imberg Stairs fora pretty good view of Salzburg. Checked out the Mozart Residence and also Mozart's birth house. Wandered around the old town and walked up to the castle which ...

Salzburg
Mar 25, 2005 (10 photos)

... now being in the mountains with snow. It seems as though Austria is more efficient and upkept better than Italy and France. Salzburg is beatiful. There is a castle perched atop the mountain here that seems like it is out of a fairytale. Today is the ...

Salzburg - Mozart, Shopping and History
Dec 18, 2008 (6 photos)

... commenced our final day in Salzburg.  We were given hand held devices which gave us a good account of Mozart's life in Salzburg and his many travels throughout Europe.  This was well done. We opted to just stroll around the old town and ventured ...

In the evening
Feb 23, 2003 (8 photos)

Because of the sport, the fresh air and the apres-ski, of course, we ate a lot, but partied little. Either we had self-cooked pasta or we went to Laemmi's Hirtenstueberl in town. This involved marching up the hill, but the food was worth it. Also, being ...

from Sulzburg to Salzburg
Jun 2, 2006 (33 photos)

We bid farewell to Lilly and Bobby, and embark on our next train ride to Salzburg, Austria -- the furthest point east for this vacation. We arrive at 18:00; it is not quite raining at the moment, but it has been recently and we can tell it will again soon. ...

Hellbrunn Palace
Jun 7, 2007 (5 photos)

... gazebo from the Sound of Music.  Then I found out it was built by the movie company and they just left it in Salzburg!!    Inside the palace.  This was the music room.  It is difficult to believe that it is over 400 years old ...