Salzburg

💡 About Salzburg

Salzburg, nestled at the foot of the Alps on the border of Austria and Germany, is a jewel-box baroque city of domes, spires and fortress walls — the birthplace of Mozart and the setting of The Sound of Music.

Its perfectly preserved Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a maze of narrow lanes and elegant squares crowned by the mighty Hohensalzburg Fortress, one of the largest medieval castles in Europe, perched dramatically on a rocky hill above the city.

Salzburg's name means "salt castle," a reminder of the white gold that made it rich. Each summer the city hosts the world-famous Salzburg Festival, and in winter its Christmas markets and snow-dusted rooftops create a scene of pure alpine magic.

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