Quick Trip to Salzburg, Austria
When you think of Salzburg most people either think of the Sound of Music or Mozart’s birthplace. There is truly so much history around every corner of the beautiful city, which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Breathtaking churches with gold encrusted floor to ceiling, painted murals, and immaculate chiseled stone detailing. It had a small town feel away from the meandering Christmastime tourists in Vienna.
We really only had one full day in Salzburg, and we cut it shorter than planned due to weather. However, we felt as though we saw a lot within the mere 36 hours we were in the city.
Day 1
We took a train from Salzburg to Vienna, which took about 2.5 hours. We arrived at night, checked into our hotel in the middle of downtown, and had dinner.
Day 2 (YOU CAN DO ALL THIS IN ONE DAY!)
Woke up early to have breakfast, and bought a 24 hour Salzburg card for €24, which was good for all public transportation and most of the tourist sites. TOTALLY WORTH IT! Some spots are around €12 just to get in!!
Things to Do
Local Saturday market
Price : FREE
Hohensalzburg Fortress: perched on the top of Festungsberg, you can take a funicular up or hike up, we chose the latter. There are a few small museums within the fortress that we thought were worth it and free if you have the Salzburg Card.
Price with the Salzburg Card: FREE
Price of Fortress:
€12 for the basic castle
€15.20 for the castle and all museums inside
**Railway Car going down from the Fortress – FREE with Salzburg Card
Petersfriedhof Cemetery & Catacombs: the most beautiful grave yard I’ve seen.. surprisingly one of my favorite parts due to the uniqueness. The cemetery and catacombs were used as a backdrop in the Sound of Music. Mozart’s sister is also buried in the cemetery.
Price of Cemetery: FREE
Price of Catacombs with Salzburg Card: FREE
Price of Catacombs:
Adults- €2
Children (6-18), students, and seniors- €1.50
Saint Peter’s Abbey: Saint Peter’s Abbey is a Benedictine monastery and former Cathedral. This breathtaking church was founded in 696, and is to be considered one of the oldest monasteries!!! It was even once seized by the Nazis. Hard to walk around the monastery and not think of how much history it possesses within the detailed and gold dusted walls!
Price: FREE
DomQuartier Salzburg: Inside DomQuartier is five different museums including the beautiful Cathedral and Residenz of the prince-archbishop. Among the museums are several collections from the Baroque era of the city.
Price with the Salzburg Card: FREE
Price of DomQuartier:
Adults: €10
Children 6 and under: Free
Families: €22
Students & Seniors: €8
Lunch at a local stand: bratwurst & beers
Price: Around €6 each
Hellbrunn Palace: Unfortunately the palace was closed when we were there. It is located outside the city, so make sure you do research before you go. It would be best to go during the Christmas Market period or during warm months when the trick fountains are working. However, the grounds of the palace really are beautiful and the Salzburg Zoo is located close to the palace. At the time we went I would have liked switch this for Stiegl Brewery or Augustiner Brau.
Price with Salzburg Card: FREE
Price for Guided tour of the trick fountains, palace with audio guide, and folklore museum with free admission to park and orangery:
Adults – €12.50
Children (4-18) – €5.50
Students (19-26) – €8
Price for Combined Ticket – Salzburg Zoo, trick fountains, Hellbrunn, and folklore museum:
Adults – €22.50
Children (4-18) – €10.10
Sunset pictures at a bridge on the Salzach River
Price: FREE
Stern Advent Christmas Market
Price: FREE unless you get some glüwein 🙂
Schloss Mirabell: We just walked around the gardens, but it was beautiful place to see the Hohensalzburg Fortress in the background!
Price: FREE
Dinner at Zwettler’s: THE BEST AUSTRIAN FOOD WE’VE HAD TO DATE!!! We had goulash, schnitzel, the restaurant’s own beer (Kaiser Karl), and apple strudel. sooo goooddd
Price: Varies
Day 3
Left in the early afternoon to head back to Vienna!
Next time we would like to do:
- Stiegl Brewery (Owned since 1492!)
- Augustiner Brau (Austria’s largest beer inn)
- Other Christmas markets
- Red Bull Hangar-7
- St. Peter Stiftskeller (oldest restaurant in the world… we went by it but didn’t go in because it was so expensive, but may be worth it to get a app or dessert)
I’m sure there is a lot to do in the summertime as well, so I’m sure there will be more trips to Salzburg in our future!
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