We took the funicular up and walked around the different museums in the fortress. The views of the…read morecity and the mountains were beautiful. Some of the major highlights of Fortress Hohensalzburg are the magnificent Princes' Rooms, the Magic Theater on the High Level, the Great Armory in the castle courtyard, the various museums (like the marionette museum, the tower and the historical museum) were all very interesting and detailed. Go up for the breathtaking views over the rooftops of the city. It was really interesting to learn how this fortress had evolved over a period of almost 500 years. If you want to do all, it would take 3-5 hours...it's huge.....

High on a Hill there's a lovely Fortress. Funicular up in 30 seconds as opposed to a 35 minute…read morewalk. The view from the Observation Tower is spectacular, an alp or two is always good eye candy. We spend about 2 hours wandering around, through the museum and courtyard. Look through every window you find and you can see why this Fortress was impenetrable. Also have a go with the bells on way out and if you have time come back to the bell area at 11.00am to hear the original mechanism working. A final drink and snack in the restaurant will afford those great views once more. We arrived early with few people around. Yes there are a lot of steps but they are well designed and shallow. The way down from the tower is separate to the way up so you don't get blockages. The rest rooms are fantastic just at the end of the Museum.

This is one of those charming European squares that you tend to find, well, pretty much everywhere,…read moreor at least in the cities and towns that tend to be older than say 200 years. The place is quite spacious, and the view of the fortress is also pretty cool. Okay, it doesn't have the pull that some places happen to have, and Salzburg isn't one of the biggest cities, but this square was till rather nice.

For those of us who can't differentiate between the plazas in Old City Salzburg, this is the one…read morewith a great fountain in it. Really sprawling with just a couple of cafe's on its perimeter facing an entrance into cathedral.

It's a landmark that is a must see in Salzburg. Beautiful square with lots of cafe, restaurants,…read moresouvenirs shops. We strolled around and was amazed with the architecture. The Mozart statue was colored green surrounded with flower beds. Very colorful. Nice to seat in the bench with an Austrian ice cream

A lovely square in the centre of Salzburg. In the middle of the square there is a monument of…read moreWolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It's great on a sunny day to get the true vibe of the city. It's a great place to walk around to see the buildings and architecture. Be sure to stop and listen to the street musicians. It's just lovely.

All set against a mountain. The Abbey, Church and Catacombs are well worth about and hour and a…read morehalf of your time. Steep steps up to the catacombs

This Abby is breathtaking. It was founded in around 700 making it the oldest in the German-speaking…read moreworld.The abbey features the church of course, a unbelievably beautiful old cemetery, a old bakery that still has a working mill and catacombs. Everything is free to visit except for the catacombs which cost not very much at all. The catacombs will only take you about 15 minutes to explore but there are very very steep stairs that you need to climb to get to them. Everything else you could explore in less than an hour. Does Abby is right next to the Funicular taking you up to the fortress so it's a good idea to tour both of these at the same time.

A short but steep climb up stairs brings you to a Benedictine convent found built over 1300 years…read moreago and made famous as the nunnery in the sound of music. You can visit this beautiful church but the rest of the convent is off-limits. Take $.50 to switch the light on that illuminates illuminates the beautiful Roman ask frescos It's a small church with the tiny but beautiful his stork cemetery. It will only take you 10 minutes to explore and the walk took us about 10 minutes to get up.

My son and are were just buying some candy and we saw an archway with a narrow road going up and we…read morefelt drawn..some extra energy to burn (thanks to the candy ) and we kept walking. Much of this steep climb is on paved paths, gravel and sometimes stairs. Much of it was shaded by trees. There are benches along the way at frequent intervals giving you a chance to catch your breath.There are various paths but I suspect they all end up in the same places (I don't think it is possible to get lost). Not as crowded with tourists as other local sites, and completely free of charge. At the top is Franziski Schlössl. A local person told me there used to be a restaurant inside of the building but it appears to have long since closed. An unexpected and beautiful adventure! For those counting steps (it's not that many BUT it equates to over 50 flights of steps just going up). I would not recommend for strollers (I am sure it could be done but just a warning as it is a bit steep).

We went to this museum to spend time in Salzburg. It had rave reviews on Google so we went. I…read morewished we would have saved our money and did something else. It was pricey for a museum. It has a very small aquarium and the museum is about the earth history.

This is just a lovely moment! A lot of things to see and if…read moreyou like history and animals and all this stuff.. you will spend a good moment 3h in here are really easily spend I still couldn't see everything. I recommend when a rainy day or so it's really a cool activity, and not just for children's.

For 9 Euros per person, it was well worth attending their daily organ concert. While the Salzburg…read moreCard included admission to tour the cathedral, they don't provide any discounts for the concerts unfortunately. However, the concert admission also allowed you to tour the inside of the cathedral (see the intricate plasterwork which really made it stand out in my mind, beautiful art and huge altars) afterwards as well as the crypt below. The organ concert consisted of 2 organists who eventually played all 5 of the organs and an MC, who gave some history about the organ, church, etc. during the interlude while the organists walked from one organ to another. Since it was a large cathedral the final walk took more than a few minutes for the organists. If you sit close to the center of the cathedral then it does allow one to see most of the organists playing. The smaller organs in the front had slightly different sounds but the star of the concert was the huge organ in the back. No matter where you sit, the acoustics of the cathedral just elevated the music. Well worth the extra admission to catch the performance if time permits. One note, when we toured the Dom Quartier museum (glass windows and doors overlooked the inside of the cathedral) we discovered it was possible to hear, a little muted, the organ when they were practicing for a special event.

Salzburg Cathederal and Old Town:…read more I went on a day trip from Vienna to Melk, Hallstatt, and Salzburg. We only had 90 minutes in Salzburg -- not nearly enough time, but more than enough to know we need to go back! This review is for Salzburg Cathedral and the old town in general. I love visiting churches, and this one is truly beautiful. The old town is exceptionally well preserved, and with the castle/fortress perched on the hill above, the views and overall setting are stunning.