Salzburg

The joke 'If it ain't baroque, don't fix it' is a perfect maxim for Salzburg: the story-book Altstadt (old town) burrowed below steep hills looks much as it did when Mozart lived here 250 years ago. Beside the fast-flowing Salzach River, your gaze is raised inch by inch to graceful domes and spires, the formidable clifftop fortress and the mountains beyond. It's a backdrop that did the lordly prince-archbishops and Maria proud.

city, creative, destination, europe, jonathan stokes, jonathan stokes photography, luxury, photography, salzburg, tourism, tourist, travel, city creative destination europe jonathan stokes jonathan stokes photography luxury photography salzburg tourism tourist travel Looking out from Mönchsberg over central Salzburg – the city on the Salzach river and at the foot of the Hohensalzburg Fortress.

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