Sights in Salzburg
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Kunsthalle
A visit to the Salzburg Museum starts beneath the cobbled courtyard in the impressively illuminated Kunsthalle, which presents rotating exhibitions of contemporary art.
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Franziskanerkirche
A real architectural hotchpotch, Salzburg's Franciscan church has a Romanesque nave, a Gothic choir with rib vaulting and a baroque marble altar (another of Fischer von Erlach's creations).
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Catacombs
The graveyard is home to the so-called catacombs7, cavelike chapels and crypts hewn out of the cliff face.
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Rupertinum
In the heart of the Altstadt, the Rupertinum is the sister gallery of the Museum der Moderne and is devoted to rotating exhibitions of modern art. There is a strong emphasis on graphic works and photography.
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m32
Enjoy an espresso and fabulous views on the panoramic terrace of M32, to while away the hours gazing up at the sky.
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Dommuseum
The adjacent Dommuseum is a treasure-trove of baroque art, lavish goldwork and tapestries.
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Glockenspiel
Listen out for the chime of the Glockenspiel at 07:00, 11:00 and 18:00.
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Spirit of Mozart
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Sphaera
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Sky Space
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Numbers in the Woods
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Mozart - Eine Hommage
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Domgrabungsmuseum
Map out the city’s past with a romp of the rocks at this subterranean archaeology museum beside the Dom. Particularly of interest are fragments of Roman mosaics, a milestone hewn from Untersberg marble and the brickwork of the former Romanesque cathedral.
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Stille Nacht Museum
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Stift Nonnberg
A short climb up the Nonnbergstiege staircase from Kaigasse or along Festungsgasse brings you to this Benedictine convent, founded 1300 years ago and made famous as the nunnery in The Sound of Music. You can visit the beautiful rib-vaulted church, but the rest of the convent is off-limits.
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Steingasse
On the right bank of the Salzach River, this narrow, cobbled lane was, incredibly, the main trade route to Italy in medieval times. Look out for the 13th-century Steintor gate and the house of Joseph Mohr, who wrote the lyrics to that all-time classic of a carol 'Silent Night'. The street is at its most photogenic in the late morning when sunlight illuminates its pastel-coloured townhouses.
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Spielzeugmuseum
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Salzburg Zoo
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Residenzplatz
With its horse-drawn carriages, palace and street entertainers, this stately baroque square is the Salzburg of a thousand postcards. Its centrepiece is the Residenzbrunnen, an enormous marble fountain ringed by four water-spouting horses and topped by a conch shell–bearing Triton. The plaza is the late-16th-century vision of Prince-Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau who, inspired by Rome, enlisted Italian architect Vincenzo Scamozzi.
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Residenz
Nowhere is the pomp and circumstance of Salzburg more tangible than at the regal Residenz. A man of grand designs, Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, prince-archbishop of Salzburg from 1587 to 1612, gave the go-ahead to build this baroque palace on the site of an 11th-century bishop’s residence. The prince-archbishops held court here until Salzburg became part of the Hapsburg Empire in the 19th century.
An audio-guide tour takes in the exuberant state apartments, a hotchpotch of baroque and neoclassical styles, which are lavishly adorned with tapestries, stucco and frescoes by Johann Michael Rottmayr.
Admission also covers the Residenz Galerie. Here the focus is on Flemish and…
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Panorama Museum
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Museum der Moderne
Straddling Mönchsberg’s cliffs, this contemporary glass-and-marble oblong of a gallery stands in stark contrast to the fortress. The gallery shows first-rate temporary exhibitions of 20th- and 21st-century art. The works of Alberto Giacometti, Dieter Roth, Emil Nolde and John Cage have previously featured. There’s a free guided tour of the gallery at 6.30pm every Wednesday. The Mönchsberg Lift whizzes up to the gallery year-round.
Mönchsberg commands broad outlooks across Salzburg’s spire-dotted cityscape and its woodland walking trails are great for tiptoeing away from the crowds for an hour or two. While you’re up here, take in the far-reaching views over Salzburg…
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Mozart Ton-und Filmmuseum
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Mönchsberg Lift
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Friedhof St Sebastian
Tucked behind the baroque Sebastianskirche (St Sebastian’s Church), this peaceful cemetery and its cloisters were designed by Andrea Berteleto in Italianate style in 1600. Mozart family members and well-known 16th-century physician Paracelsus are buried here, but out-pomping them all is Prince-Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau’s mosaic-tiled mausoleum, an elaborate memorial to himself.
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