Salzburg Travel Guide: Green Valley Dietrich’s or Mozart’s?

Ooo, did someone say small and easy to navigate city? We say I’m in! Favorite type of city to visit. You know, there are cities where people spend their money saying “Oh, it’s a one-day city” and miss out on a lot of things. Finally, we ended up with another one of them: Salzburg.. Moreover, it is one of the green, nature-friendly, sincere cities where we will get angry with its beauty and run into nervous breakdowns by comparing it with the environment we live in.

It is really easy and relaxing to explore Salzburg after spending a few days in giant cities. Although travel abroad often causes a rest-oriented trip to get into a rush like crazy, it is quite possible that one can act a little more calmly in a city like Salzburg.. Of course, there are a lot of places to visit, that’s different! Once you are in the city where a legend like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born. What’s more, you are in a city where such a legend gets the credit it deserves, you can learn a lot about it, you can see a lot of things about it, we will explain it all below.. There will be a Dietrichs section of these Mozarts, which we do not get into yet, but we can guarantee that you will better understand why we have such a weird title when you read the following.. Let’s not go too far, here is the Salzburg Travel Guide!

*We would like to thank Tourismus Salzburg and dear Andrea Minnich for supporting us in our Salzburg tour.

*If you intend to go to other places while you have been to Austria, our Hallstatt, Graz, Vienna and Vienna Food and Drink guides may also interest you.

Salzburg Travel Guide: When to Go to Salzburg & How Long to Stay in Salzburg?

If you intend to visit Salzburg in nice weather, it’s May or It can be quite sensible to go in September. Although the weather is quite suitable for traveling in the summer months, since this period is much more touristic, you may have to grapple with the crowd and Asian tourists, and the prices throughout the city increase a little more.

In a snowy weather soon, in any European city. If you intend to freeze, you can use this right in Salzburg, because you can witness really beautiful views.. Especially if you’re into skiing or something, there are already very popular ski destinations like Zell am See in the vicinity.. You are in the heart of the Alps, in one of the favorite areas of ski resorts.. In summary, if you are accustomed to cold weather, it may not be unreasonable to go to Salzburg in winter.. We support you, who will hire you.

Salzburg is a pretty small city. With a population of around 150,000 and people 2 more. From the day “Guten Tag Hans, I didn’t see you at church Sunday morning?” there is a potential that you can come to his sincerity. As such, you may have started to think of Salzburg as one of the European cities labeled as “can be visited in 1 day”.. We would like to enter the subject with a quote from the famous thinker OitheBlog: There is no city to visit in 1 day, there are only tourists who travel to say “I went there”.. are you like that? of course you are not. You are people who gossip behind their backs, just like us.. Of course, we are not saying go and spend a week there, but you can think of it as a city where you can spend at least 2-3 days or skip the weekend..

Salzburg Travel Guide: A Matter of Transportation in Salzburg

There is a direct flight from Istanbul to Salzburg and the journey is 2 hours around, so as we mentioned above, Salzburg can be considered as one of the best European cities for a weekend getaway.. To reach the city from Salzburg Airport, you can take the trolleybus number 2 to Hauptbahnhof, the main train station, or a taxi.. Trolleybus is 2 Euro and takes around 20 minutes per person, while taxi takes around 15 Euro and reaches the center in 10-15 minutes..

After reaching the city center from Salzburg Airport, you will probably be mostly transporting around the city in the following ways: On foot, on foot, then on foot again… Salzburg is really a very small city.. When we say a small city, we mean that you can walk from one end to the other in about 20 minutes.. There are a couple of points outside the city or on the hill, but they can be reached very easily by vehicles such as cable cars, elevators and trolleybuses. you can use FlixBus if you have an intention. We used it on the way from Salzburg to Graz and were very pleased.. In fact, remember the name of this bus company, or download its mobile application or something, because it provides services in many different parts of Europe and its prices are very affordable..

*It will be strange information, but let’s warn you about the bus stop of FlixBus from Salzburg to Graz, because we got wet like sausage because of this.. What you call a stop would be implicit, it would have a place to sit, or you might think we’ll go to something like the main station.. But this is not so. It’s a clear all-round stop. That’s why if you set out with your suitcases on a rainy day by saying “Brother, let’s go early, we’ll hang out there”, you’re left in the middle like the character of Nuri Bilge Ceylan, where there is nowhere to sit.. Keep in mind.

Salzburg Travel Guide: Accommodation in Salzburg

Since it’s small, this is a city suitable for walking.. We do not think that you will need to use public transportation, except for one or two points that we will mention in the places to visit below.. Therefore, as long as you do not go out of the Old Town a lot, it does not matter where in Salzburg you stay.. We stayed at Hotel am Mirabellplatz near Mirabellplatz, one of the most central points of the city.. We can say that we are very satisfied both in terms of location, service and cleanliness.. There is an “old-fashioned” atmosphere throughout the hotel and in the rooms, but don’t get tripped up, let’s explain why.. The hotel is actually a former palace built by Archbishop Paris Lodron in 1653 and is now on the list of Historic Hotels in Europe. Therefore, they are very sensitive about renovation and have left many points as they are in order to preserve its historical texture.. We are not talking about a palace that will dazzle you from its splendor, but we can definitely recommend it as a hotel..

Is Salzburg Expensive?

We can say that Salzburg is as expensive as many European cities.. So unfortunately, because it is a small city, it is not one of the places where you can conclude that it is less touristic and less expensive.. Since half of the Chinese population comes here, the prices in the city are also rising, of course.. see. Asian population in front of the house where Mozart was born. In summary, Salzburg is not an alternative European city where you can escape from the tourists and we can even say that it turned out to be more expensive than we expected.. To elaborate the issue with a few examples;

Coffee: 3.80-4.90 Euros

Water: It can be drunk from the tap, 0.40-1 Euro in markets , large bottle of water in restaurants 4.70-6 Euros

Beer: 2.90-4.20 Euros

A glass of wine: 3.60-6.40 Euro

Cocktail: 5.60-7.90 Euros

Main course in an average restaurant: 6.90-10 Euros

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Main meal in a popular restaurant: 15.50-27 Euros (main dishes such as meat and fish cost more than 20 on average)

In Salzburg visiting museums isn’t cheap either.. Therefore, after you have determined the points and museums you want to visit, you may want to consider the Salzburg Card option.. The Salzburg Card is a card that allows free entry to many museums and touristic spots in the city and unlimited use of public transport.. There are 3 different options, 24-48-72 hours, and since the prices vary depending on which period you go, it is useful to have a look at the website for up-to-date price information.. We can summarize the situation as follows, if you intend to go to most of the museums that we will share below, it would be extremely logical to buy this card.

Salzburg Travel Guide: In Salzburg Places to Visit

Before we get into the subject of places to visit in Salzburg, let’s give you some preliminary information to get to know the city you are visiting.. The Salzach River divides Salzburg in two. The city’s Old Town, i.e. the Altstadt district, encompasses most of the castle and attractions. The river gets its name from salt just like the name of the city.. Because in the past, the river was used to transport the salt from the mines.. The salt trade has a great importance in the history of Salzburg, the reason is that there is a strange salt wealth in the region.. Already at that time, salt was called “white gold”, that is, white gold because it was at least as valuable as gold and its prices were very high.. Because before there was a refrigerator, they used salt to preserve food.

Mirabell Palace and Gardens

Salzburg’ Welcome! Coming to a touristic city in Austria means that you need to visit a palace and its garden very urgently.. Let’s take you to Mirabell Palace first to fulfill your duty.. It is said that the palace was built in 1606 by the Prince Archbishop (who must have been quite authoritative) Wolf Dietrich for his mistress and 15 children (yes, you read it right, fifteen children).. If our parents don’t read this, we will officially update our life purpose as “to be a mistress”.. Anyway, it’s currently used as the town hall and one of the main attractions is the gardens, because it’s so beautiful.. In fact, only part of the palace can be visited.. One of them is the room known as the “Marble Room”, which has become very popular for events such as weddings and concerts due to its beauty.

Entry: Free

Address: Mirabellplatz

Saint Sebastian Cemetery

We are here with a point where you will not fall victim to the stampede of non-tourist Asian tourists. This place is not very well known, we think it may be because it is creepy to visit a cemetery or because the church section, which used to be the biggest attraction, is no longer accessible.. However, this does not change the fact that it is a beautiful cemetery and has an important place in Salzburg’s history.. Wolf Dietrich had this place built at the end of the 1500s, and there is a mausoleum in the Sebastian Church in the middle of the cemetery.. The church is closed to visitors. Because during the time it was open, some ignorant zirzops in Salzburg caused all kinds of damage here and started drinking inside.. We were able to enter because we had a friend with us who spoke here, and it is really beautiful inside! In the cemetery you can also see the family cemetery where Mozart’s wife and father are located.

Entry: Free

Address: Linzer Gasse 41

Mozart’s Residence

When you came all the way to Salzburg, did you think you could go back without doing touristic activities related to Mozart? Yoo yoo…There is no such world. Get used to the idea, you’ll have a long journey with Mozart ahead of you. We will know Mozart better than Mozart knows himself.. Even before setting foot in Salzburg, let’s not pass without suggesting that you watch the movie Amadeus to learn some things about Mozart’s life.. Pretty good movie, although the subject between Salieri and Mozart is said to be a bit twisted.. Anyway, back to our topic. This is the house where Mozart lived when he was a child.. When the house he was born in started to feel small, his family moved to this house.. God bless you dear Mozart’s family. I wish our house was too small but we moved to such a beautiful house too, ooooh. (this chatter will make sense when you see the house) Later, Mozart left Salzburg, his mother died and his older sister got married and St.. Mozart’s father, Leopold, stayed here after he moved to Gilgen.. In the museum, there is an exhibition about Mozart and his family and a number of items, including the instruments they used..

Login: Included in Salzburg Card. Normally 10 Euros, if you are going to visit the house where Mozart was born, you can buy a single ticket for 17 Euros for both.

Address: Makartplatz 8

Residenzplatz

We move on to the second classic European city mission: a visit to the main square. Residenzplatz is one of the many squares in the city, built by Wolf Dietrich.. As you can understand at this point, Wolf Dietrich is a very important person in the history of Salzburg.. You can have a more impressive trip if you are programmed to be surprised by the places Dietrich did not build, rather than the places he did not build while you are here.. In addition to being a historical place, the square is also home to the fountain featured in the movie Sound of Music. While we’re talking, the audience knows – Sound of Music takes place in Salzburg as well, and you can visit many locations in the city that you can see in the movie.. If you have a special interest in this subject, you can join one of the Sound of Music tours.

You can see the rooms and art collection of the Salzburg Residence, the former archbishops’ palace on the Residenzplatz, the Salzburg Cathedral Museum. If you want to visit St. Peter’s Monastery Museum, you can go to DomQuartier, which is a very comprehensive complex.. The complex offers very beautiful views as it provides access to the upper floors of the palace and cathedral.. Since it covers a large area and many different collections, you may want to learn a little more about it, so click here.

Domplatz

Residenzplatz When you pass under the arch in , you arrive at the Domplatz, where the Salzburg Cathedral is located.. Wolf Dietrich was also important in the construction of the cathedral.. If we do a little more research, I guess we’ll find out that Wolf Dietrich also built our house.. Isn’t it time to leave the square to the youth, dear Wolf? We would like to draw your attention to the statue of the Virgin Mary in the middle of the square.. When you take this statue and the cathedral right in front of you, you can see that the head of the Virgin Mary coincides with a crown on the cathedral.. Fun fact: Mozart was baptized in this cathedral. Not only for this reason, of course, but we recommend you to go inside the cathedral because it is beautiful.. Don’t forget to raise your head and look at the ceiling from time to time, you won’t regret it..

Kapitelplatz

Another end of the Cathedral and Residenzplatz is Kapitelplatz. At this point, you will realize that in fact, all of these squares come together.. In fact, it turns out that you’ve been going from one square to another like a maniac for an hour.. It is not difficult to distinguish this square from the others, as there is a giant golden globe in the middle and a figure of a suicidal man on it.. Let us introduce you to him, this “Sphaera” is a work by artist Stephan Balkenhol as part of the Salzburg Art Project. There is another work by the same artist in the city that many Salzburg residents do not know where; “Woman in the Rock”. Of course we immediately followed him and set out to see his work located on Toscaninhof Street. It turns out that the work in the square and the work in this street complement each other.. You people of Salzburg, we will follow you, peeeh… We say don’t miss the fountain at Kapiteplatz, it’s a beautiful fountain and the view behind it is magnificent.

St.. Peter Monastery

There is one of the oldest monasteries in this land right next to Kapitelplatz; Convent of St. Peter. Of course, some of them cannot be visited because the monks still live today.. Top points of interest here in St.. Peters Church, Mozart’s older sister (now we are sincere, we think we can use the gil suffix, which is the most red suffix in the world), and the cemetery where many important people are located and chapels carved into the rocks. At the same time, there is a gallery called the “long gallery”, where many works of art are exhibited, but you can enter there from the DomQuartier, which we mentioned above.. It’s up to you, anyway, all of the things we talk about to visit here are side by side.

Mozartplatz

Okay, this is what we’re going to talk about. final challenge, we promise. This is another square at the bottom of Residenzplatz.. Whose statue do you think is in the middle? Yes, you got it right: Mozartos. (winds of sincerity…) The statue was placed on the square in 1846, a few months after Mozart’s wife died.. The square also houses the Salzburg Museum. The museum has exhibition areas with archaeological artifacts and paintings about the history of Salzburg.. There are also temporary exhibitions from time to time, you look at the program.

Entry to the museum: normally 8.50 Euros, included in the Salzburg Card

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