Travel
- 9 hours flight time from NYC to Salzburg Airport not including stops
- 2 hours from Munich by train
- 3 hours from Vienna by rail
- 2 hours to Innsbruck
- 20 minutes Salzburg Airport to Train Station
- 20 minute walk from Salzburg Train Station to the City Center
The City Center is split by the Salzach River. Sights on the Left bank of the Salzach River (Old Town)
- Hohensalzburg Castle dominates the city up on the Festungsberg mountain.
- Additional fortress walls and gates on Monchsberg mountain (next to the Castle) and walking paths and viewpoints
- Salzburg Residenz
- Main Catherdral
- St Peter's Abbey church, Baroque style
- Botanical Gardens of Salzburg University are behind the Castle mountain
- Mozart's Birthplace
- Getreidegasse (shopping lane)
- Sound of Music tourismus ist verboten
Sights on the Train Station side of Salzach River (New Town)
- Mirabell Palace and Gardens
- Capuchin Abbey, view platform below the abbey over the city towards the Fortress.
- Mozart's Residence
- Hop-on Hop-off Bus
- Hauptbahnhof, sounds better than Central Train Station
Sights outside of Salzberg
- Beer Museum and Restuarants, 10 minutes by bus
- Hellbrun Palace 20 minutes from city center
- Hohenwerfen Fortress 45 minutes outside Salzburg by rail
Beer Gardens
- StieglKeller, between the castle and the cathedral
- Augustiner Bräustübl Tavern, across the river from the Mirabell Palace
