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Mirabell Palace and Gardens showing a sunset, heritage architecture and château or palace

Kapuzinerberg Hill showing forest scenes and a city

Salzburg Cathedral showing a city, a square or plaza and a church or cathedral

Mozart\'s Birthplace featuring heritage architecture, a city and a church or cathedral

Kapuzinerberg Hill which includes heritage architecture, a castle and heritage elements

Salzkammergut Tourist Attractions & Activities

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1. Mirabell Palace

In Italian, ‘mirabile’ means amazing. And the Mirabell Palace, tucked up between the Salzach River and the rising peak of the Kapuzinerberg, is certainly that. Built, as so many of Salzburg's palaces were, by one of the city's Prince Archbishops, it has been a lovers' hideaway, a Baroque glory and a neoclassical summer-home for the Emperor. The Palace remains a sumptuous temple to love inside—its famed Marble Staircase the ultimate prop for many weddings. But it's the outside that grabs the attention first. The Mirabell gardens are some of the most elegantly arranged in Salzburg.

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Conceived as a palace for a mistress, the Mirabell Palace remains a splendid setting for love matches, its elegant lawns often decked with brides and grooms.

2. Salzburg Cathedral

In a city of dramatic vistas and astounding buildings, it takes a church of epic imagination to stand out amongst all the spectacle. Salzburg Cathedral (Salzburger Dom) manages that challenge with consummate ease—a cathedral scaled to fit in among Salzburg's rearing mountains and fortresses, while quietly outshining them with its bold Baroque design. Best-known for its superb 70-metre high copper-green dome, the Dom has always been at the heart of city's religious and social life.

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Salzburg Cathedral which includes heritage elements, religious aspects and interior views

3. Mozart's Birthplace

Mozart’s Birthplace (Mozarts Geburthaus) is the childhood home of one of the world’s most famous and prodigious composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Following his birth in 1756, Mozart lived here with his family until 1773. Mozart’s Birthplace became a museum in 1880 and has acquired numerous original artifacts from the composer’s widow and children. It presents a fascinating insight into the upbringing, life and talent of a musical genius.

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Mozart\'s Birthplace which includes music and interior views

4. Getreidegasse

At one end: a sheer climb up, to a mountain of green and grey. At the other: a road that is swallowed by a building, before leaping across the Salzach River. And in between, a crowded corridor of ancient shops, busy boutiques and antique stores–all squeezed tightly beneath a narrow sliver of Salzburg's sky. Welcome to Getreidegasse, the merchant street that has had a thousand years of trade and barter echoing around its narrow alleys and iconic squares.

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Getreidegasse featuring a city, shopping and signage

5. Fortress Hohensalzburg

The Festung Hohensalzburg is a picture-perfect ideal of a medieval castle. With its many turrets and towers, broad walls and fluttering flags—all standing proud atop the forest-clad Festungsberg mountain—it begs to be snapped. The castle's towers soar another 30 metres above the 240-metre mountain, dominating the skyline of Salzburg's Altstadt (or Old Town quarter). This is a fortress that looks impregnable. And it probably was. It only ever came under serious siege by irate townsfolk, in 1525, during the German Peasants War. They failed to breach the Festung Hohensalzburg, and the 'High Salzburg Fortress' survives to this day, undefeated, and relatively unscathed by war.

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Fortress Hohensalzburg featuring landscape views

Recommended things to do in Salzkammergut

Number of things to do	31
Cheapest thing to do on Expedia	Salzkammergut: Sandstone Beer Cellar Tour with guide: AU$18
Top 5 things to do	Salzkammergut: Sandstone Beer Cellar Tour with guide MONDSEE: The Strudelgirl - bake your Apple Strudel Dream Bad Ischl Scavenger Hunt and Sights Self-Guided Tour Mondsee: SEGWAY Fun Tour (1.5 hours) Mondsee: SEGWAY Irrsee tour (2.5 hours)
Half-day tours	Salzkammergut: Sandstone Beer Cellar Tour with guide MONDSEE: The Strudelgirl - bake your Apple Strudel Dream Bad Ischl Scavenger Hunt and Sights Self-Guided Tour Mondsee: SEGWAY Fun Tour (1.5 hours) Mondsee: SEGWAY Irrsee tour (2.5 hours)
With kids	Salzkammergut: Sandstone Beer Cellar Tour with guide MONDSEE: The Strudelgirl - bake your Apple Strudel Dream Hallstatt from Salzburg - 6-hour private Tour Private Tour: Salzburg Lake District and Hallstatt from Salzburg Private tour from Salzburg to Vienna - UNESCO sites, Lakes, Alps

What to do in Salzkammergut

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Mirabell Palace

Conceived as a palace for a mistress, the Mirabell Palace remains a splendid setting for love matches, its elegant lawns often decked with brides and grooms.

Salzburg Cathedral

The spiritual heart of Catholic Salzburg has had its fair share of turbulence—and of genius—throughout its 1200-year history.

Mozart's Birthplace

Learn about the life, family and work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart via exhibitions in the rooms of the house where he was born.

Getreidegasse

Salzburg's prettiest street is a long line of top-class shops and boutiques with old-time signs which thread together a fascinating history.

Fortress Hohensalzburg

The medieval fortress that stepped out of the fairy-tale and onto one of Salzburg's brooding forested mountains.

Hellbrunn Palace

The summer-time 'pleasure garden' for the Prince Archbishops, where nothing is quite as it seems.

Hallstatt Salt Mines

You can browse the exhibits at Hallstatt Salt Mines, a museum with a storied past, during your holiday in Hallstatt. Wander the lakeside in this culturally rich area.

Mirabell Gardens

Explore the great outdoors at Mirabell Gardens, a lovely green space in Salzburg. Visit the shops and top-notch restaurants in this family-friendly area.

Gosausee Lake

Explore the great outdoors at Gosausee Lake, a lovely green space in Gosau. Wander the lakeside in this quaint area.

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Mirabell Palace and Gardens featuring a park, a city and château or palace

City Centre Salzburg

4.5/5(50 area reviews)

Gourmet restaurants interesting history and top sights from Linzer Gasse to Old City Hall – discover City Centre Salzburg, a destination also famous for its shopping.

Altstadt Salzburg

5/5(12 area reviews)

Historical sites, museums and live music highlight some of the noteworthy features of Altstadt Salzburg. Make a stop by Mozartplatz Square or Old City Hall while you're exploring the neighbourhood.

Neustadt

If you're spending some time in Neustadt, Mirabell Gardens and Linzer Gasse are top sights worth seeing.

Elisabeth-Vorstadt

4/5(30 area reviews)

Historical sites, shopping and restaurants are some highlights of Elisabeth-Vorstadt. You might stop by Mirabell Palace or Mirabell Gardens while you're in the area.

Schallmoos

4/5(5 area reviews)

Schallmoos is popular for its abundant dining options, and you can check out Kartworld, a top attraction in the neighbourhood.

Riedenburg

Unique features of Riedenburg include the shopping and historical sites. Make a stop by Stiegl's World of Brewing or Leopoldskron Swimming Pool while you're exploring the area.

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