hello and greetings from salzburg austria city of mozart city of music and city of salt did
you know that the city's name actually translates to salt castle due to the
barges that used to carry salt on the salzac river but we're getting ahead of ourselves
in this video we'll be showing you some of the things you can do in salzburg during your visit
we'll tour the clifftop fortress and all the museums it holds within we'll explore cemeteries
and early christian catacombs carved into the rock we'll enjoy views of the old town with its baroque
architecture domes and spires plus we'll also give you a few ideas of some austrian foods to try and
some easy day trips you can go on the following is our salzburg travel guide so let's dive right in
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well good day good day and greetings again from salzburg austria so we decided to save
our legs and take the funicular up to the fortress today and this one is called the hohen salzburg
we ended up paying 1660 euros and that gives us the funicular up and down and all access to the
fortress which is nice because we want to cover it all and so yeah we've just arrived up top didn't
have to wait too long for the for the funicular ride maybe 15-20 minutes and it's a super powerful
quick write-up it's like don't blink because you'll be at the top in no time and yeah now
we're here we've got fantastic views panoramic views and can't wait to explore the fortress
fortress is a large medieval fortress that sits atop fiststungsberg and overlooks the whole city
this is one of salzburg's main attractions so it should definitely be on your itinerary our first
stop here in the fortress was the panorama walk which leads up to a viewing platform we got some
incredible views of the surrounding mountains that border with germany to give you a bit of
history this medieval fortress is considered the biggest fully preserved castle in central europe
construction of the fortress began in the year 1077 though it acquired its current appearance
much later in the 1500s there's quite a bit to see within the fortress including multiple
museums so you'll want to give yourself plenty of time you have the fortress museum with historical
exhibits focusing on daily court life of the prince archbishops then you have the marionette
museum where you can immerse yourself in the world of puppets and you also have the rainer
regimental museum where you can see all sorts of weapons uniforms and war memorabilia on display
okay so we have just finished touring the fortress and my oh my a lot to see a lot to do especially
if you get the complete pass like we did i thought we'd share some highlights so i'll go first sam
can go next and i would say for me it was doing the panorama tour it's not actually a guided tour
like you do this walk on your own but you get to go up to the observation tower and when you're
up there you can see the mountains all around like alps and valleys and little villages and it's just
so scenic and you also get an overview of the whole city so i would say that viewpoint was
worth it for me to come here that viewpoint alone yeah and if you can pick a clear day a clear day
hands down hands down i mean the museums were really thoughtful and interesting and yeah we got
to see a whole bunch of different ones but for me it's about the experience of walking around
and also just taking in the views and just realizing how beautiful this area is a stunning
part of the world and until you see it from this high vantage point you can't really appreciate the
mountains and the surrounding countryside area and the forests and everything and everything
in the city of salzburg austria itself it just looks marvelous from from up above
one attraction that we stumbled upon completely by chance was peter's fried
huff also known as saint peter's cemetery this is the oldest cemetery in salzburg and it also has
early christian catacombs that were carved into the rock wall
this network of caves served as both a hermitage and burial site
after visiting the catacombs and enjoying the views from some of the lookouts
we took a walk through the cemetery the oldest tombstone here dates back to 1288
though the cemetery history goes back even further many famous personalities artists
and scholars were buried here one of the most famous being mozart's youngest sister nannerl
so we just finished visiting saint peter's fried hof the catacombs and my goodness was
that ever amazing so obviously going in and walking through the tunnel areas and seeing
the catacombs that's fascinating but what was most interesting for us aside from that were the
views that we got of salzburg the best so far the best so far on our trip so it only cost two euros
and something else that i found fascinating is that no two steps were like every single one a
little bit different in shape size there's some wooden ones there's some stone ones
while we were in the area we also visited salzburg cathedral the original church was built in 767
on the remnants of a roman town then it was rebuilt once more in 1181 after
fire and the version we see today dates back to the 17th century and was done in the baroque style
fun fact the cathedral still has the same baptismal font in which mozart was baptized
admission to the cathedral is free though donations are welcome
we also came across this rather unusual sculpture that sits next to the cathedral this giant golden
ball features a man standing on top of it and it's the work of german sculptor stefan baikenhall
the sculpture is meant to pay homage to paul frost the creator of the famous mozart kugel
chocolates that have become a symbol of salzburg we'll show you those a bit later in the video
the next place we visited was mernsberg which is one of the five mountains in the city of salzburg
this one gets its name from the benedictine monks of saint peter's abbey
we actually wrote an elevator to get to the top this is another cool vantage point that
offers great views over the old town you can see the fortress perched on a cliff
the mountains that surround the city and then you have a few different trails to choose from
so we just paid four euros to ride a little elevator we did that brought us to this lovely
viewpoint and there's a hiking trail it's a little trail not too big of one but it's it's nice are
you gonna take off your mask and breathe that'd be a no that would be a good idea out in nature
we filmed an entirely separate video of all the austrian foods we tried during our
visit to salzburg austria but to give you a quick rundown some of the dishes you cannot miss include
kaznoken which is a variation of keizer spatzler these small noodles or dumplings are tossed with
cheese in a cast iron skillet cooked until golden and then topped with crispy onions this was one of
our favorite dishes we tried this was one of my favorite dishes in all of germany austria
anywhere they serve it love the homemade noodles love the cheesiness aspect of them so so good
if you have a sweet tooth the salzburger no curl is another dish to try
it is a sweet souffle that is served in soft peaks with powdered sugar and fruit jam we had ours at
the iconic cafe mozart okay so we are now trying the typical dessert of salzburg and it's meant
to resemble the three surrounding peaks around the city and it is made with fluffy egg whites
cranberries and a dusting of sugar look it's like it's jiggly it's like meringue essentially
getting in there this is so fluffy and this is made fresh to order so you have to wait
a little bit for it but apparently it's worth the wait i love how it represents
the the peaks of salzburg isn't that so cool the three mountain peaks is it good yeah just like
fluffy sweet egg whites yum and then you have the mozart kugel which is a chocolate ball that
pays homage to mozart it was created in 1890 by local confectioner paul fulst he's the one
standing atop the golden ball sculpture we showed you earlier so it looks like this one
is a dark chocolate one there's so many varieties like you can get milk chocolate you can get dark
chocolate you can get it with marzipan you can get it without marzipan you can't a mixed bag
we just grabbed some chocolate honestly this looks like pure choose your adventure
i'll take the other half how is that very good this is what they look like they come in like um
a light blue wrapping and i'm telling you
all over town you don't need to look very hard to find one perfect gift to take home huh
and speaking of mozart it only seemed fitting that while in salzburg we'd visit
the home of the famed composer wolfgang amadeus mozart was born in 1756 and his
home is now a museum that shares details of his life you can see his pianos and listen
to some of his compositions during your visit you also have mozart square located just a few
streets over featuring a statue of mozart that was erected 50 years after his death
one of the many churches we visited in salzburg's old town was college which is
the church of the university of salzburg this church was designed in the baroque
style and it is best known for its pristine white interiors the church hosts classical
concerts throughout the year so that's something else you can consider doing during your visit
next let's take a stroll along the salzac river which runs through the heart of the city until the
19th century this river played an important part of the local economy as it was used to ship salt
but that was eventually replaced by the railway what grabbed our attention was
the water's milky turquoise color due to the alpine sediment that feeds the river upstream
of course one of the must visit attractions in salzburg is mirabelle palace and its gardens
the mirabelle gardens are geometrically arranged and mythologically themed so it
features a lot of unusual sculptures and if you're a fan of the movie the
sound of music you'll recognize the gardens from a few different scenes
okay let's see your best lion face
so we decided to go for a little sunset stroll after siesta after siesta and our destination
this time were the mirabelle gardens located at miracle palace and admission is free of charge
this place is free to visit my kind of place which is kind of unbelievable because it's so beautiful
and like the gardens are beautifully manicured so many flowers and bloom and statues and fountains
like there's actually a lot to see and lots of little benches along the way you kind of like
hidden away by nature so it's really cool this would be a nice place to like read a book
yeah you know exactly um but yeah i managed to get my first photo with sam
of the whole trip our first photo together right yeah it took some coaxing some coaxing
to set up a tripod it happened it happened so yeah this has been nice i'm glad we came here
during one of our evenings in town we went to the salzac insole bar
this floating bar sits on the banks of the zalzak river and while the
food wasn't anything to write home about we did enjoy our cocktail and glass of wine it
was a fun activity for a random weekday night and we got to enjoy the city during blue hour
and now a quick mention of some easy day trips you can plan from salzburg
one of our favorites was verfin which is situated one hour south of salzburg
it's a super easy journey by train we spent our day there touring hohenbergfin castle living out
our sound of music dreams on the sound of music hiking trail you probably drink it in austria
wouldn't you say i would say befriending some cows along the way you can hear our new friends
for cows and enjoying one of the best meals we had during our short visit to austria
jelly belly you can watch the video of the full trip on our channel
and last but not least we also wanted to mention our hiking day trip to geisberg
this is a local mountain in salzburg located just a few kilometers from the old town
and it stands 1288 meters above sea level we rode bus number 151 from mirabelle platz and
30 minutes later we were hiking and enjoying the mountains when you climb a mountain i'm pretty
sure that entitles you to a half a liter of beer as a tip there's an excellent restaurant once you
reach the mountain peak where you can enjoy a delicious alpine lunch you won't soon forget
all right so sam has some transportation info for us a quick note about transportation
so we ended up getting the weekly region salzburg stat and it was 19 euros per person
and guys this was fantastic it gave us the bus it gave us the tram it gave us even the regional
bus that allowed us to go up the mountains when we did that day hike
and the convenience of not having to go and buy a ticket every time and also the amount
of money you save like if you're here for two or three days three days for sure you're
definitely going to save money by getting this pass and we also saved our legs too by
being able to hop on the tram instead of walking all the way from our hotel into the city center
we were at least 20 minutes away so this allowed us to enjoy exploring and not arrive feeling tired
and that's it for our visit to salzburg austria we hope you enjoyed exploring the city with us
as always if you have any other suggestions of things to do in salzburg austria that you'd like
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