Insight Guides Pocket Salzburg (Travel Guide with Free eBook)

By Insight Guides

Insight Pocket Guides: ideal itineraries and top travel tips in apocket-sized package.

Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in Salzburg, from top attractions like the fairy-tale Festung Hohensalzburg fortress and Mozart's birthplace, to hidden gems, including the Augustinerbr u, a brewery run by monks.

Compact, concise, and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What to Do, this is an ideal on-the-move companion when you're exploring Salzburg
Covers Top Ten Attractions, including the Festung Hohensalzburg fortress that dominates the city and Mozart's birthplace as well as Perfect Day itinerary suggestions
Offers an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture
Contains an invaluable pull-out map, and essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around
Includes an innovative extra that's unique in the market - all Insight Pocket Guides come with a free eBook
Inspirational colour photography throughout
Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience

About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrasebooks, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Insight Guides
• Release date: Apr 1, 2018
• ISBN: 9781789193008

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Getting Around the e-Book

This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Salzburg, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.

The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Salzburg, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.

In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

Maps

All key attractions and sights in Salzburg are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

Images

You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Salzburg. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.

About Insight Guides

Insight Guides have more than 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.

Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.

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Table of Contents

Salzburg’s Top 10 Attractions

Top Attraction #1

Top Attraction #2

Top Attraction #3

Top Attraction #4

Top Attraction #5

Top Attraction #6

Top Attraction #7

Top Attraction #8

Top Attraction #9

Top Attraction #10

A Perfect Day In Salzburg

Introduction

Geography and climate

Politics and religion

Being a Salzburger

A Brief History

Neolithic and Celtic developments

Roman occupation

Church and state combined

Growth and destruction

The Peasants’ War

The city takes shape

The end of the prince archbishops

Early 20th century

World War II and beyond

Historical Landmarks

Where To Go

The Mönchsberg and environs

The Festung Hohensalzburg

Nonnberg convent

Nonntal District – Kai Quarter

The Old Town and DomQuartier

Residenzplatz

The cathedral

St Peter’s Abbey

Kapitelplatz

Mozartplatz

Alter Markt

Getreidegasse

Festival District

Around Gstättengasse

Museum of Modern Art

Mülln

The New Town

Linzergasse

St Sebastian’s Church

Makartplatz

Mirabell Palace and Gardens

Kapuzinerberg

Salzburg’s environs

Leopoldskron Lake and Palace

Hangar-7

Stiegl’s Brauwelt

Hellbrunn Palace

Klessheim Palace

South of Salzburg

Untersberg

Berchtesgaden

Königssee

Hallein

Werfen

Eisriesenwelt

The Grossglockner Road

Krimml Waterfalls

The Salzkammergut

Fuschlsee

Wolfgangsee

Mondsee

What To Do

Culture and nightlife

Festivals

Nightlife

Shopping

Sports

Winter sports

Water sports

Cycling

Hiking

Salzburg for children

Calendar of events

Eating Out

What to eat

Meat

Vegetables

Seasonal specialities

Bread and cheese

Desserts

Coffee and cakes

What to drink

Beer

Wine

Reading the Menu

To help you order…

…And read the menu

Restaurants

Old Town

Restaurants

Cafés

New Town

Restaurants

Cafés and bars

Borders and suburbs

Restaurants

Cafés

A–Z Travel Tips

A

Accommodation

Airport

B

Bicycle hire

Budgeting for your trip

C

Camping

Car hire (see also Driving)

Climate

Clothing

Crime and safety

D

Disabled travellers

Driving (See also Car hire)

E

Electricity

Embassies and consulates

Emergencies (See also Crime and safety, and Police)

G

Gay and lesbian travellers

Getting there

Guides and tours

H

Health and medical care

L

Language

Lost property

M

Maps

Media

Money

O

Opening times

P

Police (see also Crime and safety and Emergencies)

Post offices

Public holidays

R

Religion

T

Telephones

Tickets

Time zones

Tipping

Toilets

Tourist information

Transport

V

Visas and entry requirements

W

Websites

Y

Youth hostels

Recommended Hotels

Old Town

New Town

Outside the centre

Salzburg’s Top 10 Attractions

Top Attraction #1

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Festung Hohensalzburg

The fairy-tale castle dominates the city it was built to defend. For more information, click here.

Top Attraction #2

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Residenzplatz

The most impressive square in the Old Town. For more information, click here.

Top Attraction #3

Tourismus Salzburg

Old Town

A baroque treasure trove, with stunning DomQuartier museum complex. For more information, click here.

Top Attraction #4

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Grossglockner High Alpine Road

This twisting and turning route is one of the world’s great scenic drives. For more information, click here.

Top Attraction #5

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Hellbrunn Palace and Gardens

See the grand scale of living of Salzburg’s prince archbishops. For more information, click here.

Top Attraction #6

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St Peter’s Abbey

The city’s spiritual heart and the oldest active monastery in Austria. For more information, click here.

Top Attraction #7

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Mozart’s Birthplace

The house in which he was born is now a museum. For more information, click here.

Top Attraction #8

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Mirabell Palace and Gardens

Built for the mistress of an archbishop, here you’ll find opulence on a grand scale. For more information, click here

Top Attraction #9

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Königssee

Take a boat trip across the still waters of this beautiful Bavarian lake not far from Salzburg. For more information, click here.

Top Attraction #10

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Museum of Modern Art

This showcase for contemporary art also offers a great view of the city. For more information, click here.

A Perfect Day In Salzburg

9.30am

Coffee

Even if you enjoy breakfast at your hotel, a second coffee or tea at the Café Bazar (for more information, click here) is the Salzburg way to start a day. Many writers have found inspiration in this smart though unpretentious café.

10.30am

The sound of Salzburg

Follow the footsteps of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to the Makartplatz, where, at house No. 8, you can climb the stairs to the 18th-century apartment of the Mozart family. Then stroll through Mirabell Gardens, seen in The Sound of Music.

11.30am

Invigorating heights

Cross the Salzach at Müllnersteg bridge and head for the pretty Müllner Kirche next to the huge Augustine Brewery. Lovely wooded paths wind south along the top of Mönchsberg, and scenic walking trails lead you down to the Museum of Modern Art.

12.15pm

Stunning art

The Museum of Modern Art (closed Mon) must not be missed by art lovers. Its restaurant, m32, is the place for an extravagant lunch break with a superb view from the terrace. Alternatively, descend to town in the Mönchsberg lift and stop at Humboldt Stubn (for more information, click here) for a traditional midday meal.

2.00pm

Dirndl and Mozartkugel

Getreidegasse (with Mozart’s birthplace at No. 9), Judengasse and Goldgasse are shopping heaven. Meander through the lanes and you’ll discover top brands in carefully renovated Gothic houses next to old shops selling Dirndl and other local costumes. Tiny Café Fürst (for more information, click here) at Alter Markt is the place to buy the original Mozartkugel.

4.30pm

360°

Step into the Salzburg of 1829 at the Panorama Museum, Residenzplatz 9. Telescopes reveal the detail in the 360° panorama painting of Salzburg and its surroundings. Then head for Mozartplatz and peep behind the ornate doors of house No. 4 into a pretty 18th-century yard with a garden.

5.15pm

Squares and lanes

Savour the atmosphere of the cathedral and the surrounding squares. Stroll from Residenzplatz to Domplatz and then to Kapitelplatz to see the giant chessboard and golden sculpture, Sphaera. To the south is the cemetery of St Peter, with catacombs carved into the rock face. Walk up Festungsgasse (the Festungsbahn – funicular train – runs in summer until 10pm) to Stieglkeller to enjoy a local beer and panoramic city view.

7.00pm

Keynotes for dinner

The restaurant Triangel (for more information, click here),on Max Reinhardt Platz, is a favourite spot of musicians and singers – and a fine place for dinner. Or savour authentic Austrian fare at Zipfer Bierhaus (for more information, click here) nearby. The Mozart Dinner Concert at St Peter Stiftskulinarium offers the perfect evening entertainment for Mozart fans.

9.00pm

High above

Traditional Gasthäuser