2 hours in Salzburg, Austria

Salzburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg. Salzburg's "Old Town" with its world famous baroque architecture is one of the best-preserved city centres north of the Alps, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The city is noted for its Alpine setting. It is the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the setting for parts of the musical and film The Sound of Music, which features famous landmarks in Austria, but focuses mainly on Salzburg. Salzburg is also a student city, with three universities.




View of the old town and fortress, seen from Kapuzinerberg









Salzburg Cathedral



The breath-taking interior.












The Hohensalzburg Castle (Festung Hohensalzburg) on a hill dominating the old town is one of the largest castles in Europe, with views over Salzburg.








We were greeting by a huge slab of stone wall 50m high as we came to a stop at a traffic light junction. It was amazing!







Altstadt(Old city).



Many of such shops selling FANCY easter eggs and Christmas decorative balls at exorbitant prices. "One broken considered sold" came to my mind.




Part of the Salzburg University right smacked in the city center.




Mozart House-His Birthplace.




Went in for coffee. Famous Mozart Chocolate.