City walk

Discover the reason Salzburg leaves no one unchanged!

Starting at Mirabell Palace and gardens you will get familiar with the history and power of the rulers of Salzburg: the mighty prince archbishops. Understand the layout of the city on a map as there is old town, new town (honestly slightly newer) and the residential suburbs which will not be covered. Follow Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau – maybe the best example of their kind and Salome von Alt, visit the sound of music scenes of the Do-Re-Mi song in the gardens, catch a glimpse of the Marionettentheater and have a look at Mozart’s residence and birthplace and understand why he was not Austrian, pass by Doppler’s birthplace and experience the view over the UNESCO world heritage site from the Salzach river – medieval highway for transport and travel. Find out more about living in the dark ages by the doctor named Paracelsus, sanitation and hygiene, and other nowadays odd sounding procedures. Walk through traders town with the famous gilde signs, clerical quarter with the prince archbishops residence, the university and more churches and monks district to visit at least one of the churches, there are so many! Feel the atmosphere of the Rome of the north and understand the set up of the city to dive in and feel the heartbeat of it. Get to know more about local customs like cafés, why we prefer beer to water and local traditional dresses and their secret codes.Find out what to take home with best as a souvenir and understand the residents daily problems. Get seduced by the opulent baroque look a like and have a pleasant and enjoyable day after the orientation walk. Tour will last between one and a half hour up to two hours depending on pace and fitness. Be aware that we are famous for our rain, so check the weather and your equipment!

Price

€ 210,-

Availability

Daily on request

Duration

1,5 - 2 hours