Salzburg is the capital city of the province Salzburg. Its approximately 150,000 residents make it the fourth biggest Austrian city. All in all has the province about 522.500 citizens on app. 2762.18 square miles.
Well I guess when somebody says Austria most of the people think first of Salzburg. This is where Mozart is from, this is where the Sound of Music is from. When you go for a walk through the Old City you cannot miss the son of Salzburg!
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791)
Mozart was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. His works are loved by many and are still frequently performed.
Mozart
wrote his first symphony when he was eight years old and his first
opera at 12. Here is one of his most famous works.
Mozart's "Kleine Nachtmusik"
One of the most famous chocolate souvenirs: "The Mozart Balls". a ball of green pistachio marzipan covered in a layer of nougat and finally dunked in a dark chocolate coating.
Definitley worth to try it!
Sightseeing
View from the Old City to the castle "Hohensalzburg". Go up for a walk or drive up. A view over Salzburg that you don't want to miss!
Dom zu Salzburg. Take the time and have a look inside!
Wolfgangsee
Attersee
Mondsee
Sound of Music (1965)
In Salzburg, Austria, Maria, a woman studying to become a nun, is
sent from her convent to be the governess to seven children of a widowed
naval commander, Captain Georg Ritter von Trapp. The children,
initially hostile and mischievous, come to like her, and the woman finds
herself falling in love with the captain. He was soon to be married to a
baroness but marries Maria instead. Maria teaches the children singing.
Meanwhile, the Nazis take power in Austria as part of the Anschluss,
and want Captain von Trapp back in service. However, during a singing performance in a guarded theater, the whole family flees and walks over the mountains to Switzerland.
