• Karen HechingerEurope by Eurail 2024Traveler
    Hohensalzburg Castle - largest fully preserved castle in Central EuropeSalzach River runs through Salzburg, eventually joining the DanubeLake districtThere was this kind of odd dwarf statue garden. Im honestly not sure what that was all about1Quintessential Austrian dessert and yes, it was delicious 😋Stiftkirche Nonnberg = Nonnberg Abbey, a Benedictine Monastery founded circa 7121Goulash stew1Violin shaped apertif bottles, in honor of Mozart, who was born here1Most useful item packed for the trip! Its been SO hot & humid...1Bicycle parking lot at the train station

    30. Salzburg, Austria

    July 15, 2024 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F

    I wish we could have spent a little more time out of the city and in the Lake District of Salzburg, which we got a brief taste of on the SoM tour. I think there were six lakes, and they were all beautiful and not overrun by tourists like Tahoe. But, time is limited, and we had to be satisfied with exploring the city during our last few hours here. A few pix attached...

    Btw - this city of 150k accommodates around 1 million tourists a year, 300k of which are credited with coming to Salzburg solely to experience the Sound of Music history.    Read more