The Mirabell Palace features a stark, yellow facade decorated with white limestone pilasters and rows of repetitive, rectangular windows. Prince Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau commissioned the structure in sixteen oh six for his…
Mirabell Gardens and Neustadt
This stroll highlights Salzburg's elegant right bank, starting with the manicured gardens of Mirabell Palace before taking you through historic Linzer Gasse to a hillside monastery with unforgettable views.
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1. Mirabell Palace
2. Dreifaltigkeitskirche
The Dreifaltigkeitskirche features a wide, concave facade that curves inward toward the street, flanked by two high towers. Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach designed this church in the late seventeenth century for the prince-archbishop…
3. Mozart Residence
The Mozart Residence on Makartplatz features a reconstructed yellow facade that stands out against the surrounding buildings. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived here with his family from seventeen seventy-three until seventeen eighty, during…
4. Marko-Feingold-Steg
The Marko-Feingold-Steg is a slender steel footbridge spanning the Salzach River, recognizable by its bright blue trusses and the dense wall of love locks hanging from its wire mesh. It replaced a previous crossing destroyed in the floods…
5. Linzer Gasse
Linzer Gasse features a cobblestone path lined with narrow, pastel-colored merchant houses that lean slightly toward the center. While the nearby Getreidegasse draws massive crowds, this street served as the primary entrance to Salzburg…
6. St Sebastian's Cemetery
The heavy wrought-iron gate leads into St. Sebastian's Cemetery, marked by a central neo-Gothic mausoleum that stands out against the muted walls of the surrounding arcades. Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau commissioned this burial ground in…
7. Kapuzinerkloster
The Capuchin Monastery sits high on the Kapuzinerberg hill, marked by a plain, yellow-walled church with a simple stone portal that defies the ornate baroque style found elsewhere in Salzburg. Built in the late sixteenth century, the…