Salzburg

Salzburg is a historic city and popular tourist destination in western Austria. Salzburg receives more 8 million tourists each year.

Salzburg is many things to many people: Art lovers call Salzburg the Golden City of High Baroque; historians and church enthusiasts refer to it as the "Florence of the North" or the "German Rome"; outdoor types regard Salzburg as the gateway to the Alps; and music lovers know it as the birthplace of Mozart and home of the world-famous Salzburger Festspiele (Salzburg Festival).

Salzburg lies on both banks of the Salzach River, at the point where it is pinched between two mountains, the Kapuzinerberg and the Mönchsberg. In broader view are many beautiful Alpine peaks. The human contribution to Salzburg is nearly worthy of such surroundings: Beginning with Prince-Archbishop Wolf Dietrich, who began his regime in the late 16th century, Salzburg's rulers pursued construction on a grand scale. Astonishingly, they all seem to have shared the same artistic bent, with the result that Salzburg's many fine buildings blend into a harmonious whole.

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	Cathedral (Dom) Hailed by some as the most perfect Renaissance building in the Germanic countries, Salzburg's cathedral has a marble facade and twin symmetrical towers. Inside is the font in which Mozart was baptized.
	Collegiate Church (Kollegienkirche) This is Fischer von Erlach's greatest and largest Salzburg church and one of the most celebrated Baroque churches in Austria. It was built between 1694 and 1707 for the local Benedictine university.
	Holy Trinity Church (Dreifaltigkeitskirche) Constructed in 1694 by the famous Baroque master builder Fischer von Erlach, Holy Trinity Church has a sweeping facade that is among the most excellent examples of the unexaggerated Baroque style.
	Franciscan Church (Franziskanerkirche) Built in the 13th century over an earlier church, this small edifice next to the cathedral is interesting for its venerable age and mixture of styles. The semicircular choir features elaborate vaults and nine chapels.
	Loreto Convent Church (Loreto Kirche) This small 17th-century church near Mirabell Gardens contains a sacred ivory statue of the Christ Child known for its miraculous healing powers.
	Nonnberg Convent ("Maria's Convent") Primarily famous as the convent of Maria, both in real life and in The Sound of Music, Nonnberg is also one of the oldest nunneries in the world and boasts 10th-century Romanesque frescoes.
	St. Michael's Church (Michaelskirche) This tiny pink church on the Residenzplatz is the oldest church in Salzburg, dating from around 800 AD or earlier.
	St. Peter's Church (Stiftkirche St. Peter) The most sumptuous church in Salzburg, the Abbey Church of St. Peter was founded in 696 AD by St. Rupert, whose tomb is here. Here Mozart's famed Mass in C Minor premiered in 1783.
	St. Peter's Cemetary and Catacombs Dating back to 1627, the old cemetery is a worthy attraction in itself and it's also where the Von Trapp family hid out in The Sound of Music. Above are interesting monastic catacombs carved in the cliff.