Salzburg is a city of music and light, a place of beautiful cathedrals and majestic fortresses. Spend a few days there to experience all the fascination this city can trigger in you.
To give yourself the full picture, if living there for a while isn't an option, at least visit Salzburg two times. Once in the summer when the streets are echoing the music by which this location is best know for. The city has always had an artistic, playful side which made it ideal to host drama and musical festivals since the Middle Ages. After the mystery plays and Baroque carnivals, the Salzburger Festspiele was founded at the end of the 19th century, as a tribute to Salzburg's illustrious composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Since then a lot of chords have been sacrificed to music, and the city gave the world many other famous musicians, but the Salzburg Festival is more popular than ever. If you consider yourself a fan of classical music or opera, you have to spend a magnificent July evening on the spacious Domplaz, enjoying the colourful costumes and perfect harmonies of Jedermann, played annually at the festival since 1920.
But if you think that there is more to Salzburg than music, you are definitely right. After having seen the exquisite buildings of the Altstadt (the central old town), visit the summer palace Schloss Hellbrunn, and get astonished by the pleasure ground of trick fountains, gardens, ponds, artificial grottoes, sculptures and statues, but also a spectacular view on the city.
Nevertheless, don't let the architectural heritage overwhelm you, and take a break in the M?llner Br?u Brewery for a quick bite and (arguably) Austria's best beer. Sit under the shades of chestnut trees, and enjoy your beverage in a traditional stein mug poured from a historical barrel and made by the former Augustinerkloster abbey.
If you travel to Salzburg in winter, you can have a totally different experience. The city would be lightened up and decorated for Christmas, and the open-air markets could warm you up with a glass of mould wine and some carols. Don't miss the Christmas fair at the Cathedral or Residenzplatz, and feel the magic of the holidays at the Hellbrunner Adventzauber. These places not only provide you with beautiful souvenirs and presents, but also give you a veritable Christmas atmosphere and wonderful Advent concerts. You can also have a culinary treat right from the fire, freshly baked and so yummy.
So, as the holidays are getting closer and closer with each shortened day, treat the family, visit Salzburg, and surprise yourself with a wonderful Christmas holiday at the foot of the Alps in a legendary city. If you re wondering where else is magical to visit, we'll tell you at the book a hotel website, where it's not just about the hotels, but also the beautiful cities they reside in. We hope to see you there soon.
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