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Saturday, March 21, 2015

The most important tourist places in Salzburg

Salzburg is the fourth largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg.
Salzburg's "Old City" (Altstadt) by baroque architecture world-renowned as one of the best-preserved city centers in the north of the Alps. And was listed as a World Heritage of UNESCO in 1997. Which adds three universities and a large number of students. It is noted that the Salzburg contain attractive areas of the scenic backdrop of the Alps with.



Salzburg is the birthplace of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the 18th century. In the mid-20th century, the city was the scene of musical plays with photography and sound great music.

Salzburg is part of the temperate zone. Which is classified within the continental climate (UEFA). Given the location of the northern edge of the Alps, and the amount of precipitation and relatively high rainfall, mainly in the summer months.

Most tourist attractions
Salzburg is a favorite tourist area, which attracts large number of tourists, who outnumber the locals by a large margin in peak times. Other notable places:

Old town
The historic center of the city of Salzburg, who announced joining the World Heritage Sites in 1996
Baroque architecture, including many churches
Salzburg Cathedral
Hohensalzburg Castle (Festung), which overlooks the Old City, as one of the largest castles in Europe
Franciscan Church (Franziskanerkirche)
Monastery of St. Peter
Benedictine monastery
Museum of Art in Salzburg Residenz Hotel
University Church
Getreidegasse Street

Outside the old town
Mirabell Palace, with vast gardens filled with flowers
St. Sebastian Cemetery (Sebastiansfriedhof)
Schloss Leopoldskron, Rococo Palace and National Historic Monument
Heilbronn with gardens and castles

The largest areas of Salzburg
Anif Castle, which is situated to the south of the city of Anif
Lady Maria shrine, baroque church on the northern edge of Salzburg
Salzburger Freilichtmuseum Großgmain Museum, an open-air museum that contains the old farmhouses in the historic atmosphere
Palace and Casino, which formerly used by Adolf Hitler
Berghof, Hitler's mountain retreat near Berchtesgaden
Mount Untersberg, next to the city on the border in Germany and Austria, with panoramic views of the surrounding Alps and Salzburg
Skiing during the winter.
Salzburg animal park, which lies to the south of the city of Anif
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