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This tour is a walking tour and an introduction to Salzburg by a local licensed tour guide. It is the ideal way to get to know the city of Salzburg and its main attractions.
During the one-and-a-half-hour walk, you get a basic understanding of the history and the sights of Salzburg, answers to your questions and personal recommendations, and suggestions for sightseeing and activities.
You will also receive a printed map of the city with an overview of the sights, but also recommendations for food and drink and information about day trips, so you can better find your way around the city on your own after the tour.
Each of our tour guides has attended one and a half years of training, passed a three-day exam and has years of experience as a guide in Salzburg.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
We meet at the "Spirit of Mozart" artwork by Marina Abramovic. The Spirit of Mozart is a 15-meter high metal chair together with 8 normal-sized chairs. It's part of the walk of modern art by the Salzburg foundation and located next to Staatsbrücke, the main bridge in the old town.
The Mozart statue and Mozart Square are next to the Salzburg Cathedral and Residenzplatz square, the main square of the old town. That's where the tourist information is located and it only takes about five minutes to return to Staatsbrücke and the Spirit of Mozart where the tour starts.
Itinerary
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1Mozart Residence (Mozart Wohnhaus)
The house where Mozart lived from the age of seventeen. We are going to see the house and talk about it from the opposite side of the square. Here we will also find out why Salzburg is known as the "Rome of the North".
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Schloss Mirabell & Mirabellgarten
We are going to take a glance at Mirabell Garden and find out what it was in history and what it is today but you should come back after the tour to explore the garden in more detail.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Getreidegasse
After crossing the river we get to Getreidegasse, the most famous street in Salzburg, and walk along to reach Mozart's birthplace.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4
The University Church was the last historic building in Salzburg. It's not used as a church anymore. Therefore, we can and will enter the church as a group as long as it's not closed for some reason.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5
Furtwänglerpark was a monastery garden and nowadays is a part of the Salzburg University. The University, modern art, and the canal system of Salzburg are what we will talk about before moving on to the Concert Hall.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6
The Salzburg Festival is the most prestigious festival for classical music in the world. The Concert Hall is where most of the concerts and the opera take place during six weeks in summer.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7Erzabtei Stift St. Peter Salzburg
Saint Peter's is the place where Salzburg was founded in 696 and the oldest monastery in the German-speaking region. We are not entering the church or the beautiful cemetery of Saint Peter's Abbey because the monastery and the church is still active and guided tours are not allowed but we visit the yard of the monastery and I will tell you everything about I know about it.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
8Salzburg Cathedral
The Salzburg Cathedral is the most important church in Salzburg. We will not enter the Cathedral, but you should come back after the tour to have a look inside. On the tour, we will just admire the facade of the cathedral and learn about its history.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
9Kapitelplatz & Kapitelschwemme
From Kapitelplatz square we get a view of the Hohensalzburg fortress, more modern art, and the oldest bakery of Salzburg.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
10
We pass the river at the love lock bridge of Salzburg where we talk about the love locks, the bridge, the river, and the buildings along the river.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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Residence Square is the main square and the heart of the old town. The square is called Residence Square because that's where the archbishop's residence was located in history.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
12Mozartplatz
Mozartplatz square is where the Mozart cult began in the 19th century when they erected the Mozart statue. We will have a look at the statue and reveal some of the mystery surrounding Mozart.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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