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Salzburg – a world-class city
Known from “The Sound of Music” and as Mozart’s birthplace, Salzburg is a city steeped in tradition and surrounded by nature that presents itself as a modern cultural center in the heart of Europe.
Salzburg owes its international fame not only to the film “The Sound of Music” and to Mozart but also to the unique charm of its cityscape and the beauty of its picturesque surroundings. The city's silhouette is unparalleled: Hohensalzburg Fortress, the baroque Cathedral, the Franciscan and Collegiate Church at the foot of the Mönchsberg and the mighty, legendary Untersberg in the distance. The entire historic center of Salzburg has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO which characterizes it as "an outstanding example of an architectural ensemble that represents a significant period in man's history.” And the scenery around Salzburg impresses with alpine landscapes in the south, tranquil lakes in the north and the world-famous Salzkammergut Lake District in the east.
The unforgettable backdrop of the city of Salzburg shown in the film “The Sound of Music” inspired millions of people from all over the world to visit Salzburg and its original "Sound of Music" film locations.
But Salzburg has so much more to offer. Music lovers are attracted by Mozart and the high-class music festivals; others enjoy Salzburg’s gastronomy, nightlife and shopping.
Mozart
Salzburg's most famous son still attracts music fans from around the world to the city. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whose birthplace in Getreidegasse is one of the most often-photographed buildings, was born in Salzburg on January 27, 1756. Over 350 of his most beautiful pieces were written here, laying the cornerstone for a unique career that made Mozart what he is today: undisputedly the world's most significant and most often played composer, whose music was to open a new chapter in music history.
Mozart is present wherever you go in the city – in concerts, operas, museums, statues, places, and even as sweets like the famous Salzburger Mozartkugel.
Since March 2009 Mozart's Birthplace has taken on a new luster. Housed in the authentic Mozart apartments, a new exhibition throws light on the life of the famous family, its background, personality, characteristics and the relationship between the individual family members. www.mozarteum.at
Culture
Salzburg offers a culture program with over 4,000 events all year round. Mozart Week (starts at the same weekend as Mozart Cup) rings in the year of music in January, followed by the Easter and Whitsun Festivals as well as the famous Salzburg Summer Festival.
Nightlife, food & shopping
For those who enjoy long nights out, exquisite food and atmospheric shopping, Salzburg is a wonderful place to be. Salzburg offers an enormous choice of cozy traditional restaurants with local specialties, star-rated fine dining restaurants and places with modern and innovative design and food. Trendy locations are waiting for night owls with exotic cocktails and panoramic views. Bars, clubs and pubs invite to be explored one after the other. Warm summer nights are best spent in one of the numerous beer gardens with relaxing atmosphere.
Beer-lovers will be happy to find out that Salzburg is Austria's secret beer capital. Here, in the proximity to the beer-drinking Bavaria, monks and private brewers were able to establish a beer tradition that is unusual by Austrian standards. So today Salzburg has plenty to offer when it comes to beer: beer museum, brewing courses for connoisseurs, beer gardens under chestnut trees with beer steins, a cult bar with demonstration brewery, as well as a monastery, where Augustine monks have cultivated the brewing craft from 1621 up to now!
The shopping streets in the historic center of Salzburg are regarded to be the most beautiful ones in Austria. Small shops and manufactories continue deeply rooted traditions. Master bakers and furriers, liqueur makers and weavers, confectioners and tailors, and so many more, bring life to the narrow lanes and their romantic interior courtyards. Those historic and traditional shops mix with modern and trendy ones which surprise with wonderful new and unusual designs – and all that in the setting of the baroque World Heritage Site.
Winter in Salzburg
Salzburg and its province are also home of the world's most touching and most beautiful Christmas carol - "Silent Night". It was sung for the first time on Christmas Eve in 1818 in a church in the tiny town of Oberndorf near Salzburg from where it was carried to fame around the world. Not everyone singing this carol today knows that the priest who wrote the lyrics, Josef Mohr, was born in the city of Salzburg.
Having the Alps virtually just in front of Salzburg’s doorstep, combining a city stay with skiing in the mountains is as easy as it can get. Especially since the “Salzburg Snow Shuttle” takes the city's residents and guests to a different winter sports region each day. Whether to go skiing or to enjoy the winter scenery on a horse-drawn sleigh ride or on a romantic walk is the choice to take. Once on the bus, passengers can sit back and relax since the multilingual assistant will take care of everything from purchasing the ski passes, finding the right equipment, to organizing the day's activities.
Background Info: city history
Salzburg was already a significant administrative city during the Roman Age, strategically located at the junction between a major military road and the route connecting north and south. Established at the end of the 7th century, the city was ruled by independent Catholic prince archbishops vested with political power up to the early 19th century. Wealth and affluence can be traced to centuries of trading with salt. Salt, the "white gold," originally also gave the city its name. Its proceeds allowed Salzburg's rulers to build a city whose Italian flair often caused it to be referred to as the "Rome of the North." Today the city's central location and convenient traffic connections make it a popular tourist destination with about 6.5 million visitors per year. Salzburg is also a popular university and conference city.
Guided Tours will be offered beside the Mozart Cup 2012. Please contact the OC.
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