Places to visit in Salzburg, Austria
15 places to visit in Salzburg, Austria, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Historic Centre of Salzburg, Hohensalzburg Fortress, Salzburg Cathedral and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Salzburg volume.
3 UNESCO World Heritage sites · 1 Heritage site · 3 Famous places to visit · 8 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Salzburg (3)
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Historic Centre of Salzburg
The old town of Salzburg, crowded between the Salzach river and the Mönchsberg cliff, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. Its Baroque churches, squares and narrow lanes were shaped by the prince-archbishops, and Mozart was born here in 1756.
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Hohensalzburg Fortress
A large medieval fortress on the Festungsberg above Salzburg's old town, standing 506 metres up. Built for the prince-archbishops of Salzburg, it is about 250 metres long and ranks among the biggest fully preserved castles in Europe.
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Salzburg Cathedral
The Baroque cathedral of Salzburg, dedicated to Saint Rupert and consecrated in 1628. Mozart was baptised in its font, and its great organ and domed interior stand at the end of the Domplatz.
Heritage sites in Salzburg (1)
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Hohe Tauern National Park
A national park stretching 100 kilometres along the Hohe Tauern mountain range, covering about 1,834 square kilometres. It is by far the largest national park in the Alps and includes the Grossglockner and the Pasterze glacier.
Famous places to visit in Salzburg (3)
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Mirabell Palace
A palace and garden in Salzburg, built in 1606 by Prince-Archbishop Wolf Dietrich for his mistress. Its Baroque gardens were used in The Sound of Music, and the marble staircase hosts concerts today.
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Mozart's Birthplace
A house museum at No. 9 Getreidegasse in Salzburg. The Mozart family lived on the third floor from 1747 to 1773, and Wolfgang Amadeus was born there on 27 January 1756, the seventh child of Leopold Mozart.
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Nonnberg Abbey
A Benedictine convent on a ridge above old Salzburg, founded around 712 to 715 by Saint Rupert. It is the oldest continuously existing nunnery in the German speaking world, and it appears in the story behind The Sound of Music.
Hidden gems in Salzburg (8)
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Eisriesenwelt
A natural limestone and ice cave inside the Hochkogel mountain at Werfen, about 40 kilometres south of Salzburg. It is often called the largest ice cave in the world, with a guided tour through its frozen passages.
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Getreidegasse
A busy shopping street in the historic old town of Salzburg, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. It is known for the Mozart birthplace at No. 9 and for its narrow, tall houses with wrought iron guild signs.
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Hellbrunn Palace
An early Baroque villa on the southern edge of Salzburg, built from 1613 to 1619 for Prince Archbishop Markus Sittikus von Hohenems. It is best known for its trick fountains, which were designed to soak unsuspecting guests, and for its large park.
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Hochkönig
A limestone mountain group in the Berchtesgaden Alps of Salzburg, topped by the Hochkönig at 2,941 metres. Its plateau holds a glacier, and the area has ski resorts and ancient copper mines.
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Kitzsteinhorn
A mountain of 3,203 metres in the High Tauern range above Kaprun, in the Glockner Group. A glacier ski area covers its slopes, and cable cars carry visitors to a viewing platform near the top.
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Krimml Waterfalls
The highest waterfall in Austria, with a total drop of 380 metres in three stages. The Krimmler Ache river tumbles down inside the High Tauern National Park in Salzburg state, and a trail runs alongside the falls.
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St. Peter's Archabbey
A Benedictine monastery and former cathedral at the foot of the Festungsberg in Salzburg. It is one of the oldest monasteries in the German speaking world, and the oldest with a continuous history since its founding.
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Wolfgangsee
A lake in the Salzkammergut shared between Salzburg and Upper Austria, with the villages of Sankt Wolfgang, Sankt Gilgen and Strobl on its shores. Sankt Wolfgang is known for its pilgrimage church and the White Horse Inn, and a cog railway climbs the Schafberg above it.
Collecting in Salzburg
What are the best places to visit in Salzburg?
LOQAH lists 15 places in Salzburg. The best known include Historic Centre of Salzburg, Hohensalzburg Fortress, Salzburg Cathedral, Hohe Tauern National Park and Mirabell Palace. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Salzburg?
15, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Salzburg?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Salzburg before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Salzburg and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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