The Hohenwerfen Castle Hohenwerfen Castle is a medieval rock castle. It is located on a 623 metres (2,044 ft) precipice overlooking the Austrian market town of Werfen in the Salzach river valley. It is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Salzburg. Hohenwerfen is a small "sister" of the fortress of Hohensalzburg, both
The Waterfall at Golling The Golling waterfall, originally called Schwarzbachfall or Schwarzenbachfall, is a waterfall located in the Tennengau (Austria) on the municipal border between Golling on the Salzach and Kuchl. It is at about 30 kilometers (18,6 miles) from Salzburg and at about 10 kilometers (6,2 miles) from Hallein, the municipal city of the
The Salt mine in Hallstatt - Oldest Staircase in the world About 90 minutes away from the city of Salzburg you'll find something very special in this area: In the lake district area you can find the village of Hallstatt, an old celtic city, where it is possible to visit the oldest operative salt mine of
Salzburg's easter traditions In Salzburg and it's surrounding countryside we have a lot of easter traditions, some are completely different to the ones in the US. Of course some of them are connected with old legends and typical regional behaviors. The inner circle of easter celebrations starts on Palm sunday with the typical palm. This
50 years of Salzburg's easter festival The easter music festival in Salzburg was foundet 1967 by Herbert von Karajan. This year the festival celebrates its 50th anniversary. Every year new opera productions and some few concerts are brought to Salzburg or started newly. The festival lasts for ten days and has the status
Salzburg - UNESCO world heritage In the year 1997 Salzburg became a UNESCO world culture heritage city. There were three main reasons, why Salzburg as city got this honor: The regency of arch bishops over centuries (the salt city - their richness and building activities). Salzburg was also the meeting point of Italian
Krems city and vineyards Krems is a city in Austria that shows you a hard-working and still laid-back philosophy of the Wachau Valley part of Austria. The first human relicts date back to already 25.000 years before christ as a children's grave has been found. The first settlements in the area date back to
Innsbruck - a city in the heart of the alps Innsbruck is the main city of the region called Tyrol in Austria. It is the 5th biggest city in Austria and has a big university with over 30.000 students. The city is located in the Inn valley (that goes from the Arlberg area
Little Salzburg's broadway The Musical Company Austria is a small and great musical team in Salzburg. The idea behind its formation is just - do what you love! This was the beginning for Sabine, one of the founders of the musical company, to use her voice not only
Nürnberg - capital of ginger bread and toys Nürnberg take you back in time. The city of Nürnberg has a very long history dating back tom the time of the 11th century when it became an important city and since that time takes people back into their time: From being a village at
