Stiegl - Beer & Innovation The Stiegl Brewery - tradition and innovation The Stiegl Brewery was founded and firstly mentioned on documents dated to the 16th June 1492. It was called "The House by the Steps" which is still the brand's name and used in the logo (which can be found almost everywhere in Salzburg) [...]
The world's biggest ice caves in Werfen Here in Werfen - high up in the mountains - there is a hidden jewel within the mountain: The biggest ice caves of the world a fascination of Ice and a cave in the Austrian Alps This cave is [...]
The world's biggest ice caves in Werfen Here in Werfen - high up in the mountains - there is a hidden jewel within the mountain: The biggest ice caves of the world a fascination of Ice and a cave in the Austrian Alps This cave is [...]
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 [...]
Learn about Mozart's birthplace in Salzburg Salzburg is all about Mozart, the most famous son of this town. You will find Mozart almost everywhere in the old town of Salzburg: From a giant mozart ball, to the mozart's square, the mozart's bridge, the Mozart's balls and the mozart ducks. But there are also [...]
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 [...]
Mozart - old and still new In Salzburg you have the opportunity to visit a Mozart concert before dinner with a lot of interesting input. Because by "Mozart in Residence" in the new residence of Salzburg located, you get to know the history of Wolfgang Amadeus and also some impressions of his sisters [...]
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 [...]
