Salzburg Essentials: Princes, Salt and the Musician Who Left

The stops

1. Mozartplatz: The Statue
2. Residenzplatz: The Man Who Cleared the Town
3. Domplatz: Three Numbers on a Gate
4. Kapitelplatz: The Bull on the Hill
5. St. Peter’s Cemetery: Seven Crosses
6. Festival District: The Man Whose Name Came Down
7. Karajan-Platz: The Stones Speak of You
8. Getreidegasse 9: The Kick
9. Alter Markt: The Chocolate Lawsuit
10. The Salzach: What Paid for All of It

Finding the start

Start at the Mozart statue in the middle of Mozartplatz, in the old town on the left bank of the Salzach.

Languages

Available in English, German and Spanish, and in beta in French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese, Korean and Chinese (Simplified). Beta editions are complete, text and audio, but have not had a full human review yet. If something reads oddly, tell us.

Terrain and access

• Almost level, on the left bank of the old town.
• About 400 meters of cobblestones, gravel on one square, and four road crossings.
• Two steps at a cemetery gate, which you can avoid.
• St. Peter’s Cemetery closes at 6 p.m. from October to March and at 8 p.m. from April to September.
• The Domplatz is partly blocked during the summer festival and the Christmas market.

Tickets

No tickets needed. Every stop is outdoors or free to enter.

Keep going

This walk ends at the Mozartsteg. Across the River starts at the other end of the same bridge.

Questions about this tour

Do I need any tickets?

No. Every stop is outdoors or free to enter. The catacombs in St. Peter’s Cemetery have their own hours and a small admission fee, and they are optional.

Is the route step-free?

Almost. The walk is close to level, with about 400 meters of cobblestones, loose gravel on one square, and two steps at a cemetery gate. The abbey courtyard should let you avoid the steps, but we have not yet checked that on site.

When is a good time to go?

Any time the cemetery is open: it closes at 6 p.m. from October to March and at 8 p.m. from April to September. During the summer festival and the Christmas market, the Domplatz is partly blocked.

What can I do after the walk?

The walk ends on the Mozartsteg footbridge. Across the River starts at the other end of the same bridge.

What you get

• An email from [email protected] with a link and an access code.
• Use it on your phone or tablet in an up-to-date web browser, no app store needed. There is no account to set up before you start.
• Download it on Wi-Fi before you go. After that it works offline: audio, text, map and pictures.
• Your booking includes 2 phones, so two of you can follow along, each on your own. Extra phones are $2.95 each, or a group can share one phone on its speaker.
• Play, pause and replay every part, skip back and ahead, or change the playback speed. Keep the screen on or tap play at each stop.

How it was made

Every fact in the narration is checked against a cited source, and legends are told as legends. The narration is written from that research. How our tours are made.

Image credits

• Photo: Uoaei1, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (license)
• Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (license)
• Photo: Kent Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (license)
• Photo: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (license)
• Photo: Isiwal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (license)