Salzburg (Austria)

Salzburg is a Danube River cruise port in Austria. The city is country's 4th-largest - after Vienna, Graz and Linz. Salzburg is famous worldwide as the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Since 1997, the city is an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Altstadt (Old Town) is renowned for its best-preserved baroque architecture. Adding new-style buildings to the Altstadt without risking the city's UNESCO status is quite challenging.

Among city's best known landmarks and tourist attractions are the Historic Centre, churches (Salzburger Dom cathedral, Franziskanerkirche, University Church), Festung Hohensalzburg (castle, one of Europe's largest), St Peter's Abbey, Nonnberg Abbey (Benedictine monastery), Salzburg Residenz (Prince-Archbishops' residence palace), Mozart's Birthplace and Residence, Getreidegasse (Old Town's shopping street). On bus excursions from Salzburg can be visited Mirabell Palace (gardens), Sebastiansfriedhof (cemetery), Schloss Leopoldskron (palace), Hellbrunn district (castles and parks).