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  Hohensalzburg Fortress is the largest fortress in central Europe, a castle that emanated power, located in a favorable position and the most important attractions of Salzburg. Hohensalzburg Fortress Salzburg tourism is the objective necessarily be visited if you are on vacation here.      The first documentary attestation of a fortress on the southern slope of Mount Mönchsberg dating from Roman times. Although not very clear, the existence of a fortification here would have very much...

  Domplatz - Cathedral Square - is located right in front of Salzburg Cathedral and Residenz Castle is fenced and the Monastery of St. Peter. Just above the main window of St. Peter can see a girl who has drawn a grimace to the Residenz Castle Prince Archbishop. This was done to show people that the great abbot of the monastery of St Peter's can afford to be the law of Prince Archbishop of Salzburg.     Passing the cathedral arches Giovanni Antonio Dari, is reached in Residenzplatz Kapitelplatz ...

  Mirabell Palace, the baroque masterpiece, was originally built as the castle Altenau under Prince Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau in the year 1606. It was conceived as a gift for his concubine Salome Alt and is especially known for its splendid gardens.      His successor, Archbishop Markus Sittikus Prince changed his name to the Mirabell Palace (nice view). Prince Archbishop Franz Anton Harrach castle rebuilt from scratch, more or less, by Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt plans between...

   Belvedere is in the middle of a splendid park. The palace was built for Prince Eugene of Savoy, by JL von Hildebrandt, a well-known architect of the Baroque period. Belvedere means a place where you can see the beauty and the Belvedere Palace offers a great view of the old city in its gardens.      Although his parents were born in Italy, Prince Eugene was French and knew very well the Versailles Castle. Being exiled by Louis XIV, Jones became commander of the Holy Roman Empire and ...

    For over 600 years, the Hofburg was the residence of the Austrian sovereigns. Over time, was developed reaching one of the most important centers of European history. Here have led Habsburgs since XIII century, first as rulers of the Austrian provinces, since 1452 the Holy Roman emperors, and finally as emperors of Austria from 1806 until the end of monarchy in 1918.      Originally a stronghold of the XIII century, the Hofburg was extended by each emperor. Asymmetric complex covers an ...

   St Stephen's Cathedral has survived several wars and became a symbol of freedom Vienna. Gothic building was built in 1147 but the roof tiles or diamond form was added in 1952.      St Stephen's Cathedral was the subject of many books, pictures and studies. Uniqueness cathedral and many more are in St Stephen's Cathedral, an architectural treasure. Altars, arches, towers, images every detail has its purpose and history. Bell's Cathedral is one of the largest in the world and was made of i...

Ski Montafon is a tradition. Finally buzzed in Tschagguns in 1947 the first chair lift in Austria. Today it focuses on four major lifts Ski areas , supplemented by a number of truly local ski lifts and family, for which there is a common ski pass there.   Shortly after Bludenz must be careful and must not miss the turn into the Montafon, or rushes you on the highway in the direction of the Arlberg. But that never happened, because who in the Montafon want is either regular or already has chosen his holiday destinat...

 Only 30 kilometers from Salzburg away is a ski resort , the visitor not only with a magnificent panorama of Gosaukamm and Dachsteinmassive spoils, but also with its varied and extensive winter sports pleasantly surprised.   In the foreground is not competitive alpine, but winter atmosphere for normal consumers and families . From Salzburg it is only a stone's throw to Golling, the gateway to the region Lammertal-Dachstein-West: After 45 minutes' drive from Salzburg, one is already in the center of the picture...

The ski circuit is a ski region of superlatives , like a spider web on the slopes left and right of the Glemm lies down, supplemented by an attractive side branch to Leogang.   A winter paradise with varied slopes, a wonderful backdrop and almost car-free places where you really fancy party right or to rest in the winter can enjoy all ever.   Times have changed. None of today's visitors can imagine again that was a poor Glemmtal Bergbauerntal once, in which residents lived more bad than...