Hellbrunn Castle

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The main building of the castle or palace Hellbrunn Hellbrunn (which actually is more a mansion than a palace - it is still one of the most important sights of Salzburg), was built between 1613 and 1615. It is rectangular with two flags in the upper face. The three floors are departajate decorations front of so called "Kordongesimse. A very long walk from the city of Salzburg Hellbrunn links.

Double staircase leads to the main gate entrance at Hellbrunn Castle. Under the stairs there is a fountain of Santino Solari Grotto. Hellbrunn Palace on the first floor there are "Prince Hotel" - Fürstenzimmer. This part has been decorated by Arsenio Mascagni in 1615. Italian painted walls and ceiling with different scenes and 12 gold Caesar. In a similar fashion, Mascagni octagonal room painted "Musikzimmer" or "Octagon", a dedicated music room, which adjoins Fürstenzimmer.

Hellbrunn Palace in front, you will find "Ehrenhof" (court of honor), a court which increasingly widens as you approach the palace. During Christmas, here are organizing a very popular Christmas market.

"Ziergarten" or pleasure garden behind Hellbrunn Palace was inaugurated in the 17th century. Garden center is marked by a pond where there is a small rectangular island. Flowers were original baroque but later were changed repeatedly. Two obelisks in the west of Grandin is all that remains of the original design in 1730.

Hellbrunn Palace fame was on the gardens and fountains that are still here. In the park there are wells, fountains, ponds, five artificial grottoes, sculptures and statues. The entire area around the Castle Hellbrunn is a kind of Baroque Disneyland, created with the sole purpose of you enjoy rich Print Archbishop of Salzburg on his guests.

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