you know that the city's name actually  translates to salt castle due to the  

barges that used to carry salt on the salzac  river but we're getting ahead of ourselves  

in this video we'll be showing you some of the  things you can do in salzburg during your visit  

we'll tour the clifftop fortress and all the  museums it holds within we'll explore cemeteries  

and early christian catacombs carved into the rock  we'll enjoy views of the old town with its baroque  

architecture domes and spires plus we'll also give  you a few ideas of some austrian foods to try and  

some easy day trips you can go on the following is  our salzburg travel guide so let's dive right in

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well good day good day and greetings again  from salzburg austria so we decided to save  

our legs and take the funicular up to the fortress  today and this one is called the hohen salzburg  

we ended up paying 1660 euros and that gives us  the funicular up and down and all access to the  

fortress which is nice because we want to cover it  all and so yeah we've just arrived up top didn't  

have to wait too long for the for the funicular  ride maybe 15-20 minutes and it's a super powerful  

quick write-up it's like don't blink because  you'll be at the top in no time and yeah now  

we're here we've got fantastic views panoramic  views and can't wait to explore the fortress  

fortress is a large medieval fortress that sits  atop fiststungsberg and overlooks the whole city  

this is one of salzburg's main attractions so it  should definitely be on your itinerary our first  

stop here in the fortress was the panorama walk  which leads up to a viewing platform we got some  

incredible views of the surrounding mountains  that border with germany to give you a bit of  

history this medieval fortress is considered the  biggest fully preserved castle in central europe  

construction of the fortress began in the year  1077 though it acquired its current appearance  

much later in the 1500s there's quite a bit  to see within the fortress including multiple  

museums so you'll want to give yourself plenty of  time you have the fortress museum with historical  

exhibits focusing on daily court life of the  prince archbishops then you have the marionette  

museum where you can immerse yourself in the  world of puppets and you also have the rainer  

regimental museum where you can see all sorts of  weapons uniforms and war memorabilia on display

okay so we have just finished touring the fortress  and my oh my a lot to see a lot to do especially  

if you get the complete pass like we did i thought  we'd share some highlights so i'll go first sam  

can go next and i would say for me it was doing  the panorama tour it's not actually a guided tour  

like you do this walk on your own but you get to  go up to the observation tower and when you're  

up there you can see the mountains all around like  alps and valleys and little villages and it's just  

so scenic and you also get an overview of the  whole city so i would say that viewpoint was  

worth it for me to come here that viewpoint alone  yeah and if you can pick a clear day a clear day  

hands down hands down i mean the museums were  really thoughtful and interesting and yeah we got  

to see a whole bunch of different ones but for  me it's about the experience of walking around  

and also just taking in the views and just  realizing how beautiful this area is a stunning  

part of the world and until you see it from this  high vantage point you can't really appreciate the  

mountains and the surrounding countryside area  and the forests and everything and everything  

in the city of salzburg austria itself it  just looks marvelous from from up above

one attraction that we stumbled upon  completely by chance was peter's fried  

huff also known as saint peter's cemetery this is  the oldest cemetery in salzburg and it also has  

early christian catacombs that  were carved into the rock wall  

this network of caves served as  both a hermitage and burial site

after visiting the catacombs and enjoying  the views from some of the lookouts  

we took a walk through the cemetery the  oldest tombstone here dates back to 1288  

though the cemetery history goes back even  further many famous personalities artists  

and scholars were buried here one of the most  famous being mozart's youngest sister nannerl

so we just finished visiting saint peter's  fried hof the catacombs and my goodness was  

that ever amazing so obviously going in and  walking through the tunnel areas and seeing  

the catacombs that's fascinating but what was  most interesting for us aside from that were the  

views that we got of salzburg the best so far the  best so far on our trip so it only cost two euros  

and something else that i found fascinating is  that no two steps were like every single one a  

little bit different in shape size there's  some wooden ones there's some stone ones

while we were in the area we also visited salzburg  cathedral the original church was built in 767  

on the remnants of a roman town then  it was rebuilt once more in 1181 after  

fire and the version we see today dates back to  the 17th century and was done in the baroque style  

fun fact the cathedral still has the same  baptismal font in which mozart was baptized  

admission to the cathedral is  free though donations are welcome

we also came across this rather unusual sculpture  that sits next to the cathedral this giant golden  

ball features a man standing on top of it and  it's the work of german sculptor stefan baikenhall  

the sculpture is meant to pay homage to paul  frost the creator of the famous mozart kugel  

chocolates that have become a symbol of salzburg  we'll show you those a bit later in the video

the next place we visited was mernsberg which is  one of the five mountains in the city of salzburg  

this one gets its name from the  benedictine monks of saint peter's abbey  

we actually wrote an elevator to get to the  top this is another cool vantage point that  

offers great views over the old town you  can see the fortress perched on a cliff  

the mountains that surround the city and then  you have a few different trails to choose from

so we just paid four euros to ride a little  elevator we did that brought us to this lovely  

viewpoint and there's a hiking trail it's a little  trail not too big of one but it's it's nice are  

you gonna take off your mask and breathe that'd  be a no that would be a good idea out in nature

we filmed an entirely separate video of  all the austrian foods we tried during our  

visit to salzburg austria but to give you a quick  rundown some of the dishes you cannot miss include  

kaznoken which is a variation of keizer spatzler  these small noodles or dumplings are tossed with  

cheese in a cast iron skillet cooked until golden  and then topped with crispy onions this was one of  

our favorite dishes we tried this was one of  my favorite dishes in all of germany austria  

anywhere they serve it love the homemade noodles  love the cheesiness aspect of them so so good

if you have a sweet tooth the salzburger  no curl is another dish to try  

it is a sweet souffle that is served in soft peaks  with powdered sugar and fruit jam we had ours at  

the iconic cafe mozart okay so we are now trying  the typical dessert of salzburg and it's meant  

to resemble the three surrounding peaks around  the city and it is made with fluffy egg whites  

cranberries and a dusting of sugar look it's  like it's jiggly it's like meringue essentially

getting in there this is so fluffy and this  is made fresh to order so you have to wait  

a little bit for it but apparently it's  worth the wait i love how it represents  

the the peaks of salzburg isn't that so cool the  three mountain peaks is it good yeah just like  

fluffy sweet egg whites yum and then you have  the mozart kugel which is a chocolate ball that  

pays homage to mozart it was created in 1890  by local confectioner paul fulst he's the one  

standing atop the golden ball sculpture we  showed you earlier so it looks like this one  

is a dark chocolate one there's so many varieties  like you can get milk chocolate you can get dark  

chocolate you can get it with marzipan you can  get it without marzipan you can't a mixed bag  

we just grabbed some chocolate honestly  this looks like pure choose your adventure

i'll take the other half how is that very good  this is what they look like they come in like um  

a light blue wrapping and i'm telling you  

all over town you don't need to look very  hard to find one perfect gift to take home huh  

and speaking of mozart it only seemed  fitting that while in salzburg we'd visit  

the home of the famed composer wolfgang  amadeus mozart was born in 1756 and his  

home is now a museum that shares details of  his life you can see his pianos and listen  

to some of his compositions during your visit  you also have mozart square located just a few  

streets over featuring a statue of mozart  that was erected 50 years after his death

one of the many churches we visited in  salzburg's old town was college which is  

the church of the university of salzburg  this church was designed in the baroque  

style and it is best known for its pristine  white interiors the church hosts classical  

concerts throughout the year so that's something  else you can consider doing during your visit

next let's take a stroll along the salzac river  which runs through the heart of the city until the  

19th century this river played an important part  of the local economy as it was used to ship salt  

but that was eventually replaced by the  railway what grabbed our attention was  

the water's milky turquoise color due to the  alpine sediment that feeds the river upstream

of course one of the must visit attractions in  salzburg is mirabelle palace and its gardens  

the mirabelle gardens are geometrically  arranged and mythologically themed so it  

features a lot of unusual sculptures  and if you're a fan of the movie the  

sound of music you'll recognize the  gardens from a few different scenes  

okay let's see your best lion face

so we decided to go for a little sunset stroll  after siesta after siesta and our destination  

this time were the mirabelle gardens located at  miracle palace and admission is free of charge  

this place is free to visit my kind of place which  is kind of unbelievable because it's so beautiful  

and like the gardens are beautifully manicured so  many flowers and bloom and statues and fountains  

like there's actually a lot to see and lots of  little benches along the way you kind of like  

hidden away by nature so it's really cool  this would be a nice place to like read a book  

yeah you know exactly um but yeah i  managed to get my first photo with sam  

of the whole trip our first photo together  right yeah it took some coaxing some coaxing  

to set up a tripod it happened it happened so  yeah this has been nice i'm glad we came here  

during one of our evenings in town  we went to the salzac insole bar  

this floating bar sits on the banks  of the zalzak river and while the  

food wasn't anything to write home about we  did enjoy our cocktail and glass of wine it  

was a fun activity for a random weekday night  and we got to enjoy the city during blue hour

and now a quick mention of some easy  day trips you can plan from salzburg  

one of our favorites was verfin which  is situated one hour south of salzburg  

it's a super easy journey by train we spent our  day there touring hohenbergfin castle living out  

our sound of music dreams on the sound of music  hiking trail you probably drink it in austria  

wouldn't you say i would say befriending some  cows along the way you can hear our new friends  

for cows and enjoying one of the best meals  we had during our short visit to austria  

jelly belly you can watch the video  of the full trip on our channel

and last but not least we also wanted to  mention our hiking day trip to geisberg  

this is a local mountain in salzburg located  just a few kilometers from the old town  

and it stands 1288 meters above sea level we  rode bus number 151 from mirabelle platz and  

30 minutes later we were hiking and enjoying the  mountains when you climb a mountain i'm pretty  

sure that entitles you to a half a liter of beer  as a tip there's an excellent restaurant once you  

reach the mountain peak where you can enjoy a  delicious alpine lunch you won't soon forget

all right so sam has some transportation  info for us a quick note about transportation  

so we ended up getting the weekly region  salzburg stat and it was 19 euros per person  

and guys this was fantastic it gave us the bus  it gave us the tram it gave us even the regional  

bus that allowed us to go up the  mountains when we did that day hike  

and the convenience of not having to go and  buy a ticket every time and also the amount  

of money you save like if you're here for  two or three days three days for sure you're  

definitely going to save money by getting  this pass and we also saved our legs too by  

being able to hop on the tram instead of walking  all the way from our hotel into the city center  

we were at least 20 minutes away so this allowed  us to enjoy exploring and not arrive feeling tired  

and that's it for our visit to salzburg austria  we hope you enjoyed exploring the city with us  

as always if you have any other suggestions of  things to do in salzburg austria that you'd like  

to share with fellow travelers feel free to leave  those in the comments below and if you enjoyed  

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