Day 37, Wednesday, 19 Sep: Salzburg, Austria

Since we have concert tickets tonight, we had a late, leisurely start to this sunny day. After breakfast, we went to downtown Salzburg via the bus that stops directly in front of our hotel. Once we arrived downtown, we scouted out the meeting place for our combined boat tour, dinner and concert.

Then we spent a few hours strolling along the Salzach River bank enjoying the quite pace, beautiful buildings and a late summer day. The area called Salzburg dates back to the Neolithic Age. After centuries of alternating between power and decline, St Rupert chose Salzburg as the place for his basilica. The city grew and flourished after that. It has wonderful examples of Baroque Architecture in the original buildings in the city center. In 1966, it was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is also referred to as the “Rome of the north” because it has so many churches and the current cathedral was designed and built buy an Italian and resembles churches in Rome.

Our evening began with a boat ride on the Salzach River. It was a beautiful evening to be on the river and we were treated to some great views of Salzburg. Next was dinner and the concert, both at the Hohensalzburg Fortress. We reached the fortress via the Festungsbahn funicular railway (built in 1892).

The fortress was originally built in 1077 at the request of the powerful Archbishops of Salzburg. It sits high on a hill (approximately 1500 feet) overlooking the river and city. From below it looks as massive as it is! Hohensalzburg Fortress has been expanded over time, and it is one of the largest medieval castles in Europe. It was surrendered to the French in 1800 and was abandoned in 1861. The Fortress was refurbished in the the late 1800s and is one of the best preserved castles in Europe.
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The quality of the food at the panoramic restaurant was surpassed only by the views of Salzburg and the surrounding mountains visible from both the terrace and restaurant. The concert was held in the Golden Hall which still has the ceiling that is decorated with golden buttons that are supposed to represent stars in the sky. The wonderful concert included works by Mozart, Hayden and Strauss performed by the Salzburger Mozart Ensemble.

It was a fantastic finale to our first full day in Salzburg.