Mozart and his native town

On the tracks of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and other outstanding composers of music you will get to know Salzburg and how it has been changed in the course of the centuries.

The stroll will begin at the Mirabell Palace: you will be able to admire the angel staircase with Raphael Donner’s baroque statues as well as the Marble Hall, considered to be the loveliest wedding hall in Central Europe. You will then continue through the manicured Mirabell Gardens with its statues and marble vases designed by Fischer von Erlach, past the Salzburg Landestheater and Mozart’s Residence on the Makart Square across the Salzach towards the historic city center.

The highlights in Salzburg’s Old City include the Cathedral, the largest early Baroque building north of the Alps, built after plans by Santino Solari, as well as St. Peter’s Monastery, founded by St. Rupert in 696 A.D., and St. Peter’s Cemetery with its early Christian catacombs and the tombs of prominent patrician families.

The tour continues into the well-known Getreidegasse, Salzburg’s most elegant shopping mile. Here, you will visit the most often-photographed building in the city with its most famous exhibits, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’ birthplace, where Mozart was born on January 27th, 1756.

• Monday, 10 Sep. 2007, 9:00 h
  Length of the walk: approx. 3 hours
  Price per person: €21,00 (min. 15 participants)
  Price includes the tour guide as well as the entry fee for the Mozart Museum.