Mozart City Tour

 

Acquaint yourself with Salzburg through the eyes of its most famous son. The Mozart city tour offers the quickest way to get to know this 90-minute odyssey through the city locations most associated with the great composer, from the magnificent Mirabell Palace to the townhouse he was born in. Begin your adventure through Salzburg’s old town at the Mirabell, which along with its beautifully landscaped gardens is a Unesco World Heritage Site. Pass the Mozarteum music academy and the Marionette Theatre, which for a century has been producing marionette performances of Mozart’s operas. Continue to the Markart Square and see the State Theatre, the beautiful baroque Trinity Church and Mozart’s Wohnhaus, where Wolfgang Amadeus lived for many years. Cross the river Salzach and enjoy wonderful views of the city. Follow the river along part of the old fortifications to the Hellbrunn Palace, a delightful example of early baroque architecture, and enjoy a brief photo stop. The gardens and fountains are simply gorgeous. On the way back to the city centre, pass Frohnburg Castle (which was the Von Trapp family home in the Sound of Music) and Nonnberg Abbey, which is located beneath the imposing Hohensalzburg Fortress. Re-enter the old city through the Sigmund Gate, which still looks remarkably impregnable. Back in the heart of Salzburg; pass the Great Festival Hall and Old University, the famous Horse Pond, and the picturesque Getreidegasse shopping street as well as the ancient St Blasius Church. The tour finishes at Mozart Square, where a statue honours him, and at the Cathedral Square. Start/opening time Daily at 9am, 10.45am, 11.45am, 1.45pm and 2.45pm. Languages English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Russian.