Salzburg Audio Tours

The Mozarts Geburtshaus at Getreidegasse 9 is a well-maintained museum covering Mozart's childhood and early years in Salzburg. The original apartment contains period instruments, portrait miniatures, and correspondence. It is the most popular Mozart site, though the larger Wohnhaus (where the family later lived on Makartplatz) has more exhibit space and fewer crowds.

The Salzburg Festival (Salzburger Festspiele) is one of the world's most prestigious classical music and opera events, taking place each July and August. It was founded in 1920 by Max Reinhardt, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, and Richard Strauss. Tickets for major opera productions sell out a year in advance; chamber concerts and theatre performances are more accessible. The outdoor Jedermann (Everyman) performance on Domplatz is the festival's signature event.

The fortress is accessible by funicular from Festungsgasse near the cathedral, or on foot via a cobblestone path. The interior includes the royal chambers, torture chamber museum, and a collection of medieval instruments of war. The fortress's terrace has panoramic views of the Salzach valley and the surrounding Alps. Combined tickets with the funicular are available.

Salzburger Nockerl is the city's signature dessert, a large souffled egg dumpling dusted with powdered sugar and served hot, representing the hills surrounding the city. Kasnockn, a cheese pasta dish from the Alps, and tafelspitz (boiled beef) are hearty local options. The cafe culture along Getreidegasse and around the Residenzplatz is strong; Cafe Tomaselli on Alter Markt claims to be Austria's oldest coffee house, open since 1700.