Salzburg

I have been to Salzburg 3 times, all in December. The first 2 times I went was with my Secondary School on ski trips in Schladming which is about a 20 minute drive from Salzburg I think. Austria is an excellent place to ski; the views from the mountains are just amazing. I skied down the Planai hundreds of times which are, if I remember correctly the highest or steepest down hill slope in the world (that you can ski down); please correct me if I am wrong. There is a small bar/restaurant at the top which I have eaten and drank in many times before flying down the slopes. The food in Austria is very different but also very tasty and the drinks are very strong, ...  Read the complete review

My boyfriend Jamie and I have just got back from a 5 day trip to Salzburg in Austria. I bought Jamie the trip to Austria as a present for his last birthday. Here I am reviewing the city of Salzburg. Getting there I booked my flights with Ryanair through the website which I found fairly easy to use. Baring in mind I actually booked the tickets in July 2006 so that prices may have changed since then, but I paid £87.02 for both of us for return flight which I thought was very reasonable. We flew from London Stansted and the flight took an hour and forty minutes. Accommodation We stayed at Hotel Plainbrucke which is located about 15 minute ...  Read the complete review

Salzburg, literally salt castle. Quite a step away from the sand castles I grew up with in Blackpool. We went there last month, and since my op on the Salt mines has now been moved to a different category, I’m now free to write one on the town itself. What to see ************** Salzburg is a great little place, with the emphasis on the little. It’s wonderfully compact which means you can walk everywhere – no shelling out for taxis or busses. There is a lot to see and do. The fortress itself was “geil” and the funicular railway (the oldest in Europe) which takes you up to the top even more so. From there you ...  Read the complete review

I travelled to Salzburg in June last year - I didn't know much about this Baroque city and I couldn't have claimed to have seen 'The Sound of Music' before my expedition - maybe this was a good thing, who knows? It is a facinating city - the architecture is breathtaking and so are the views. I can't remember any litter either - something which made it more fantastic. The gift shops have a lot of Mozart themed goods and the usual tourist orientated things, we can be quite expensive. The streets are an attraction in their own right, and a trip on a horsedrawn carriage is a must to appreciate the city. There are many tours ...  Read the complete review

We actually wanted to go to Venice last weekend but ended up some how in Salzburg. For that turn of events I am very glad because I had a grand time. The reason why we could not go to Venice was because we were told that it was impossible to get accomodation at this time of year. We had almost as many problems though with Salzburg because of the Festspielen, an annual theatrical event held in the city, started this last weekend. We arrived by train from Vienna and after a quick nip into the tourist Info (chocablock with Americans) quickly found our way to our Privat Zimmer (like a B&B) by bus (single tickets cost 22ATS and day tickets 40ATS). The bus route ...  Read the complete review