A view of Hohensalzburg Fortress, located on the hilltop above Salzberg.
Walking tour of Salzburg
As we start our walking tour of Salzburg we stop at the house of the Baroque painter Sylvester Bauer. The 17th Century painter's works can be found in the churches St. Peter's Church , St. Michael and in Michaelbeuern. A painting over the door of Bauer house. Door bells for each floor of the Bauer house. Pull the handle and a cable rings a bell on the different floors.
Another view of Hohensalzburg Fortress and people taking the horse and carriage tour of Old Town Salzberg.
Salzburg was the birthplace of 18th-century composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. A statue of Mozart in Mozartplatz Square.
A short walk from Mozartplatz Square is the fountain in Residenzplatz Square. This is the fountain that was made famous in the movie "The Sound of Music".
Next to the fountain in Residenzplatz Square is the Salzburg Cathedral, with statues of Saint Rupert (the first Bishop of Salzburg), Saint Peter holding keys, Saint Paul holding a sword and Saint Virgilius (Bishop of Salzburg in 766 or 767).
The statue of Saint Rupert and the interior of Salzburg Cathedral.
The dome of Salzburg Cathedral
Cathedral Square is in front of the Salzburg Cathedral and the Maria Immaculata (Immaculate Mary) column is in the center of the square.
When the view of the Immaculate Column is positioned correctly, the angels on the Cathedral façade seem to place the crown mounted on the building on the statue of the Virgin Mary.
Franciscan street (Franziskanergasse) west from Cathedral Square. Two stolperstein monuments, in Franciscan street, to commemorate victims of Nazi oppression, including the Holocaust.
Street performers at Cathedral Square.
Tower Of The Franciscan Church (Franziskanerkirche).
Statue of staint Rupert in front of Haus St. Benedikt. The Haus St Benedikt is primarily the home of young novices in training to become Benedictine monks.
The Wild Man Fountain (Wilder-Man-Brunnen) stands near the Furtwänglerpark in Salzburg. The Wild Man fountain figure holds in one hand a torn tree trunk and rests the other on the coat of arms of Salzburg. Inside of a store selling salt from the local Salzburg salt mines.
A guild sign for a seamstress hanging above a shop on Getreidegasse (Grain Lane). Salzburg's inhabitants owe their nickname "Stierwascher" (literally: bull washers) to a very popular story depicted in this plaque.
"Love Locks" on the Makartsteg bridge over the Salzach River.
The Makartsteg bridge is open for pedestrians and cyclists only. A view looking back across the Salzach River to Hohensalzburg Fortress and Old Town.
Statue of a radfahrer (English: cyclist). A nude bronze statue created by Salzburg sculptor Lotte Ranft. The statue is located near the Makartsteg Bridge.
Our walking tour of Salzburg finishes with a tour of the beautiful Mirabell Gardens
Dinner in Austrian Country Tavern
After a short drive from Salzburg we arrive at the Raggei-Bräu restaurant and brewery located on a farm in the countryside.
Our tour Manager, Clare Murphy, our server with samples of the different beers they brew and the restaurant host (and entertainer).
An excellent, all you can eat home-style meal. Pork loin with potatoes, homemade bread and one of the best salads I've ever had.
Live entertainment during our meal.
Interior decorations.
Time to leave Salzburg
As we prepare to board our motor coach, there just enough time for a quick walk around our hotel.Across the street from our hotel is an object that looks like an abstract metal sunflower. It is part of a water turbine and displayed by an engineering company.
Bicycles lined up near the train station. Monument of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (‘Sisi’) seen near the railway station of Salzburg. The railway line between Vienna and Salzburg was named after her.
On the road in the Austrian countryside.
Time for a "comfort stop" in the town of St. Valentin.
Too good to pass up. When in Austria, you must try the apple strudel, a traditional Viennese pastry. And a cup of the house's special coffee.
A few more miles (kilometers) on the road and we get our first look of our next stop, the massive baroque Benedictine monastery named Melk Abbey.
Melk Abbey above the town of Melk.
View of the Abbey from the town square.
A walk around the town of Melk
A crocheted bicycle and a door handle in the shape of a sausage.
Some shopping advice and one of the many elaborate building fronts.
Danube River Cruise
We leave Melk and travel to the town of Dürnstein on a short Danube river cruise.
Schloss Schönbühel
The castle was begun in the early 12th century by Marchwardus de Schoenbuchele as a defensive fortress.
Parish Schönbühel/Donau
The Roman Catholic Parish Schönbühel was built in 1668.
The town of Schwallenbach
Hinterhaus Castle, located just south of the town of Spitz.
Town of Spitz
Hofarnsdorf Church, across the Danube from Spitz.
Saint Michael's church, the oldest of all of the churches in Austria's Wachau Valley.
Town of Wösendorf in der Wachau
Town of Weißenkirchen in der Wachau
The Wachau region is noted for their wine production and their terraced hillside vineyards.
About a mile upriver from Dürnstein is a statue of Richard the Lionheart and Blondel the Minstrel. In 1192, at Erdberg, near Vienna, Richard was captured and put into confinement at the Dürnstein castle. Richard was allowed to receive traveling singers, or troubadours. Richard’s servant, Blondel, traveled to Dürnstein where he sang for Richard.
The town of Dürnstein and its Abbey a with blue church tower.
A view of the Dürnstein Abbey and Dürnstein Castle on the hilltop in the background. Our short cruise on the Danube is over and we continue from here by motor coach.
Back on the motor coach we head for Vienna and fields of grapes. A container of grapes.
Small towns and large vineyards.
A field of pumpkins, placed in neat rows as we approach Vienna. Halloween was not generally observed in Austria the same as in the U.S., but it has been increasing in popularity and these pumpkins may end up as Jack-o-lanterns. We cross the Danube and arrive at our next destination, Vienna.
Link to our next stop, Vienna, Austria
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