Salzburg! Many attributes can describe the city on the northern edge of the Alps:

• Former trading center for salt, the "white gold"
• Secular and spiritual center of power of the prince archbishops throughout centuries
• "Rome of the North" with its numerous squares and splendorous Baroque buildings
• "City of Mozart", the birthplace of the great composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• "Festival City" as the seat of the world-famous Salzburg Festival of classical music and performing arts
• World Heritage Site of Unesco since 1996

In a walking tour through the city, we stroll to some of the most beautiful squares, alleys and buildings that make up historic Salzburg:

• Mirabell Palace with its flower-filled Baroque garden.
• Mozart's birthplace and residence
• Getreidegasse, the pulsating shopping street in the heart of the old town
• Cathedral and Cathedral Quarter, the "government quarter" of the former prince archbishops
• The festival halls of the world-famous Salzburg Festival of Classical Music and Performing Arts