2013 Salzburg’s most exciting excursions www.top7.at Salzburg’s most exciting excursions 06 Salzburg Residenz Salzburg 14–15 Open Air Museum 08 Hohenwerfen Fortress Krimml Wonder 22–23 World of Water Kaprun Großglockner 20–21 Alpine Reservoir 18–19 High Alpine Road Datenquelle: (c) SAGIS Copyrightvermerk für Weiterverwendung http://www.salzburg.gv.at/copyright.htm Hohensalzburg Fortress 07 Museum of Nature and Science 10–11 Trick Fountains and Hellbrunn Palace 12–13 Giant Ice Giant Caves Werfen 16–17 Mauterndorf Castle 09 Großglockner High Alpine Road CS Passau Linz St. Pölten A1 Wien A8 A4 München A25 A21 A23 A3 Eisenstadt D Rosenheim Salzburg A10 Bregenz Werfen Kufstein Radstadt Feldkirch FL A12 Innsbruck Zell am See H A14 Mauterndorf A13 A2 Graz Brenner CH Lienz A9 Spittal Villach A11 Meran Klagenfurt Marburg I Bozen SLO Udine top7.at · [email protected] Salzburg's Castles & Palaces Salzburg Residenz Hohensalzburg Fortress Hohenwerfen Fortress Mauterndorf Castle Salzburg Tel. +43/(0)662/8042-26 90 Residenz Fax +43/(0)662/8042-29 78 Unique splendour Email [email protected] www.salzburg-burgen.at in the Salzburg Old City Residenz Tour – with audio guide The Prince Archbishops resided in splendour, and The audio guided tour through the 15 magnificent rooms of the indeed extravagantly in the Salzburg Residenz Salzburg Residenz is a historical tour through 200 years of sty- and thus demonstrated their power. Today, the 15 le from Renaissance via Baroque to Classicism. The tour of the splendid state rooms invite you on a tour through building leads visitors through the spacious, rather sparsely de- corated representative rooms right up to the most magnificent 200 years of historic styles. Visitors can take the room, the Audience Hall and beyond to the private chambers of same route that envoys of foreign Princes took to the Prince Archbishops. Afterwards you can visit the Residenz seek audience with the Prince Archbishops: from Gallery on the 3rd floor with the exhibition “European Painting of the Carabinieri Room to the magnificent Audience th th the 16 to the 19 Century”. Hall. These days, the most important receptions in ■ Admission state rooms incl. audio guide the Province of Salzburg take place in this hall and ■ Admission to the at the Salzburg Residenz Gallery it can be rented for exclusive events. Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours Special events ■ Art and antique trade fair Hidden Treasures ■ Residenz concerts in an elegant ambiance During this guided tour, visitors can discover the hidden treasu- ■ res of the Salzburg Residenz which appears as its own small city Large nativity exhibition in the inner courtyard within the heart of this World Heritage site. These hidden tre- ■ New Year's concert asures include, among others, the Worlds Clock built by Jakob Bentele with a priceless case made of tortoise shell and silver Prices fittings, Louis XVI-style furniture from Paris, Venetian silver wall Residenz Tour for groups of 10 or more € 7.00 lamps, Brussels tapestries from the 17th century, classic tiled sto- ves or a baroque astronomical long case clock. without admission to the gallery € 4.50 ■ Special guided tour through the state rooms "Hidden Treasures" Hidden Treasures for groups of 10 or more € 12.50 Duration: 1 hour Following the Footsteps of the Hapsburgs for groups of 10 or more € 23.00 Opening times Following the Footsteps of the Hapsburgs January - December Following the footsteps of Emperor Franz Josef and Empress Sissi, visitors can hear amusing anecdotes and stories from Daily 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. past centuries. The Hapsburgs ruled Salzburg for more than a Last admission: 4:30 p.m hundred years during the 19th and early 20th centuries and the Emperor was not a seldom visitor to the City of Mozart. The Residenz Gallery state rooms of the Residenz then served as his representative chambers and sometimes also as living quarters. Monday closed except during the Salzburg Festival ■ Theme-based special guided tour through the state rooms when open daily. "Following the Footsteps of the Hapsburgs" During events at the Residenz visitors are not admit- Duration: approx. 1 hour ted. Route The Salzburg Residenz is situated in the pedestrian zone of the Salzburg Old City. Use one of the bus par- More offers and information at king spaces close to the centre. www.salzburg-burgen.at Changes7/2012 and mistakes reserve. 06 Hohensalzburg Tel. +43/(0)662/84 24 30 Fortress Fax +43/(0)662/84 24 30-20 A landmark in the centre Email [email protected] www.salzburg-burgen.at of the City of Mozart Fortress Tour – with the audio guide No visitor can resist its fascination; the imposing During a tour, visitors go on a journey of discovery through Hohensalzburg Fortress catches the eye even from one of the largest 11th century fortresses in Europe. Among the a long way off. Its impressive interior packed with high points of the tour is the viewing of the Prince's Chamber artistic historical details: the splendid Prince's as well as climbing up the Reck Tower. Chamber is one of the most beautiful Gothic secu- ■ Tour of the salt store, torture chamber, Reck Tower, sentry walk and the barrel organ, the "Salzburg Bull" with the audio lar rooms in Europe, the Reck Tower offers unbe- guide lievable views of the mountains and the "Salzburg ■ Individual tour of the Prince's Chamber as well as of the Fort- Bull", a barrel organ is played many times a day. The ress, Marionette and Rainer Regiment Museums fortress is an exclusive backdrop for events of any ■ Up and down the mountain with the fortress funicular size and type. The valley station of the fortress fu- ■ Possible meal extension: "Culinary Break" nicular is located directly in the Salzburg Old City. Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours Special events Classic Fortress Tour ■ Mediaeval festivals During a Classic Fortress Tour visitors can gain exciting details ■ Theatre performances on the history of these imposing fortifications and background ■ Romantic Advent market in the courtyard information about their erection. ■ Salzburg Fortress concerts ■ Personal tour through the inner rooms such as the salt store, torture chamber, Reck Tower, sentry walk and the "Salzburg Prices Bull", a barrel organ, as well as through the Prince's Chamber ■ Tour of the Fortress, Marionette and Rainer Regiment Museums Fortress Tour for groups of 10 or more € 10.10 ■ Up and down the mountain with the fortress funicular Classic Fortress Tour for groups of 10 or more € 13.90 ■ Possible meal extension: "Culinary Break" (Evening rates without museums) € 10.30 Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours (of which 40 minutes tour) Hidden Corners for groups of 10 or more € 18.10 (Evening rates without museums) € 14.80 Hidden Corners Opening times During this guided tour, visitors have the unique opportunity to delve deep into the depths of the defensive works and discover January - April for themselves their well-protected secrets. October - December ■ Theme-based special guided tour "Hidden Corners" Daily 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ■ Tour of the Fortress, Marionette and Rainer Regiment Museums May - September ■ Up and down the mountain with the fortress funicular Advent weekends, Easter ■ Possible meal extension: "Culinary Break" Daily 9:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Duration: 2.0 to 2.5 hours Last admission is 1/2 hour before closing. Route Visitors can reach the fortress from the Old City using the funicular, or by taking a 30-minute walk to the top. Use one of the bus parking spaces close to the centre. More offers and information at www.salzburg-burgen.at Changes7/2012 and mistakes reserve. 07 Adventure Castle Tel. +43/(0)6468 / 76 03 Hohenwerfen Fortress Fax +43/(0)6468 / 76 03-4 Imposing military fortification and Email [email protected] www.salzburg-burgen.at historical Falconry Centre Classic tour of the fortress Visitors to the Hohenwerfen Fortress can delve deep On a personal guided tour, visitors can delve into the turbulent into the history of this 11th century military fortifica- history of the Hohenwerfen Fortress. A high-point of the tour is tion. Together with a traditionally robed fortress gui- a falconry display at the historical Falconry Centre. de, visitors can inspect the torture chamber, go up ■ Personal guided tour with a traditionally robed fortress guide the bell tower, be amazed at the weapons and ar- through the chapel, the torture chamber, the weapons store, mour, spy through the arrow slits into the distance bell tower and Prince’s Chamber, etc. and encounter the hunters of the air during amazing ■ Birds of prey demonstrations with falcons, buzzards, hawks and vultures (11:00 a.m. or 3:00 p.m.) birds of prey demonstrations. The courtyard, the ■ Tour of the Falconry Museum and the Bird of Prey Nature Trail Great Hall, the Castle Tavern and the Casemate Cellar ■ Up and down with the lift are all available for events of all kinds. There is a lift ■ Possible meal extension: "Feasting Adventure" from the car park directly into the fortress. Duration: 2.5 to 3 hours Special events ■ Special falconry programme with court and hunting »The Dumb Prisoner« or Narration by music »Bärbel Schindler« (starts at 4:15 p.m.) ■ Mediaeval revelry This themed tour leads visitors to the dark and secret places in ■ Theatre performance in the courtyard the fortress: Josef Steinwender – the dumb prisoner – tells the ■ story of his 22 years of confinement at Hohenwerfen Fortress. Special falconry programme with princely society on Bärbel Schindler, the mother of the »Jackl, the Magician« tells horseback how she was suspected, persecuted and imprisoned as a witch.