Suspended 120 metres above Salzburg, the Hohensalzburg Fortress is a masterpiece of defensive and residential architecture. Founded in 1077 by Archbishop Gebhard, this imposing citadel underwent ...

For stunning views of Salzburg and the surrounding area ... And during Advent and Easter, the fortress is open from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. A combined ticket for 13.30 euros (about $14) includes ...

A picturesque 18th century Austrian castle, called Leopoldskron, once the traditional palace of the archbishopric of Salzburg, has become the first teaching center in Europe for advanced study of ...

And Salzburg offers plenty of high notes in terms of sights and setting, with baroque finery, a fortress of your wildest childhood dreams, fountain-splashed parks and a parade of Alpine peaks to ...

Although "The Sound of Music" was shot at a handful of locations throughout Salzburg, the movie's gazebo scene, where Liesl and Rolf sang "Sixteen Going on Seventeen," was filmed at Schloss Hellbrunn.

The world-famous Neuschwanstein Castle, the medieval Rothenburg in Franconia or the Mozart city of Salzburg and of course the mountains of the Alps are (for once!) worth a detour from the state ...