Winter holidays: Holidays in Salzburg

Winter holidays: Holidays in Salzburg
 Winter landscapes of the region Salzburg resemble elegant Christmas card. Snow-covered villages, mountains, idyllic lakes. Fantastically good and the glittering lights of the city of Salzburg with its narrow streets and buildings stand close. Many of them remember the great Mozart!
 The highest point in Salzburg - erected on a hill fortress Hohenzaltsburg. It is recognized as the largest fortification structure in
Europe, as an area of ​​30,000 square meters. On top of it you take the funicular - the oldest in Austria. Once behind thick walls, visit the rooms and towers, arsenal and basements of the ancient building.

From the fortress offers a magnificent view of the city: the general background of low houses stands a gigantic green dome of the cathedral. Examine it more closely, you can interiors while walking through the Old Town. Getreydegass located on the street the house where Mozart was born and lived, and now there is a museum. In Salzburg sell sweets Mozartkugel devoted to this composer. Buy the ones that are wrapped in silver wrapper, it is a guarantee handmade.

Visit Lake Volfangzee, which is surrounded by mountains and is located just 30 km from the city. It almost never freezes completely, allowing walks on water transport throughout the year. And in the winter months you can go for a walk on the old ship - Kaiser Franz Joseph I - in three coastal cities. Decorates the body of water in the cold season, a giant floating lantern. Then it was removed and hoisting again with the onset of cold weather.

Ride comfortably on an old steam train from the town of St. Wolfgang to the top of the mountain Schafberg (1783 meters). Visit Saalbach Hinterglemm, which are combined into a single ski area. And if you want extreme - can take a ride on the Kitzsteinhorn glacier, where the most extensive route.

After Christmas in Salzburg stores begin sales. Discounts reach 30-60%, and the last week of January pleases price reductions up to 80%. For half the price you can buy decorations for the Christmas tree handmade, including the design of the nativity figurines. Most shops are located in the central streets of the city, the largest of them - Europark.

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