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Fortress of Hohensalzburg
Dominating the city center, the Fortress of Hohensalzburg has been watching the flourishing of the city over the centuries like a good caretaker. Built in 1077, the castle observed the history of Salzurg without being involved in the many wars and conflicts which took place in this city. Not considering the cannon ball which struck a marble pillar during a farmworkers’ struggle, the fortress has never been captured through its history.
Ruled for centuries by Prince-archbishops, Salzburg is dominated by this fortress which was built by the archbishop Gebhard during the Investiture Conflict between Pope and Emperor. You should know that the archbishop Gebhard belonged to the papal party. Appreciated by Konrad I and modified over centuries by the archbishop Leonhard von Keutschach, the Fortress of Hohensalzburg is the biggest and best preserved medieval castle in Central Europe.
When the fortress no longer played a defensive role, it served as military barracks and as a prison. Nowadays, it is a museum.
The imposing Fortress of Hohensalzburg is the first thing you notice in Salzburg even before being impressed by the charm of the city itself. Therefore, you cannot miss it. You can reach it on foot by climbing a few hundred steps even in winter or you can take the funicular if you wish to save time and energy.
The fortress worths a visit even just for the wonderful view overlooking the city.
Information
Fortezza Hohensalzburg
Mönchsberg 34
A-5020 Salzburg
Tel. 0043662 842430-11
Fax 0043662 842430-20
festung@salzburg.gv.at
www.salzburg-burgen.at
Schedules
From January to April and from October in December: 9.30 give at 17.00 o'clock *
May and June: 9.00 give at 18.00 o'clock *
July and August: 9.00 give at 19.00 o'clock *
September: 9.00 give at 18.00 o'clock *
From October in December: 9.30 give at 17.00 o'clock *
Easter and weekend of the advent: from the 9.00 at 18.00 o'clock *
Christmas: 9.30 give at 14.00 o'clock (last entry)
* Last entry in the inside spaces 30 mins. before the closing!
Driven visits for parties than at least 15 people. to application.
Prices
Cumulative ticket
The cumulative ticket includes: slope and descent of the funicular, visit in the inside courtyards, Almpassage, visit with audioguida in 8 languages, projection of documentary audiovisio, visit in the towers, to the saloons of the archbishops, entry to the Museum of the Fortitude and the Museum Rainer, Entry to the World of the Marionettes (pieces of exposure belonging to the great collection of the Theater of the Marionettes of Salisburgo and coming from varied countries).
Adults: € 9,80
Parties (least 10 adult people): € 8,90
Children and boys from the 6 a 19 years: € 5,60
Parties (least 10 children and boys from the 6 a 19 years): € 5,10
Ticket family: € 22,60
Holders of "Salzburg Card": free Entry
Ticket Without slope funiculare:
Adults: € 6,90
Parties (least 10 adult people): € 6,20
Children and boys from the 6 a 19 years: € 3,90
Parties (least 10 children and boys from the 6 a 19 years): € 3,60
Ticket family: € 15,80
Holders of "Salzburg Card": free Entry
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