A giant monument to this city's religion, power and wealth, Dom zu Salzburg awes visitors with its turquoise domes and towering facade. Built, burned and rebuilt multiple times in the past millennia, ...

Salzburg is forever smiling to the tunes of Mozart and "The Sound of Music." Thanks to its charming old town, splendid Baroque churches, and one of Europe's largest medieval fortresses, Salzburg feels ...

Since this central district – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – contains some of the city's most popular attractions, such as Mozarts Geburtshaus and the Salzburg Museum, you will undoubtedly spend hours ...

Salzburg Cathedral organist Professor Dr. Heribert Metzger plays the organ Mozart used to play for Sunday Mass. Mozart played the harpsichord, the clavichord, the fortepiano, the violin, the viola and ...

If you’ve ever dreamed of strolling through a city steeped in musical history, nestled against a backdrop of stunning Alpine scenery, then Salzburg is your go-to destination. With a mere 48 hours at ...

In Salzburg, Austria last spring, I skipped around the fountain outside Mirabell Palace. Others did too. Some 60 years earlier, Maria and the von Trapp children danced around the palace's Pegasus ...

During World War I, a poet, a composer and a director had a common dream — and out of it came what was to become arguably the world's most prestigious arts festival ...

The wide-eyed 13-year-old child stares at the viewer from under a Baroque wig. At this tender age, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – usually just known as Mozart – was already a professional musician. Dressed ...

It’s early December, and I’m standing in Salzburg’s snow-dusted Residenzplatz, sipping mulled beer (yes, you read that correctly, and it’s actually rather good) and listening to trumpeters perform ...