Salzburg Hotels

Salzburg is a beautiful old city and Austria's fourth largest city. Salzburg hotels range from high quality luxury properties to reasonable budget rooms. A Salzburg hotel accommodation starts from US $ 60 dollars per night and goes on to US $ 250 dollars and more, if you stay in one of the luxury Salzburg hotels. Hotels in Salzburg have attractive discounts during the year and Hotel in Salzburg availability can be checked online. You can even make reservations online to just about any hotel in Salzburg.

With its ornate churches and old world charm, Salzburg is a very intriguing city situated on the banks of the Salzach River. Any time is a good time in Salzburg, though winter can get pretty cold. Well worth checking out are the Salzburg Festival (Salzburger Festspiele), Osterfestspiele, Pfingstokonzerte, Mozart Week, and Christkindlmarkt all either of religious or musical significance.

While in Salzburg you must visit the Festung Hohensalzburg - a magnificent fortress, St. Peter's Cemetery with its gruesome torture chambers, the Benedictine convent, Stift Nonnberg, the Museum of Natural History, Mozart's Residence, and the two museums dedicated to the great musician. The old town has been declared UNESCO World heritage site and is one of the most beautiful areas of the city.

On the outskirts of Salzburg there is more to enrich your Austrian experience. Head to the Bad Dürrnberg Salt Mine, Eisriesenwelt Hohle - home to the largest ice caves in the world, Schloss Hellbrunn - a beautifully designed palace and the Wolfgangsee Lake.

Great weather, wonderful sights, what else does one need to enjoy the outdoors. There are a whole variety of activities to do while here. There are the walking tours, The Sound of Music tour , in case you've forgotten, this is the backdrop against which that beautiful classic was shot. You can also go cycling on the many bike routes, test out one of the many golf courses. The Untersberg, Gaisberg, Kapuzinerberg and Monchsberg mountains are ideal for hiking and during winter for skiing and snowboarding and the Salzkammergut is the ideal spot for water sports.

Salzburg airport is connected to many European and Austrian cities. There is a also an efficient train service as well as the Bundesbuses. To move within the town there is a good local bus system.