Family Travels in Austria: Salzburg Old City, Salzburg, Austria (Residenzplatz, Residenzbrunnen, Domplatz) / Family Travelogue 10 June 2013

Table of Contents

on our way to Mozart Steg

Mozartsteg is a pedestrian bridge across the Salzach River in the city centre of Salzburg. It became popular when it was featured in the hollywood classic film, The Sound of Music.

In the movie, Maria and the Vontrapp kids skipped across on the way for a picnic.

Views from the Mozartsteg, Salzburg, Austria

Residenzplatz, Salzburg, Austria

Residenzbrunnen or Horse Fountain. This is the largest baroque fountain outside Italy. The fountain is 45 foot tall.

Residenzbrunnen was featured in the Hollywood classic film, The Sound of Music. In the movie, Maria splashed water into one of the horse statue.

Salzburg Cathdral, Salzburg, Austria. view at the Residenzplatz

way to Domplatz, Salzburg, Austria

In the movie "The Sound of Music", Maria enters through the arches of the domplatz before going to the Horse Fountain or Residenzbrunnen

Salzburg Cathedral at Domplatz, Salzburg, Austria.

Interior: Salzburg Cathedral, Salzburg, Austria

view of the Salzburg Fortress Hohensalzburg.

St Peter's Friedhof or St Peter's Church Cemetery.

The cemetery was featured in the Hollywood Classic film, The Sound of Music.
In the movie, the VonTrapp's family hid from the Nazis inside the cemetery.

We went up to the Hohensalzburg (Salzburg Fortress), Austria by Festungbahn, a funicular railway. The ride was covered by the Salzburg card.

The fortress was used as a prisoner in the early 20th century for Italian prisoners and the Nazi's activist in the 1930's.

Hohensalzburg was constructed in 1077 at the top of the Festungberg, a small hill in the Austrian city of Salzburg.