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Salzburg & Salzkammergut

📷 Jiuguang Wang · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mozart’s Baroque city and lake villages beneath the mountains.

Salzburg’s old town below the Hohensalzburg fortress is a UNESCO site full of Baroque churches, Mozart’s birthplace and summer festival stages. The Salzkammergut lakes nearby include postcard-perfect Hallstatt and imperial Bad Ischl.

Known for

  • Photography
  • Castles & palaces
  • Culture
  • Architecture
Travel guide on Wikivoyage ↗

Best time to visit

The best months for Salzburg & Salzkammergut are May, June, July, August, September and December.

Suggested route

5 nights across 3 stops. Jourimo adjusts it to the length of your trip.

  1. 1Salzburg · 3 nights
  2. 2Bad Ischl · 1 night
  3. 3Hallstatt · 1 night