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Street-by-Street: Old Town

Salzburg’s beautiful Old Town occupies the area
between Mönchsberg (Monks’ Mountain) and
the Salzach river. It has been designated a World
Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO. The town that
grew up on the left bank of the Salzach was G R I E S G A S S E
built almost entirely in the Baroque style and is
unusually uniform in appearance. Its ubiquitous
Baroque-period designs have been faultlessly
and seamlessly blended with both earlier and
modern architecture.

. Getreidegasse G E T R E I D E G A S S E
One of the longest
and busiest streets
in Salzburg’s Old
Town, Getreidegasse
accommodates modern-
day commerce in
medieval settings.
No. 9 is the house
where Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart
was born and lived
until he was 17; it is
now a museum of REINHARD
the composer’s life. PL A TZ
S . H A F F N E R – G A S S E

Kollegien kirche
The university
church is one of
the earliest works
of Johann Bernhard
Fischer von Erlach.
The high altar in
the transept is the
work of Johann
Michael Rottmayr.

Key . Franziskanerkirche
The Franciscan
Suggested route church has a Baroque
altarpiece by Johann
Bernhard Fischer von
Erlach, which has as
its centre an exquisite
0 metres 50
figure of the Madonna
0 yards 50 and Child.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp297–8 and pp322–3

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