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A small castle once stood on she is said to have borne the ViSiTOrS’ CheCkliST
top of the hill and formed part archbishop 15 children. Dietrich
of the medieval fortifications; referred to her as his wife and Practical Information
later it was partly incorporated loved her to the end of his life. road map D3. * 145,000.
into the Capuchin monastery In 1727, Johann Lukas von n Mozartplatz 5 (0662)
complex whose church was Hildebrandt rebuilt the 88987330. _ Salzburger
completed in 1602. The palace for Archbishop Franz Festspiele (late Jul–late Aug).
monastery has a carved Anton Fürst von Harrach as ∑ salzburg.info.at
oak door made from the a truly royal Baroque home. Transport
medieval stalls of the A fire in 1818 destroyed k Innsbrucker Bundesstrasse 95
earlier cathedral. A short part of the building, but (0662) 85800. £ Hauptbahnhof,
distance away stands a fortunately the superb Südtirolerplatz (0662) 930 003161.
villa that was once the Angels Staircase, with
home of the Austrian sculptures by Georg
writer, Stefan Zweig. Raphael Donner, and the The palace is now a civic
Below the church, from gilt-stuccoed Marble administra tion building. It is
the top of an old tower, Putti on the Angels Hall, where a young surrounded by attractive gardens
the Hettwer Bastei, you Staircase in Mirabell Wolfgang Mozart designed by Johann Bernhard
can enjoy superb views performed with his Fischer von Erlach, with groups
over the many domes and sister Nanneri, were spared. of sculptures and fountains.
spires of Salzburg and its
immediate environs.
+ Schloss Mirabell
Mirabellplatz. Tel (0662) 80720.
Open 8am–4pm Mon, Wed & Thu,
1–4pm Tue & Fri.
The site of the present Mirabell
Palace was originally used by
Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von
Raitenau in 1606 to erect a
much more modest mansion,
which he intended as a home
for his mistress Salome Alt. The
daughter of a Jewish merchant, The beautiful gardens of Schloss Mirabell

Salzburg City Centre Hauptbahnhof
1 km (0.6 mile)
1 Kapuzinerberg MIRABELL- SCHRANNENGASSE
Schloss
2 Makartplatz Mirabell PLATZ PARIS-LODRON-STRASSE
3 Sebastiansfriedhof Mirabell Barock- Sebastiansfriedhof
Gardens
4 Schloss Mirabell museum Sebastianskirche
5 Mozarteum S C H WA R T ZS T R A SS E LINZER GASSE
Mozarteum
6 Haus der Natur MAKART- Dreifaltigkeitskirche
PLATZ
7 Carolino Augusteum F R A N Z -J O S E F - K A I E LI Z A B E T H K A I
Sa lzac h
8 Festspielhäuser Wohnhaus Kapuziner
Mozart-
Kloster
9 Mozart Geburtshaus Haus der Natur Carolino Kapuzinerberg
0 Kollegienkirche Augusteum Makartsteg S T E INGAS S E
Museum
q Franziskanerkirche der Moderne G RI ESG AS SE Staatsbrücke IMB E R GS T RAS SE
w Residenzplatz Blasiuskirche S alzach
e Stift St Peter GETR E I DEG A SS E Mozart R U D O L F S K A I Mozartsteg
Geburtshaus
G IS EL AKA I
r Dom Kollegienkirche RESIDENZ-
t Stift Nonnberg Residenz PLATZ MOZARTPLATZ
Festspielhäuser REINHARD- Residenz-Neubau Nonntaler-
PLATZ brücke
Franziskaner-
kirche Dom
Innsbrucker Bundesstraße KAPITEL- KAPITEL- PFEIFERGAS SE
GASSE
3 km (2 miles) Stift St Peter PLATZ K A L G A S S E KAJETANER-
HERR E N G AS S E PLATZ
F ESTUNGSG. FEST U N GSGASSE
Funicular Stift
Nonnberg
OSK A R - K O K O SCHK A - W E G
0 metres 500 NON NBERGGASSE
Hohensalzburg
0 yards 500 Fortress
For map symbols see back flap
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