6 Hidden Gems in Salzburg Most People Walk Right Past
6 landmarks with verified facts and stories
Franziskischlössl
9 Kapuzinerberg, Altstadt, Salzburg, 5020, Austria
Perched on the summit of Kapuzinerberg, this small fortress was built during the Thirty Years' War as part of Archbishop Paris Lodron's ambitious project to make Salzburg impregnable.
Kapuzinerberg
Altstadt, Salzburg, Austria
Rising 640 metres on the eastern bank of the Salzach, Kapuzinerberg is the quieter, wilder counterpart to the fortress-crowned Festungsberg across the river.
Linzergasse
Linzer Gasse, Altstadt, Salzburg, 5020, Austria
If Getreidegasse is Salzburg's tourist shopping street, Linzergasse is its local equivalent — a long, narrow lane on the right bank of the Salzach that runs parallel to the river and leads from the Staatsbrücke bridge toward the Kapuzinerberg.
Nonnberg Abbey
2 Nonnberggasse, Altstadt, Salzburg, 5020, Austria
Founded around 714 by Saint Rupert of Salzburg, Nonnberg is the oldest continuously operating nunnery in the German-speaking world.
St. Peter's Cemetery & Catacombs
Sankt-Peter-Bezirk 1, 5020 Salzburg
This cemetery has been in continuous use since around 700 AD, making it one of the oldest burial grounds in the German-speaking world.
Steingasse
Steingasse, 5020 Salzburg
While tourists crowd Getreidegasse across the river, Steingasse sits in comparative quiet — which is ironic, because for most of Salzburg's history, this narrow lane on the east bank of the Salzach was the far more important street.
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