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When the weather is fine it's nice to have a coffee, or even better some Campari, sitting on the terrace of the famous Cafe Glockenspiel or in the large neighbouring garden, situated on Mozartplatz, to hear the tender sound of a clockwork. The melody changes every month. 35 bells - hidden in the tower of the so-called New Building of the Residenz are part of this toy of a powerful man.
Salzburg´s most famous poet Georg Trakl about St. Peter´s Cemetery: "Heaven smiles silently upon this mystical garden." Strong words of course, but the poet is right. As a matter of fact, this wonderful cemetery is one of the oldest of its kind in the world. Famous personalities like Michael Haydn, brother of Joseph Haydn and composer, Mozart´s sister, Nannerl, and the architect of Salzburg´s Cathedral Santino Solari have all been laid to rest here. If yu visit this peaceful place you must be respectful at all times.
This church is palced at the end of the Gstättengasse, which leads to the Ursulinenplatz. The church was built for the Ursuline Convent after more than 200 people died in the Gstättengasse because of the Rock Fall of 1699. The convent has now been secularised and is home to some of the Salzburg Federal Diet's departments and the House of Nature. The building itself was designed according to plans sketched by Fischer von Erlach and the baroque church's pulpit was also designed by him.
Builted at the beginning of the XX century by the Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum. Today, it is mainly used by the Mozarteum music academy. There are teaching and practice rooms and two concert halls. In the 'Großer Saal' (large concert hall) concerts with international performers are often held. In the second half of January there are the concerts that are part of the 'Mozartwoche' (Mozart week).
The enormus baroque-style fountain in the heart of the huge square in front of the Residence could be seen as a metaphor for the dimension of the archbishops' power in local politics. One of them, Wolf Dietrich, gave this part its chief traits. Around 1660 the monumental fountain was erected after the cathedral cemetery and a few houses had been razed to get enough space for the huge project. The sculptures of the fountain are said to have been created by the same artist who sculpted the figures for the Cathedral facade. Anyway, this is a wonderful place to view the middle of Salzburg.
Located just to the south of Schlosspark Hellbrunn, Hellbrunn Zoo contains wide range of animals from all over the world. The main attraction are the wild vultures which are free to fly around but continually return to the zoo to be fed. Another star of the zoo is the cheetahs' feeding time, whereby the cheetahs have to catch a piece of meat being propelled along the ground at a speed of 35 mph. On certain occasions the zoo is open after dark to enable visitors to observe the nocturnal animals .
The Museum der Moderne Salzburg Mönchsberg Art is a must visit if you are an art lover visiting Salzburg. The museum opened on 2004, and since then has presented contemporary art. The museum represents a sensitive dovetailing of the urban landscape.
All year visitors will feel the pleasure of taking a walk through the magical gardens surrounding Schloss Mirabell, a fantastic pleasure palace erected by Archbishop Wolf Dietrich in 1606. The park contains a stunning array of fountains, statues, balustrades and trees, and presents a kaleidoscope of colours which will take the breath away. Everyday life seems to melt into the background when faced with mythical figures like Helena and Paris, Hercules and Antaeus, Persephone and Hades, Kronos and Bacchus.
Salzburg's cathedral is the biggest one of the city's 36 churches and serves as the backdrop for the annualJedermann Festival. The building we can see today is the third on the site and was erected in 1620-28, during the chaos of the Thirty Years' War. The admission is free.
The Müllner Kirche is situated at the northern end of the Panoramaweg, which leads over the Mönchsberg. The XV century church's interior is decorated with an early rococco style. In the three side chapels there are altar pictures from the XVII century. The church is connected to a neighbouring monastery by an arch and the monastery is acutually famous for its beer and the Müllner Bräu (Mülln brewery) restaurant.
Nick : Miss Pig Tails
Name : Katrina wells
Born in: Philly
Age : 29
Hobbies: paint, cook, piano.
