Wide angle shot of the city of Salzburg, showing the white and cream buildings, one with a turquoise turret and one further back with a red turret. Slightly to the right is a hill covered in green and orange trees with the fortress on the top. Mountains in the distance in front of blue and pink sky. In the right forefront, there is red and green tree leaves.

Salzburg Tours & Holidays

Salzburg, Austria

Escorted tours and holidays to Salzburg

Shot of Salzburg, showing the top half of the city's buildings, with turquoise turrets dotted around the image and a wide church in the forefront and a cathedral behind it. Mountainous landscape behind and the fortress on the hill to the right.
Salzburg, Austria

Salzburg garnered its name from the salt mines surrounding the city, with “salz” meaning “salt” and “burg” meaning castle.

In central Austria, lies the unquestionably beautiful city of Salzburg. With its location by the Salzach River and incredible alpine surroundings, this Bavarian city is known as one of Europe’s most stunning travel destinations. To add to that, the city is rich in architectural beauty, with episcopal buildings boasting a sharp Italian Renaissance and Baroque influence. Due to this, it was granted UNESCO World Heritage List status in the mid-90s.

View of a river winding to the left, with grass and trees on either side, and a red church with a tall, slim tower with a blue turret. On the left of the river multiple large buildings can be seen, with numerous turquoise turrets pointing out, and the fortress on the top of the hill, all under a blue sky
Salzburg Skyline With Festung Hohensalzburg And River Salzach, Salzburger Land, Austria

Salzburg is also a prime musical destination, being the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, renowned musical composer and creator of operas, symphonies, and concertos. To learn more about this fascinating mind, head to the city’s Mozart museums. Five-time Oscar winner The Sound of Music was also filmed in and around the city in 1964. If you’re a fan of the film, visit the Mirabell Gardens where the “Do Re Mi” scene was shot.

Fortress Hohensalzburg is also an unmissable defining feature of Salzburg. This 11th-century castle towers over Salzburg, enduring as one of Europes’s best-preserved castles. Take the funicular up the hill, wander the castle grounds, and take in the gorgeous 360-degrees view of the city and its surrounds.

Salzburg Holidays

Shot of Salzburg, showing the top half of the city's buildings, with turquoise turrets dotted around the image and a wide church in the forefront and a cathedral behind it. Mountainous landscape behind and the fortress on the hill to the right.
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Salzburg, Innsbruck and the Austrian Tyrol
Austria
Discover and experience our escorted Salzburg and the Austrian Tyrol tour. Speak with our experts and book your Newmarket Holidays tour today.Solo TravellersFly Local+ 3 More
  • Explore the birthplace of famed composer Mozart in the city of Salzburg
  • Set off on an excursion up into the Alpbach mountains
  • Seek out the historic sights of Innsbruck

  • 8 days from £1,615 pp

    was £1,899 pp

    Flights included
  • Dates Available

    06 September 2025

  • Duration

    8 days

  • Depart From

    3 airports

  • Excursions & Visits

    5 included

  • Meals

    14 included

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Things to do in Salzburg

A musical hub for hundreds of years, Salzburg was the birthplace of Mozart, whose former home, No. 9 Getreidegasse, is preserved as a museum open to the public. But the city is more than just Mozart’s legacy.

Inside a room with an antique wooden table in the front, with silver plates and two candle holders in the middle, three cream chairs surround the table. Behind is a wooden piano, and another chair at it. A sage door to the right, forwards, a dark wooden cabinet with drawers underneath. To the left, there is another one of these, with the doors open and a desk attached with paperwork on and another chair in front. The back wall has three grid windows and mesh white curtains and paintings between the windows.

Check out the Mozart museums

Salzburg Important Information

First trip to Salzburg? Here are a few questions you might have.

Time Zone

GMT +2

Avg. Flight Time

2 hours

Visa

Not required

Currency

Euro

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