Private Walking Tour of Salzburg

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Mozart Statue — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Mirabell Garden — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

This private tour is an introduction to the city of Salzburg. During a two-hour walk you will gain a basic understanding of Salzburg's history and sights, as well as answers to your questions, personal recommendations and ideas for sightseeing and activities. Each of our guides has one and a half years of training and experience as a guide in Salzburg.

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At a glance

Duration: 2 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: German, English
Operated by: Free Walking Tour Salzburg

What is included

Included

Included: Free Walking Tour City Map

Itinerary

Mozart Residence (Mozart Wohnhaus)

5 min

The house where Mozart lived from the age of seventeen. We are going to see the house and talk about it from the opposite side of the square.
Schloss Mirabell & Mirabellgarten

15 min

We are going to take a glance at Mirabell Garden and find out what it was in history and what it is today but you should come back after the tour to explore the garden in more detail.
Makartsteg

5 min

We pass the river at the love lock bridge of Salzburg where we talk about the love locks, the bridge, the river, and the buildings along the river.
Getreidegasse

10 min

After crossing the river we get to Getreidegasse, the most famous street in Salzburg, and walk along to reach Mozart's birthplace.
Universitatskirche

5 min

The University Church was the last historic building in Salzburg. It's not used as a church anymore. Therefore, we can and we will enter the church as a group as long as it's not closed for some reason.
Stop 6

5 min

Furtwänglerpark was a monastery garden and nowadays is a part of the Salzburg University. The University, modern art and the canal system of Salzburg is what we will talk about before moving on to the Concert Hall.
Grosses Festspielhaus

10 min

The Salzburg Festival is the most prestigious festival for classical music in the world. The Concert Hall is where most of the concerts and the opera take place during six weeks in summer.
Erzabtei Stift St. Peter Salzburg

5 min

Saint Peter's is the place where Salzburg was founded in 696 and the oldest monastery in the German-speaking region. We are not entering the church or the beautiful cemetery of Saint Peter's Abbey because the monastery and the church is still active and guided tours are not allowed but we visit the yard of the monastery and I will tell you everything about I know about it.
Salzburg Cathedral

10 min

The Salzburg Cathedral is the most significant church in Salzburg. It's one of the few churches where guided tours are allowed. Therefore, we are going to enter the Salzburg Cathedral to find out about it's history.
Kapitelplatz & Kapitelschwemme

5 min

From Kapitelplatz square we get a view of the Hohensalzburg fortress, more modern art, and the oldest bakery of Salzburg.
Residenzplatz

5 min

Residence Square is the main square and the heart of the old town. The square is called Residence Square because that's where the archbishop's residence was located in history.
Mozartplatz

10 min

Mozartplatz square is where the Mozart cult began in the 19th century when they erected the Mozart statue. We will have a look at the statue and reveal some of the mystery surrounding Mozart.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

The Spirit of Mozart is a Modern Art piece by Marina Abramovic consisting of a 15-meter high chair and eight normal-sized chairs next to Staatsbrücke, the main bridge in the old town.

End point

The Mozart statue and Mozart Square are next to the Salzburg Cathedral and Residenzplatz square, the main square of the old town. That's where the tourist information is located and it only takes about five minutes to return to Staatsbrücke and the Spirit of Mozart where the tour starts.