Audio tour · Austria

Salzburg

A self-guided audio walking tour of Salzburg.

Salzburg is built on two riverbanks and a fortress hill, and the whole compact centre can be crossed on foot in a morning. The Baroque churches and arcaded squares sit alongside ordinary bakeries and market stalls, and the Altstadt feels inhabited rather than preserved. The mountains begin just at the edge of the city, and the air on a clear day carries that particular alpine clarity. In the app, 39 stops in Salzburg are narrated aloud, about 1h 6m of listening across 6 walking routes, in 13 languages, offline once downloaded. Choose a route or build your own, then walk while a calm voice tells you the story of each stop. The app also maps 63 Instagram photo spots, social media photo locations with directions to where you stand for the shot.

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What you'll hear in Salzburg

The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.

Mozart's birthplace. You are standing in a building that has seen incredible shifts in ownership and purpose over time.
Hohensalzburg Fortress. Take a moment to look up at its sheer size.
Salzburg Cathedral. You are standing in the Domplatz, and the sheer scale of this place is something you have to see.
Mirabell Palace. You are standing before a palace that has seen some serious dramatic moments.
Nonnberg Abbey. You are standing right here at Nonnberg Abbey.
University of Salzburg. You are standing near a place that has seen massive changes.

All 39 stops in Salzburg

Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route.

Landmark (23)

Mirabell Palace
Nonnberg Abbey
University of Salzburg
Dokumentationszentrum Obersalzberg
Schloss Klessheim
Schloss Leopoldskron
Hellbrunn Palace
Schloss Fuschl
Saint Peter's Abbey, Salzburg
Berchtesgaden Provostry
Anif Palace
Großes Festspielhaus
Museum der Moderne Salzburg
Salzburg Museum
Residenzgalerie
Haus für Mozart
Gut Aich Priory
Mozarteum (building)
Laufen Castle (Germany)
Arenberg Castle, Salzburg
Schloss Aigen
Altenau Palace
Die Bachschmiede

Religious (6)

Salzburg Cathedral
Kollegienkirche, Salzburg
Franciscan Church, Salzburg
Holy Trinity Church, Salzburg
Silent Night Chapel
Nikolauskirche, Oberndorf

Museum (5)

Mozart's birthplace
Hohensalzburg Fortress
Hangar-7
Mondsee Abbey
Tanzmeisterhaus Salzburg

Theatre (2)

Felsenreitschule
Salzburger Landestheater

Square (2)

Residenzplatz
Mozartplatz

Palace (1)

Salzburg Residenz

Walking routes in Salzburg

Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.

Mozart, Music and the Altstadt Heart. A tight half-kilometre loop through the pedestrian old town connecting Mozart's birthplace to the grand Festspielhaus stages and the baroque Residenz courtyard. (8 stops)
From the Fortress Down to the Cathedral Square. A one-kilometre descent from the hilltop Hohensalzburg Fortress through Saint Peter's Abbey and past the cathedral to the Residenzplatz and Nonnberg below. (8 stops)
Mirabell Gardens and the River Left Bank. A stroll through the celebrated Mirabell Palace gardens and across the Neustadt quarter, passing the Mozarteum, the Landestheater and Mozart's own dance-master house. (8 stops)
Baroque Palace to Red Bull Hangar. A longer western loop from the ornate Schloss Klessheim to the aviation and art spectacle of Hangar 7 near the airport. (3 stops)
Sound of Music Palaces and Trick Fountains. A southern excursion linking Schloss Leopoldskron of Sound of Music fame with the playful water gardens of Hellbrunn Palace and the forested Schloss Aigen. (3 stops)
Silent Night in the Village by the River. A short walk in Oberndorf tracing the story of the world's most beloved carol from the memorial Silent Night Chapel to the Nikolauskirche and across to Laufen Castle on the German bank. (3 stops)