Hills and mountains around Salzburg City

Untersberg:
A very popular destination for day trips, located just a few kilometres away from the busy city center, easy to reach by city bus. The mountain offers plenty of hiking trails, a cable car that is available all year round, a bike trail, challening climbing routes, impressing ice caves as well as cosy mountain huts on top. Most impressing though is the beautiful nature. Going up by cable car you can not only get up to the top fast and comfortably, but also enjoy the splendid view on the nearby mountains of the Alps.

The Kapuzinerberg,
at 636 m the highest elevation in the city, represents the northern end of the calcareous alps within the city limits. Formerly known as the "Imberg", the Kapuzinerberg has a long history: Settlements on the eastern slope towards the part of town known as Gnigl have been traced back to the Neolithic period and two settlement sites discovered above the Capuchin Monastery date back to around 1000 B.C. It is also assumed that one settlement site may have originated during the La T?ne period. Due to the nearly pristine nature and the dense forest, a large variety of fauna and flora can be found on the Kapuzinerberg. Chamois, deer, badgers and pine martens are still indigenous. Mönchsberg hill, situated right in the city center and nearby Gaisberg are also popular for day trips and hikes.

Gaisberg (1286m),
the local mountain. Chiemsee and Dachstein visible from the summit on clear days. Easy access by road, superb hiking paths, bus connections from Mirabell square.

Nonnberg
Oldest existing nunnery in any German-speaking country (Benedictine nuns). Founded in 700 by St.Rupert for his niece, Erentrudis. Late-gothic basilica with crypt, Romanesque frescoes (appr.1150), Chapel of St.John with altar in the style of Veit Stoß (1498).

• Sightseeing Tour to the Salzkammergut Lakes & Mountains

Excursions & Points of interest in Salzburg County

• Werfen Ice Caves
• Salinas Adventure Village
• Salzburg Open-Air Museum
• Grossglockner High Alpine Road
• Salzburgs Castles and Palaces
• Hills and mountains in and around the city
• Salzburg/Bad Duerrnberg Salt Mines
• Kaprun Alpine Reservoirs
• Silent-Night-Memorial-Chapel
• Krimml Waterwonderworld

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City & Country Tour

Visite the historical and architectural landmarks of Salzburg, as well as part of the picturesque Salzburg Lake district countryside, along with many o the highlights from the film Sound of Music.

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