In the city of Salzburg, on the Salzach River in north-central Austria

 “If only the whole world could feel the power of harmony.”

-- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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(on the Salzach River in north-central Austria) The city of Salzburg began as a Celtic settlement and later became the site of a Roman town. It was made a bishopric by St. Boniface in 739 and was raised to an archbishopric in 798. Its archbishops became princes of the Holy Roman Empire in 1278; Salzburg became the seat of their powerful ecclesiastical principality. A music center for centuries, it is the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; the annual Salzburg Festival is held there. Notable buildings include Renaissance and Baroque houses, archiepiscopal palaces, and a 17th-century cathedral.
+ Salzburg, the fourth largest city in Austria, is renowned for the beautiful baroque architecture it features. Visitors love walking down the city streets while admiring the captivating Salzburg's Old Town and enjoying the relaxing atmosphere it offers them.

+ The capital of Salzburg Bundesland (federal state), Salzburg is in a level basin on both sides of the Salzach River near the northern foothills of the Alps and the Bavarian (German) border. The historic center of the city was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1996.

+ A unique combination of scenic Alpine landscape and architectural richness has led to Salzburg’s reputation as one of the world’s most beautiful cities. Its main attractions are the episcopal buildings and the burghers’ houses, displaying an Italian Renaissance and Baroque influence that earned Salzburg the designation of the “German Rome.”

+ In the center of the “older town,” on the left bank of the Salzach, is the Residenzplatz with the archbishop’s residence, a gallery of 16th–19th century European paintings, and a large Baroque fountain. Opposite is the Residenz Neugebäude (Residence New Building), with a tower containing clockwork and carillon (Glockenspiel), which was imported from Antwerp, Belgium. The 35 bells that make up the carillon range in size from 35 pounds (16 kg) to 838 pounds (380 kg) and play many pieces specially composed by Michael Haydn and by Mozart, Salzburg’s most famous native son. The cathedral, or Dom, was the first church built in the Italian style on German soil, according to plans elaborated in 1614–28. It was constructed on the site of a previous Romanesque cathedral that was damaged by fire (in 1598) and an earlier, 8th-century basilica.

+ Near the Mönchsberg (Monks’ Hill), a wooded ridge overlooking the Old Town, is the Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter; most of its buildings date from the 17th and 18th centuries, and its church was remodeled in the Rococo style. North of the abbey is the Franciscan Church, with a Romanesque nave, a 15th century Gothic choir, and Baroque chapels. Crowning Monks’ Hill is the great fortress of Hohensalzburg, which served as the archbishops’ residence during the wars of the 15th and 16th centuries. Also on the hill are St. George’s Church and the Nonnberg Nunnery.