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Salzburg City Tour - Classical Salzburg
Salzburg is the capital of the province of Salzburg and has approximately 148,000 inhabitants. It is located in the Centre of Austria, on the northern-side of the eastern Alps, 425m above sea level. Salzburg is the 4th largest city in Austria after Vienna, Graz and Linz.
The first settlers, who came to this area about 500 B. C., were the Celts, who settled here and were the first ones who exploited our white gold – salt. The Roman dominion began 15 B. C. when Emperor Claudius raised the city of “Juvavum”, the name of Salzburg at that time. With the end of the Roman Empire, Juvavum fell into decay and disappeared form the scene for a couple of hundred years.
In the year 696, Duke Theodor II sent Bishop Rupert to Salzburg as a missionary from Worms. On the ruins of Juvavum he founded the monastery of St. Peter and the Benedictine Abbey on the Nonnberg. For more than 1000 years Salzburg was an independent principality under the rule of the Prince Archbishops. The Prince Archbishops held the authority of the Pope for everythign north of the Alps as the “Holy Roman Empire of German Nations”. Some important Archbishops were:
Gebhard - he was the founder of the fortress “Hohensalzburg”
Markus Sittikus - continued planning and building the cathedral and was responsible for the world famous Hellbrunn palace with its trick water fountains.
Paris Baron of Lodron - founded the University of Salzburg and built the city walls during the 30-years war.
Wolf Dietrich von Reitenau - under his power the Capuchin Monastery and the Mirabell Palace were built.
This tour includes a 24 hour Salzburg card, offering a single admission to all major tourist attractions and use of the city buses.