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What to do · Salzburg

Mozart's birthplace, at Getreidegasse 9

The flat where Mozart was born in 1756, now a museum on three floors · 1 h · €18 or €25 with the Mozart Residence.

InformationFrom €18 adult
From
€18 adult
Duration
1 h
Season
All year, every day from 9:00 to 17:30
Who it's for
From age 8; not wheelchair accessible

Wolfgang Amadé Mozart was born on 27 January 1756 on the third floor of number 9 Getreidegasse. The Mozarteum Foundation turned it into a museum: on three floors it tells how the family lived, when he began to play, who his friends and patrons were and his passion for opera. There are instruments that were his, including his childhood violin. The visit takes an hour, with texts on the walls and a guide for your phone.

It is open every day from 9:00 to 17:30 (last entry half an hour earlier). Admission costs €18; with the Mozart Residence, on the Makartplatz, €25 and valid for 48 hours. Young people aged 15 to 18, €7; children aged 6 to 14, €6; under-6s, free; family, €32. With the Salzburg Card you get in free. Buy only on the official website: the foundation warns that it does not accept tickets from other sellers. The house is not wheelchair accessible.

With teenagers

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

The facade of Café Tomaselli with its green-awning terrace on the Alter Markt© Café TomaselliA classic café on the Alter Markt

Café Tomaselli

Café · Salzburg (old town) · €€€€

What to order: an Austrian breakfast with bread rolls and the house brioche, or a coffee with cream and a cake from its bakery.

A vaulted passage of the restaurant painted green and red and decorated for Christmas© St. Peter StiftskulinariumFor a special meal

St. Peter Stiftskulinarium

Restaurant · Salzburg (old town) · €€€€

What to order: the surprise menu at the Peter restaurant, or the Mozart Dinner with a concert if you want music.

A waiter with two plates in the Bärenwirt's wood-panelled dining room© BärenwirtBreaded chicken and tavern cooking

Bärenwirt

Restaurant · Salzburg (Mülln) · €€€€

What to order: the Backhendl, the house's breaded chicken, and for dessert the Salzburger Nockerl if they have them that day.

To stay nearby

A hotel dining room with old wood panelling, hunting trophies and tables with white tablecloths© Hotel Sacher SalzburgHotel

Hotel Sacher Salzburg

5 stars · 110 rooms and suites · Views of the old town · Dogs admitted

Dogs welcome

Why we like it: Salzburg's grand historic hotel, from 1866, on the bank of the Salzach opposite the old town and the fortress, with 110 rooms and the Café Sacher.

The rooftop terrace parasols with the old town and fortress in the background© Hotel SteinSmall hotel

Hotel Stein

4 stars · Over-16s only · Rooftop terrace · Dogs admitted

Dogs welcome

Why we like it: An adults-only four-star design hotel beside the Salzach, with Murano glass and a seventh-floor terrace facing the fortress.

A hostel corridor with coloured doors and a Statue of Liberty mural© YoHo HostelHostel

YoHo Hostel

Dorms of 4 to 8 beds · Double rooms with bathroom · 24 h reception · Over-18s

Why we like it: A hostel near the central station, with 24-hour reception, dorms with lockers, private rooms, a bar and bike hire.

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