Salzburg Cathedral and Domplatz

Santino Solari built the present cathedral after the fire of 1598, and Paris Lodron consecrated it in 1628: it was the first Baroque church north of the Alps. A bomb brought down the dome in 1944 and it was reconsecrated in 1959. The facade is of Untersberg marble, with statues of St Peter, St Paul, St Rupert and St Virgil. Inside, look for the bronze baptismal font of 1311, where Mozart was baptised, and Joseph Mohr, author of the words of "Silent Night", and go down to the crypt, with remains of the two earlier cathedrals.

Admission is a conservation contribution of €7 (€3.50 for ages 14 to 18; free up to age 13; €5.50 with the Salzburg Card), and the audioguide is €3. From Monday to Saturday it is open from 9:00 until 17:00, 18:00 or 19:00 depending on the month; Sundays and public holidays, from 13:00. It cannot be visited during Mass and the midday music, and in July and August it closes earlier on days when Jedermann is performed in the square.