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Salzburg in Austria – The Birthplace of Mozart

October 16, 2012 at 5:55 AM

The steeples of Salzburg cathedral and the Franciscan church (L) in Salzburg, Austria. The Salzburg Festival is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920 and is held each summer within the Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The Getreidegasse street in Salzburg, Austria. Salzburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg.

In front of the backdrop of the steeples of St. Peters convent (L), Franciscan church and Salzburg cathedral tourists walk up the old way to Salzburg castle Hohensalzburg.

Tourists pass an archway in front of Salzburg cathedral at the Domplatz in Salzburg, Austria.

A female tourist with umbrella walks beside the historical horse pond at the Kapitelplatz.

The steeple of Benedictine nuns Nonntal abbey church rises above the surrounding. The Benedictine nuns abbey was founded in 713 A.D. and is located at hill Moenchsberg.

The entrance to house of Mozart.

Crowds of people are seen at the Getreidegasse in the historic district of Salzburg, Austria.

The fortress of Hohensalzburg in Salzburg, Austria.

Tourists pass the front of the well-known luxury hotel Goldener Hirsch in Salzburg, Austria.

The birth house of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The well-known luxury hotel Goldener Hirsch.

The steeple of St. Peters convent church is seen in front of fortress Hohensalzburg.

Mirabell Gardens are seen with Fortress Hohensalzburg in the background.

The Marble Hall in Mirabell Palace in Salzburg, Austria.

Tourists visit Mirabell Gardens with Fortress Hohensalzburg in the background.

A detail of the famous angel stairs in Mirabell Palace is seen here.

Tourists visit Mirabell Gardens with Fortress Hohensalzburg in the background.

Fortress Hohensalzburg and the old town center.

Fortress Hohensalzburg and Salzburg cathedral in the old town center.

Fortress Hohensalzburg and the old town center.

Fortress Hohensalzburg and the old town with Salzach river center.

Fortress Hohensalzburg and the old town with Salzach river center.

Salzburg Museum of Modern Art (L) and historical water tower above Salzach river can be viwed here.

Salzburg Museum of Modern Art (L) and the historical water tower.

Steeples of colleges church and the town hall tower (L) in old town center.

Hikers on capuchin hill with Fortress Hohensalzburg and the old town center in the background can be seen.

The steeples of Salzburg cathedral and the Franciscan church (L) in Salzburg, Austria. The Salzburg Festival is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920 and is held each summer within the Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The steeples of Salzburg cathedral and the Franciscan church (L) in Salzburg, Austria. The Salzburg Festival is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920 and is held each summer within the Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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Salzburg, the fourth largest city in Austria is deemed a UNESCO World Heritage Site, popular for its baroque architecture and picturesque landscapes.

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