Getreidegasse, Salzburg, Austria 2
Schlüssel = Key Dienst = Service (Schlüssel is a useful word to know if you’re locked out of your room at 3 a.m. in the morning and have been drinking with Austrians.)
Getreidegasse, Salzburg, Austria 3
Myth would have it that Getreidegasse is called “Cereal Alley” – from a time when it was the major road through Salzburg towards Bavaria (and its grain fields). Myth is, as usual, mistaken. The street’s medieval name was Trabegasse, and the word seems to have morphed throughout the centuries into
Green Bike, Salzburg, Austria
Everybody cycles in Austria. If you’re on foot, expect no mercy.
Beer Bottle, Salzburg, Austria
World Beer Consumption And the winners are… Czech Republic Germany Austria
Salzburg, Austria 1
The city of dreamy spires, Salzburg (“Salt Fortress”) sits in the crook of the Salzach River, just over the border from Bavaria. Indeed, for many years after its founding by St. Rupert, Salzburg was under Bavarian control. It gained its independence in the 14th century, and became the powerful religious
St. Rupert, Salzburg, Austria
St. Rupert is the patron saint of Salzburg and a 7th century missionary of the royal Merovingian blood. After being kicked out of Worms by unbelievers in 697, Rupert wended his way to the Roman town of Juvavum – then in ruins – and set about promoting its salt mines.
