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Höhensalzburg Fortress
Mönchberg,
Salzburg
Innsbruck & the Tyrol
Austria
43(0)662/842430-11
Type: Historical Interest
Addmission Fee: Funicular ride with fortress entrance costs 6 Euro
Hours: Open daily, 9:30 am-5 pm; in summer, 9 am-6 pm.
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Salzburg
Innsbruck & the Tyrol
Austria
43(0)662/842430-11
Type: Historical Interest
Addmission Fee: Funicular ride with fortress entrance costs 6 Euro
Hours: Open daily, 9:30 am-5 pm; in summer, 9 am-6 pm.
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Dominating the city from the southern end of the Mönchberg, the Höhensalzburg Fortress, or festung, should rank at the top of any visitor’s must-see list. The site first saw construction in 11th century, and that original castle underwent 600 years of reconstruction and expansion thereafter. The complex I tour today dates from 17th century, when local archbishops lost interest and began building palaces in the town below instead.
Approach the imposing fortress from the trails top the Mönchberg, from the steep Festungasse alley leading up from the altstadt, or via the Festungsbahn funicular, which depart from near the cathedral’s Kapitelplatz.
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