Sunday, December 18, 2016

Hohensalzburg fortress




Salzburg's most famous landmark
Built in 1077. It is the largest completely preserved castle in central Europe.
If you like hiking you can hike up a trail or you can take the funicular.
The whole place has been restored and modernised since the last time I was there, they even have a multimedia Magic Theatre and ultra-modern media stations.
For anyone visiting we bought the Salzburg card which gives you free access to all museums, busses, trams and discounts at all tourist shops. Read the fine print because if you dont arrive at the castle before 11:00 you have to pay.

the funicular or you can do the steep hike
it was snowing

The tour guide kept saying on your right you can see the river and the peak of the
church on your left... we couldnt see anything.






the entrance you can see the cannons lined up on right

creative way to display armor

plate art
a chastity belt

a humiliation mask, they would make you wear this in the town center as punishment

the kitchen, the hole on left is where you threw out the water
the magic theater which was really cool how things would pop up as the story of the castle was being told on screen.
the stately rooms where the prince lived

he wanted to ceiling to look like stars in the sky

royal potty







beyond the door was his private library which isnt open to the public

the princes logo was a turnip

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