The inside of the Dom is beautiful and definitely the church to see in Salzburg. Bring your camera (flashes are okay) and get pictures of the ceiling, the altar and Mozarts baptismal font. The plaza in front of the church has statues with the church behind them and is also heavily photographed. The cemetery is quite and serene and absolutely... More

There is the St. Peter's church, St. Peter's abbey, old graveyard, a backery, in fact is this a small town on its own and is named St. Peter bezirk... 700, Rupert (Franconian missionair) founded St. Peter's monastery and Church (the oldest monks community in Germany). Due to a fire in1127 both burnt down. 1130-1143 a Roman basilica (3-aisled) was built... More

This is apparently the grave yard that the SOM scene near the end was fashioned after. I’m guessing it’s changed a lot because it’s not really recognizable as that, to me at least. It is out of the way of the masses which is nice. You can actually breathe in there and walk around quietly. It is extremely bright- the... More

We didn’t actually go into the church, but were amazed at the small, picturesque cemetery pressed up to the foot of the cliff. The cemetery is famous as the spot where the Von Trapp family hid from the Nazis in the Sound of Music. For €1 you can also head up to the catacombs in the cliff face which offer... More