Salzburg

Salzburg: A Romantic Little Gem
By William Triplett In some ways, “The Sound of Music” did a disservice to Salzburg. Yes, the movie was shot on location and was faithful to the surrounding hills, which are extraordinarily beautiful and very much alive with, well, you know. But there’s so much more to this special city,

Salzburg: Its Hills Are Alive With More than Music
by Bobbie Leigh Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart changed the world. He still “owns” the Austrian city of Salzburg where he was born, lived, and performed. Mozart Week in January as well as the Salzburg Festival are like Wagner’s Bayreuth, a must on any music lover’s list. The Hollywood film, “Sound of

7 Reasons to Love Salzburg
By Everett Potter Vienna’s urban sophistication and verve are a world away from Salzburg’s stately Italianate baroque architecture, with its squares and palaces and domes. It’s vaguely Vatican in feeling, as befits a former papal state. But this UNESCO World Heritage Site is a city that seems pleasantly cosmopolitan and

The Guardian Angels of Train Travel
Story and photos by Denise Mattia A pale wintry light pierced the Vienna sky at dawn, revealing the tops of roofs and the silhouette of the Hofburg Palace Dome. I returned to my room ready for a journey by train from Vienna to the Wachau Valley in Krems, traveling on