The Residence staterooms
Ruling splendour where young Mozart served.
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The DomQuartier is Salzburg's palace of power opened as one circuit: since 2014 passages rejoin what was the prince-archbishop's single realm — the Residence staterooms where he ruled, received, and young Mozart played as employee, then its European picture gallery, then the cathedral's interior balcony overlooking the marble nave from on high, then its museum and St. Peter's treasures. The essence is "above the city from within it": you cross between buildings along their upper galleries, Salzburg's squares below you from their balconies — a perspective ground-walkers never own. Two elegant hours for a rain day or baroque devotee — Arabic audio is generally absent, so English is the kit.
Ruling splendour where young Mozart served.
Between buildings above the squares — the prince's own perspective.
Residenzplatz 1, 5020 Salzburg
Cathedral MuseumA museum inside Salzburg cathedral showing the archdiocese's treasures and holdi1 minute walk4.8
St Peter's Abbey and CemeteryA Benedictine abbey in old central Salzburg, founded in the seventh century and 1 minute walk4.9
Cathedral Excavations MuseumAn underground museum on Residenzplatz showing what was uncovered in excavations1 minute walk4.8
Salzburg CathedralSalzburg Cathedral is the first great baroque north of the Alps: rebuilt by Ital1 minute walk4.6
Salzburg Christmas MuseumA private museum on Mozartplatz in the heart of the old town, showing a collecti2 minutes walk4.3No — this is the city's civil-ecclesial power in its palaces, the fortress its military fist: together the principality's two faces. With one day only: fortress first for the scene — the Quartier a ready rain-day jewel.