Mozart, Salt Mines and Tort - Salzburg

Salzburg is the home of Mozart and the famous Mozart festival. We decided to get an overview (see video) of the city and took a self-guided walking tour that showed us Mozart's birthplace, several churches, the university, a terrific shopping street, hidden passages and the beautiful Salzburg Castle (the second most visited site in Austria - the first is the Schoenbrunn Castle in Vienna). After a full day of site seeing we visited their local brewery, Stiegl, that was founded in 1492 and stopped by the Sacher Hotel for a piece of famous chocolate tort! No trip to Salzburg would be complete without visiting the salt mine. This salt mine has been here for over 500 years - we got spiffy overalls to wear, got to slide down the miner slides and received free salt samples to boot! Check out the pictures here.