www.woltersworld.com Salzburg, Austria is one of the most beautiful towns in Europe and well worth a visit. And as usual Mark Wolters is giving his five things you will love and hate about visiting "Salzburg, Austria" Filmed in Salzburg
I visited Salzburg on Christmas day 2019 only for the day. I came for the Hohensaltzburg fortress and Mozart! I didn't even know the connection to the sound of music until I got there. The man at the shop near the Mozart statue was very kind and allowed me to take a picture of the marionettes. If I remember correctly it may have been the same shop where I purchased my authentic Salzburg hat. It's my absolute favorite hat! I love ❤️ Salzburg! In fact I left my heart ❤️ there! I would love to reclaim my heart and visit Salzburg again for an extended period of time. Magnificent city! If I do make it back I would say hello to your dad and leave a lock on the footbridge as a momentum of my ❤️ for Salzburg! 💋
I found that April was a good time to visit Salzburg. Just did it as a day trip from Munich. I ended up visiting some kind of spring festival with a tent and lots of wurst and beer, listened to the band and people watched. Sure it is touristy as surely as you find buggy carts tooling around, and shops full of chotchkeys, but the whole city is a museum and you can ignore most of that. Climb the steps to the Capuchin Monastery and visit the little memorial to Stefan Zweig.
Just want to thank you for all your videos. I am starting my planning and organisation for interrailing certain parts of Europe for a month next summer and your videos are a big help so thank you! Danke Schoen!
I live in Salzburg and I can confirm, that everything he said is true. Oh and one question..on the Sound of music Tour.. was your guide a guy who really likes to chat, he is either bold or has short hair, he has (as he likes to mention) a thick british accent and was called Bryan? Because thats my Dad..he does a lot of those Tours. I had to think of him as you mentioned the tour, because the way you mentioned it sounded really like my dad😂😂😂
That's cool. Salzburg was my favorite city when I did a 10 day tour through the region. i loved the bakery by the water wheel. I look forward to taking my daughter next time. Does your dad still do tours and what is his contact info?
Was there August 2012, beautiful city. The Augustiner brewery is place you quickly mentioned. It was one of my highlights of Salzburg. Great place to have a beer and lunch/dinner and reasonably priced too.
Yeah, great you enjoyed it at my hometown! :) Btw: At the beginning of the video you can see a lot of bigger buildings on the right, they are all schools (even mine, the white one) :D
I think they will do what they did in Wittenburg where they changed the name to to Luterstadt Wittenburg to name it after martin luther :) yeah... i recall being not so fat... then visiting Salburg... at christmas time... yeah, i have never fit in those clothes again... ugh ;) thanks for the comments!
Thank you for all the information! This video is really helpful. I am planning a trip this Christmas to Vienna, Prague and Salzburg. One question I have is, is it worth visiting these places in winter? I am from Chicago so cold is not really a problem but since I am coming this far I don't want to miss out on seeing places because of gloomy weather and things closing early. Just want to know your opinion.
I wish someone would have answered you...we are going to Munich, Salzburg and Vienna in November and December for tourist stuff AND the Christmas markets.
The answer might be a bit late but maybe this will help someone else. I am from Salzburg and I would recommend visiting Salzburg in late Spring, Summer or Autumn. Christmas could be nice too because there are lots of markets and attractions... But during that time, the city is also very crowded (even more than in summer) and you wouldn't enjoy walking through and overcrowded Christmas market. From January to March it could be really cold. You can visit the parcs and gardens the whole year but as long as there is snow, you won't see f. e. the "flower artworks" at the Mirabell garden. One thing people (especially young people, students) from Salzburg do, is sitting at the Salzach river in the grass during their freetime talking to friends, eat, drink, watch the sunset. You would definitly miss that experience in winter. Also the trick fountains at Hellbrunn are much more fun to visit on a hot summer day (and closed from october to march I think). I would also recommend walking up the Kapuzinerberg or Mönchsberg (walking not the elevator!). Also getting around by bike is really nice in the warmer months. Be prepared for rain or unexpected wether changes the whole year! And of cource I think Salzburg is always beautiful!! This recommandations are based on my personal opinion.
Salzburg is a wonderful city to visit...my wife and I were there in December and enjoyed the Christmas markets and the Sound of Music tour...Mondsee,which is part of that tour is a awesome little lake town...the Altstadt is very cool,with many shops and restaurants...your right about the waiters/waitresses...they were 'surly' at best...I don't know what it is about customer service both here and in Vienna...I guess it's a dislike of Americans but not the American dollar...
You don't know 'jack' about me bro...I've been all over Western Europe...how about you...ever been to the States? I know one thing...as Americans we spends thousands of dollars every year in your pitiful little country...
@@tgamble1000 don't take it seriously, the only people who hate or at least dislike americans are leftists. but they don't like anyone who identifies with their culture and home. for example, i love the americans and the usa. there are bad people everywhere but the americans are a real asset to humanity. no country in the world and no people in the world is as important to all of humanity as the americans. that is just the pure envy of the others who always criticize you. there are many people in austria who welcome you, so don't listen to such stupid people like r93. i love my country and austria but my life would be perfect if i was born in the usa. no people in the world have more freedom than americans. sorry for my google translator english. i tried too learn by looking only english video on youtube.
@@m.h.s.9059 ...my wife and I had a great time in Vienna...we stayed at the Das Tyrol Hotel off Mariahilfer Strasse in the Museum Quarter......visited all the historic sites, ate at great restaurants and enjoyed the Christmas Markets...drank good Gosser and Steigl beer, apricot schnapps and gluhwein...would love to see Graz, Linz, and Innsbruck...
I visited Salzburg in july 2012. Packed with tourists ? I wouldn't agree with "packed" Venice, Italy is packed but not Salzburg. About the costs, it gets as expensive as you allow it to be. I'm a budget backpacker guy who never eats out at restaurants and stay only at campings/hostels.
I've been to Austria many times and I can't believe the nasty comments on here about the country. They are more conservative than Americans yes. That's not necessarily a bad thing.
All the Mozart stuff? No kidding!! Total Mozart overdose!! Literally everything is Mozart in this city. And if you're on a diet, let's see how long you can stay off the Mozartkugeln chocolate balls!!! Mozart and chocolate insanity! Oh and can anyone guess who Salzburg airport is named after? hum... that's a tough one!!
Austria is a beautiful country, but unfortunately my experience was horrible. Service in restaurants was horrible, and the hygiene was 0%. The majority of waitresses were extremely rude and racist. (Not to offend anyone but I'm speaking of my experience it was sh*t)
not all people want to shop like an usa person and work 24 hours a day salzburgh like life with the family this why its not 24 hours in euroupe .There is another point austrian do not have to be a film star and shout like all usa people with chesse grins like usa person .austrian work hard play hard and are serious not falls shallow people like all usa a people ie have a nice day So if you dont understand the country do not do these vids Iam a uk person ,usa cuilture has change my country sp bad ! So if you are an usa person do two thing do not go into rooms and shout so every one no you are there! this is true in frankfurth airport were i hate be because of usa citzens shouting make there selfs no ! because some one dose not over smile and be so far untrue by smile at you like a cheser cat do not thing there un happy to wait on you he s most like more happy than the person who takes the money at the check out back home be more no falls because hes not read from a training manual script from a large usa company manual ! so if you want to come to euroup and fit in relax do not shout and in this cause look how the austrian behave in publice ! then make a vid for this guy as you will be an expert at fit in and may learn that the usa is all bit of a big deal of image and falls show especially in custommer service! for all you who say have i be to the usa yes i have over 11 vists to usa i have even been in wyoming and east /west coasts and central corn belt this why i notice usa people straight away !
I'm sorry you feel that way about Americans...the way I view the Austrians is that they still believe they are part of the Austro/Hungarian empire! I found the Germans much more friendly and helpful...
Austria in general, shit food, shit service, and arrogant uneducated people. I have lived here for five years (not through choice) and the place is a bit shit in my opinion. Many Austrian's think Austria is the best place in the world, they holiday at home, eat only Austrian food, and don't try anything that isn't Austrian, and if they do then they don't like it because it's not Austrian. They all claim to speak very good English, until you start speaking with them, then they soon tell you how they have forgotten it, then continue to claim they speak it well, lol! I can relate to the unfriendly service you get in the over-priced over-rated resteraunts where hygiene is unheard of!
Jonny English What the fuck are you talking here? You wrote that you lived for five years in Austria. And you complain about poor English skills? What about your language skills? Haven't you been able to learn German in five years? Once again: You lived in a foreign country and complain, that the people there don't speak your language good enough? You are narrow minded, when you postulate that all persons had to speak your language in their country!
I spoke German before even coming here so for me that wasn't the biggest Problem. I just find that many austrian's think they are something they are not.