Salzburg Cheapest Hotels

The Cathedral.
The Cathedral was constructed by order of the aforementioned Archbishop Wolf Dietrich, who had ordered to build this monumental structure on the site of the old cathedral. However, his original plans have not become the reality - during the construction of the cathedral its size was slightly reduced. Despite this fact, today this is still a very large church that can accommodate up to 10,000 people. The grand opening of the cathedral took place in 1628. Today this is one of the most beautiful sights of Salzburg. The decoration of the cathedral can be seen in a separate museum.

The Church and Churchyard of St. Peter.
While in Salzburg, do not forget to visit the Church of St. Peter and the cemetery near it. At one time the church was completely rebuilt and luxuriously designed, but comparing to the cathedral this is a small and a cozy church. Many years ago the church was owned by the Benedictine abbey of St. Rupert. St. Rupert himself has been buried in the churchyard, the younger brother of the famous composer Haydn is also buried there. The oldest cemetery in Salzburg is located next to the church. This place has often become the venue for “on location” filming of various movies. This is the place where you will see catacombs carved in the rock. The catacombs are open on certain hours.
Continue reading

This article about Salzburg is written by the orangesmile.com editorial team and is protected by the copyright law. The article can only be re-used with a direct link to www.orangesmile.com