Salzburg Churches, Squares and Palaces

What to see, sorted by what it costs

Salzburg’s old town has held UNESCO World Heritage status since 1996, and its sights were built by prince-archbishops. Rather than list them by street, this page sorts them by entry cost, so you can fill a day around free stops and a few tickets. Prices are 2026 figures in euros, and opening hours can stretch in summer.

Free to enter

Salzburg Cathedral (Dom). Santino Solari designed this 17th century church on Domplatz, with a 71 metre dome and two towers. Mozart was baptised in 1756 in its Romanesque bronze font. You walk in without paying, though a donation is asked for. It opens Monday to Saturday from 8:00 to 18:00 and on Sunday from 13:00, because the morning is for Mass.

Mirabell Palace and gardens. The park and the Marble Hall cost nothing. Look for the Pegasus Fountain, the hedge theatre and the Dwarf Garden.

Nonnberg Abbey. A Benedictine convent from around 712, reached by a footpath below the fortress. The Gothic church and St. John’s Chapel are open to visitors, while the working quarters stay private. Maria von Trapp was a novice here.

Petersfriedhof. The cemetery of St. Peter’s Archabbey, which Saint Rupert founded in 696, is free, with the graves of Michael Haydn and Mozart’s sister Nannerl. Entry to the rock-cut catacombs in the Mönchsberg wall costs about EUR 2.

Squares. Getreidegasse is the old trading lane with narrow houses and iron guild signs. Alter Markt has the Florianibrunnen and Café Tomaselli, open since 1700. Kapitelplatz has a golden sphere by Stephan Balkenhol and big outdoor chess boards.

DomQuartier. This circuit links the Residenz state rooms, the cathedral museum, the Kunst- und Wunderkammer, the Long Gallery and the museum of St. Peter’s Abbey. The painting gallery is closed until about autumn 2027, so tickets currently cost about EUR 12 for adults, EUR 10 reduced, EUR 4 for ages 7 to 25 and EUR 26 for a family, against a full price of EUR 15. It opens daily except Tuesday from 10:00 to 17:00, and in July and August it opens every day until 18:00.

Hohensalzburg Fortress. Basic admission with the funicular is EUR 15.50 for adults. It is the best place from which to see how the town sits between its hills.

Mozart’s Birthplace. EUR 18 for adults at Getreidegasse 9. His later home at Makartplatz 8 is a separate museum across the river.

Places that ask for quiet

On Residenzplatz, a memorial in the paving recalls the public book burning of 30 April 1938, when about 1,200 books by Jewish, socialist and pacifist writers, including Stefan Zweig, were destroyed. Small brass Stolpersteine in the pavements name individual people persecuted by the Nazi regime. Stop only if you want to read a name, and do not photograph them as a curiosity.

Over the border

Above Berchtesgaden, the Obersalzberg served as the Nazi leaders’ southern headquarters. The Dokumentation Obersalzberg exhibition presents that history, including the preserved bunker tunnels. It is open daily from 9:00 to 17:00 and costs EUR 4.50. It is closed from 16 to 24 November 2026. The Kehlsteinhaus, built for Hitler’s 50th birthday, was largely destroyed by fire on 23 and 24 October 2026 and is closed with no reopening date.

Cost tip

If you want most of the paid sights, the Salzburg Card can pay for itself: in high season a 24 hour card is EUR 38 and gives one entry each to the fortress with funicular, Mozart’s Birthplace, DomQuartier, Hellbrunn and the zoo.

Read more: walking tours , attraction tours and the Salzburg guide .

Official pages: DomQuartier details and Obersalzberg information . For guided visits, search Salzburg city tours at GetYourGuide .