Steingasse

Salzburg


On the right bank of the Salzach River, this narrow, cobbled lane was, incredibly, the main trade route to Italy in medieval times. Look out for the 13th-century Steintor gate and the house of Joseph Mohr, who wrote the lyrics to the all-time classic Christmas carol ‘Silent Night’, composed by Franz Xaver Gruber in 1818. The street is at its most photogenic in the late morning, when sunlight illuminates its pastel-coloured town houses.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Salzburg attractions

1. Spirit of Mozart

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An ode to Salzburg's most famous son, this public artwork puts Mozart on a pedestal – well, metaphorically speaking anyway. The work of Serbian…

2. Mozart Ton-und Filmsammlung

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Under the same roof as the Mozart-Wohnhaus, but accessed separately, is this film and music archive of interest to the ultra-enthusiast, with some 25,000…

3. Mozart-Wohnhaus

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Tired of the cramped living conditions on Getreidegasse, the Mozart family moved in 1773 to this roomier abode, where the prolific Wolfgang composed works…

4. Dreifältigkeitskirche

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Baroque master Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach designed this graceful church on the city's right bank. It's famous for Johann Michael Rottmayr’s dome…

5. Mozart's Geburtshaus

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Salzburg’s most famous son, was born in this bright-yellow town house in 1756, and spent the first 17 years of his life here…

6. Kollegienkirche

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Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach’s grandest baroque design is this late-17th-century university church, with a striking bowed facade. The high altar’s…

7. Christmas Museum

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If you wish it could be Christmas every day, swing on over to this museum. The private collection brings festive sparkle in the form of advent calendars,…

8. Mozartsteg

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Making a graceful leap across the Salzach River, the Art Nouveau–style Mozartsteg is named after the city's most famous son.

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