Salzburg is a Baroque city built as a Counter-Reformation statement by its prince-archbishops, and the ensemble of cathedral, residences, and churches around the Domplatz is one of the most complete surviving examples of that architectural program in the German-speaking world. The Hohensalzburg Fortress dominates the skyline from the south. Mozart was born here in 1756. The Salzburg Festival, held every July and August, turns the city into one of the world’s premier classical music venues. Train connections from Vienna take 2.5 hours; from Munich, 90 minutes. For a full Salzburg guide, see Introducing Salzburg. From RA’s angle, Salzburg is the city that anchors the Salzburg state and connects to the wider Austrian Baroque story running from the abbeys of the Danube valley through the alpine passes to the northern Italian cities.
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Salzburg is the city where the Counter-Reformation built its most complete surviving expression: a Baroque ensemble of cathedral, residences, churches, and abbey that still reads as a coherent program, not just a collection of individual buildings.