In Salzburg, discover the artistic life of the music masters

The quiet village of Anif, south of the city of Salzburg, is surrounded by farmland, and in the morning when the window is pushed, there will be a faint smell of horse dung in the air with the fragrance of plants, sitting in the courtyard, and the mountains and fields not far away are painted together... Following a trail called Karajan, and crossing a cornfield, you'll be taken to the last habitat of a generation of "commanding emperors" Callajan.

Pictured: Salzburg Source: Network

　　Echoing through the history of Salzburg is a genius musician: The European classical music composer Mozart. Born more than 250 years ago in Salzburg into a family of court musicians, Mozart spent more than half of his less than 36 years of his life in Salzburg.

　　Salzburg is located in western Austria, on the border of Austria and Germany, and is the fourth largest city in Austria. Salzburg means "Salt Castle" and got its name from the salt mines and castles nearby. It is the gateway of the Alps and the oldest city in Austria, and the Old Town of Salzburg is listed by the United Nations as a World Heritage Site.

Mozart's House

　　You can't go to Salzburg without seeing Mozart's house. Mozart has two former residences in Salzburg, one is the birth house at 9 Grain Alley in the old town, and the other is the "Dance Teacher's House" at 8 Market Square in the New Town on the other side of the Salz River.

　　No. 9 Grain Alley, a bright yellow 6-storey old building, the outer wall is inlaid with a huge white font: Mozart's Birth House, next to the gate of the old building is engraved with the words "Mozart Museum". Since 1917, the apartment building has been open to the public as the Mozart Museum. Today the old building is one of Salzburg's most famous attractions. The museum displays the violin, xylophone and piano that Mozart used during his lifetime, as well as the sheet music he composed when he was 6 years old, the letters and the blueprints of the stage plays he designed, and a lock of Mozart's blond hair.

　　When Mozart was 16 years old, the family moved away from Grain Alley 9 and moved to the "Dance Teacher's House". There, Mozart spent the climax of his musical composition. During his life in the "Dance Teacher's House", Mozart was passionate and inspired, and created a large number of musical works. During World War II, the "House of Dance Teachers" was bombed, after which the Mozart Foundation restored it.

Karajan Square

　　There are also many traces of Karajan in the city: there is a small white building on the Salz River, and there is a statue of Karajan at the entrance, where Karajan was born in 1908. Karajanplatz is located in the heart of Salzburg, a combination of sightseeing, commemorative, leisure and shopping, and is one of Salzburg's bustling living and business centres.

Grain alley

　　Located on the left bank of the Salz River, the quaint grain alley is a famous commercial pedestrian street in the ancient city. The old street is full of medieval heritage, and the façade of each building is clearly marked with the date of construction. The entire old street is full of perfume shops, jewelry shops, musical instrument shops, antique shops and restaurants. Looking up, the antique iron skeleton signs outside the shop are a bit of a competition, and these signs still retain the ancient stagecoach number, wheels, hats, shoes and umbrellas, which vividly tell people what the shops are doing.

Salzburg Fortress

　　From the Old Town, you can reach the Salzburg Fortress on the hill by cable car or on foot. The Salzburg Fortress is a landmark of the old city, and the Fortress, which was built in 1077, is a defensive project built by the Bishop of Salzburg and one of the largest medieval castles in Europe. Standing in any corner of the city of Salzburg, you can see its presence in the distance, and visit the ancient city without worrying about getting lost, because the Salzburg Fortress is the best guide. Climbing the castle, it is as if traveling back to the Middle Ages, because of the dangerous and condescending terrain of the castle, no attacker in history has conquered it, and the castle fortress has staged the myth of undefeated. Today, Salzburg's landmark is open to visitors all year round, and there are restaurants in the castle's romantic courtyards, as well as various art events.

Mirabell Palace

　　In the movie The Sound of Music, Maria and the children sing "DO-RE-MI", sing and dance around the Pegasus Fountain sculpture, and then climb up the stairs through the garden, which is the scene taken in the garden of Mirabell Palace. The Mirabell Palace Gardens were built according to stories from Greek mythology and are located in Salzburg's New Town.

　　After Bishop Wolfe took office, his greatest ambition was to build Salzburg into the Rome of the north. He fell in love with a beautiful woman, and for the sake of the beautiful woman, the young bishop devoted himself to building the Mirabell Palace.

　　Xinmin Evening News reporter Xia Jingcen