Salzburg holidays

Salzburg, Austria is an enchanting city and a must-visit if you’re heading to the Austrian Alps. I adore Salzburg. It’s one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, packed with breathtaking Baroque architecture, a stunning Cathedral Quarter, hilltop fortress, palaces and museums. The city was the birthplace and home of famous composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and is sometimes known as the ‘city of music’. ...

I spent a perfect one day in Salzburg while touring Austria for ten days, and what a day it was! Salzburg is this snug, compact city that feels like a big, warm hug. Despite having lots to see and do, I like how Salzburg is small enough to explore in just one day....

It's Chriiiiiiiiiiistmmaaaaaaaaasss!! Well, no actually, it isn't. But if you could see my inbox - full up with countless snowy and festive wintery travel deals - you'd definitely think it was close. September is clearly the month for change: hazy sunshiney memories begin to take a backseat, superseded by thoughts of wintery getaways.With all this in mind, and added to the fact it's often more advantageous to beat the rush and book your Chrimbo break early, we're celebrating with a whole...

“Let’s go to Salzburg for the Christmas markets”, I said. “Think how lovely and festive it’ll be.” And so that’s what we did; blissfully unaware of the horrors that awaited us, in amongst Salzburg's breathtaking beauty. Christmas, here we come Flights and hotel booked for the first week in December, my sister and I set off for Austria’s fourth-largest city in buoyant Christmassy spirits. How could we not return home all ready to put up the tree and dig...