The Kurgarten sits directly behind Mirabell Gardens in Salzburg's Neustadt: an English landscape garden of old shade trees and circular benches, laid out around a 19th century spa house that no longer stands. Quiet, local, free, always open. The park to sit in when the Mirabell photo crowds get too much.
Park, Public Space
Kurgarten
The Kurgarten sits directly behind Mirabell Gardens in Salzburg's Neustadt: an English landscape garden of old shade trees and circular benches, laid out around a 19th century spa house that no longer stands. Quiet,…
Park, Public Space
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The Original Mozartkugel: A Legal Battle in Chocolate
The original Mozartkugel is wrapped in blue and silver foil, made by hand, and sold only in Salzburg. The one you see at every airport and supermarket in Austria, the red and gold version, is…
Nannerl: The Mozart Nobody Talks About
Maria Anna Mozart was four and a half years older than her brother and just as talented. As a child, she toured the royal courts of Europe alongside Wolfgang, performing for kings and emperors. The…
What Most Mozart Guides Get Wrong
Every week on my tours, someone asks about Salieri. Every week I explain that Amadeus is a film, not a documentary. That is only the beginning. The popular version of Mozart's life is a mix…