The Traces of Mozart in Salzburg

Hey everyone, at the beginning I would like to welcome you all to my new post and hope you have a great start to the new weekend! Today I took the time to sort some pictures during my trip in Salzburg and would like to share an important experience with you that I made there.

Salzburg is known as a famous city because of the well-known musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1781) and once the prodigy grew up here and has left deep traces to this day. The city has recognised the popularity and it can be observed what an important topic his life is for tourism and everywhere souvenirs or other attractions can be found where this well-known personality is brought close to visitors even in modern times and I was also able to learn a lot for him during my stay. Because of him, Salzburg has also received an important international reputation and during my visit I visited both, his birthplace and the residential building, but it can be said that the whole city and tourism has set himself as a role model and there are hundreds of souvenir brands as well as many other activities such as theatre performances that are organised in his honor and it's almost impossible to be in the city and pass him. Mozart already inspired the city with his music during his lifetime and he played at many important historical places and so he once played in Mirabell Palace, Salzburg Cathedral and numerous other places and it can be said, that his music inspired all districts of the city.

One of the most important places was the birthplace in which he saw the light of day in 1756 and I decided to visit it on the first day and the special thing is that his family lived here for several decades and in the house, there is a museum which provides many insights into their life or other historical events. The house is open pretty much all year round and the prices of the ticket vary depending on the group of visitors between 5 to 15€ and even if there is a lot to offer, a visit does not last too long and I spent about an hour there. In any case, it's worthwhile for visitors to the city to buy the Salzburg Card and unlike other City Cards which are often much too expensive and offer little, this is completely different here and with the Salzburg Card visitors have pretty much everywhere access to the most important sights and of course also to the houses of Mozart and so if you plan a visit to the city, you should put this on the list right away. The Salzburg card can save so much money and also visitors do not have to line up and I was really very surprised by this offer and would say that the price-performance ratio is unbeatable here and after only a few visits, it has already paid off.

One day I also walked past the city centre in which the place of the invention of the well-known Mozart balls was noted, which is probably one of the biggest highlights for many visitors and I also bought one myself, but I personally find that a lot of marketing has arisen around it. Of course, the Mozart balls have also gained a high cultural value today, but this was not a reason for me to go here and I would like to share my opinion as honestly as possible, that I am more interested in the works of Mozart than in chocolate, but I did not want to leave out this place either. Also interesting was his residential building which consists of three floors and in which many important things are exhibited that are related to his life. The family itself moved here in 1773 and he himself spent many years here until his move to other places and to discover there are many contemporary things from that time and there is also an area outside in which a small house can be seen which is connected with his well-known work Magic Flute. Following the footsteps of Mozart is of course an absolute classic in the truest sense of the word and at the end of the article, I have noted a video in which some of his well-known works can be heard.

Many thanks for the visit and I hope you could learn something new about this place! I captured these pictures with my Sony Alpha 6000 plus 55-210 mm lens and iPhone 16.