Salzburg
Alps meet baroque
Salzburg is a city in western Austria, near the German border, known as the birthplace of Mozart and the setting for *The Sound of Music*.
The name means "salt fortress," referring to the salt trade that built its wealth.
We spent three days in Salzburg visiting Mozart's house.
The city hosts a renowned annual music festival.
Austrian capital
- InnsbruckWestern Austrian provincial capital
- TyrolAustrian-Italian alpine region
- HabsburgEuropean imperial dynasty
- DanubeMajor Central European river
Austrian · Alps · Eurail · Edelweiss · German-speaking
Location of one's birth
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- AmadeusLover of God
- composerCreator of musical works
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
opera · concerto · sonata · piano · violin · Don Giovanni · Magic Flute · genius
Bishop's principal church
- DomClerical title for monks
- frescoesPaintings on fresh plaster
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
stucco · cupola · façade · altarpiece · palace · gardens · fountains · cherubs
Year's warmest season
- performancesStaged artistic presentations
- operaTheatrical art combining song
- theaterVenue for live drama
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
concert · premiere · cultural · conductors · orchestras · world-class · tickets · gala
Cultural arm of UN
- cobblestoneRiver-smoothed paving stone
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- narrow streetsConstricted urban thoroughfares
- wrought ironSoft, workable decorative metal
shopping · cafés · pedestrian · historic · preserved · heritage
Movie or coating
- EdelweissNamed song or brand
- toursGuided sightseeing expeditions
- gazeboRoofed outdoor shelter
- abbeyMonastic house of worship
Julie Andrews · Maria · musical · Hollywood · locations · singing · hills · nuns
Tall elevated landmasses
- skiingSnow sport on runners
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- hikingRecreational trail walking
- snowboardingDescending slopes on single board
cablecar · gondola · chalet · peaks · trails · meadows · scenery · winter sports
Of the Middle Ages
- castleFortified medieval residence
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
- funicularCable-pulled incline transport
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
towers · fortification · hilltop · panorama · stronghold · defensive · stone walls · keep
Vienna
Austrian capital
- InnsbruckWestern Austrian provincial capital
- TyrolAustrian-Italian alpine region
- HabsburgEuropean imperial dynasty
Danube · Austrian · Alps · Eurail · Edelweiss · German-speaking
birthplace
Location of one's birth
symphony · opera · concerto · sonata · piano · violin · Don Giovanni · Magic Flute · genius · virtuoso
cathedral
Bishop's principal church
- DomClerical title for monks
- frescoesPaintings on fresh plaster
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
ornamentation · stucco · cupola · façade · altarpiece · palace · gardens · fountains · cherubs · archbishop
summer
Year's warmest season
- performancesStaged artistic presentations
- operaTheatrical art combining song
- theaterVenue for live drama
drama · concert · premiere · cultural · conductors · orchestras · world-class · tickets · gala · international
UNESCO
Cultural arm of UN
- cobblestoneRiver-smoothed paving stone
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- narrow streetsConstricted urban thoroughfares
wrought iron · shopping · cafés · pedestrian · historic · preserved · heritage
film
Movie or coating
Julie Andrews · abbey · Maria · musical · Hollywood · locations · singing · hills · nuns · 1965
mountains
Tall elevated landmasses
snowboarding · cablecar · gondola · chalet · peaks · trails · meadows · scenery · winter sports · valleys
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
- castleFortified medieval residence
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
- funicularCable-pulled incline transport
battlements · towers · fortification · hilltop · panorama · stronghold · defensive · stone walls · keep · citadel
- Eastern AlpsDolomites, Innsbruck
- SalzburgDom
- footballfootball, touchdown, field goal, quarterback, end zone
- Europe travelEiffel Tower, Colosseum, Big Ben, Louvre, Vatican
- GermanGermany, Austria, Switzerland, German, Berlin
- "-burg" citiesPittsburgh, Hamburg, Johannesburg, Strasbourg, Marburg
SalzburgAmsterdam
Capital of Netherlands
Venice · coastal lowlands · Rotterdam · Hamburg · Copenhagen