Things to do in Königssee

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1. Mirabell Palace and Gardens

In Italian, ‘mirabile’ means amazing. And the Mirabell Palace, tucked up between the Salzach River and the rising peak of the Kapuzinerberg, is certainly that. Built, as so many of Salzburg's palaces were, by one of the city's Prince Archbishops, it has been a lovers' hideaway, a Baroque glory and a neoclassical summer-home for the Emperor. The Palace remains a sumptuous temple to love inside—its famed Marble Staircase the ultimate prop for many weddings. But it's the outside that grabs the attention first. The Mirabell gardens are some of the most elegantly arranged in Salzburg.
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Conceived as a palace for a mistress, the Mirabell Palace remains a splendid setting for love matches, its elegant lawns often decked with brides and grooms.

2. Saalbach-Hinterglemm Ski Resort

Enjoy an action-packed vacation of year-round sporting activities at Saalbach-Hinterglemm Ski Resort. The resort sits in the Glemm Valley, which is part of the Austrian Alps. It’s encompassed by three striking mountain ranges, including the majestic Kitzbühler Alps. Make the most of the resort’s excellent facilities as you enjoy the various activities offered by the winter Ski Circus. Return in summer to hike, bike and swim amid a breathtaking landscape of alpine pastures, rugged peaks and fields of wildflowers.
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Saalbach-Hinterglemm Ski Resort showing a gondola, snow and mountains

3. Salzburg Cathedral

In a city of dramatic vistas and astounding buildings, it takes a church of epic imagination to stand out amongst all the spectacle. Salzburg Cathedral (Salzburger Dom) manages that challenge with consummate ease—a cathedral scaled to fit in among Salzburg's rearing mountains and fortresses, while quietly outshining them with its bold Baroque design. Best-known for its superb 70-metre high copper-green dome, the Dom has always been at the heart of city's religious and social life.
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Salzburg Cathedral showing heritage elements, religious aspects and interior views

4. Fortress Hohensalzburg

The Festung Hohensalzburg is a picture-perfect ideal of a medieval castle. With its many turrets and towers, broad walls and fluttering flags—all standing proud atop the forest-clad Festungsberg mountain—it begs to be snapped. The castle's towers soar another 30 metres above the 240-metre mountain, dominating the skyline of Salzburg's Altstadt (or Old Town quarter). This is a fortress that looks impregnable. And it probably was. It only ever came under serious siege by irate townsfolk, in 1525, during the German Peasants War. They failed to breach the Festung Hohensalzburg, and the 'High Salzburg Fortress' survives to this day, undefeated, and relatively unscathed by war.
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Fortress Hohensalzburg which includes landscape views

5. Mozart's Birthplace

Mozart’s Birthplace (Mozarts Geburthaus) is the childhood home of one of the world’s most famous and prodigious composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Following his birth in 1756, Mozart lived here with his family until 1773. Mozart’s Birthplace became a museum in 1880 and has acquired numerous original artifacts from the composer’s widow and children. It presents a fascinating insight into the upbringing, life and talent of a musical genius.
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Mozart\'s Birthplace which includes music and interior views

6. Getreidegasse

At one end: a sheer climb up, to a mountain of green and grey. At the other: a road that is swallowed by a building, before leaping across the Salzach River. And in between, a crowded corridor of ancient shops, busy boutiques and antique stores–all squeezed tightly beneath a narrow sliver of Salzburg's sky. Welcome to Getreidegasse, the merchant street that has had a thousand years of trade and barter echoing around its narrow alleys and iconic squares.
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Getreidegasse featuring street scenes, a city and signage

7. Hellbrunn Palace

Salzburg definitely has grander (and more historically important) palaces than the Hellbrunn Palace. But it's unlikely you'll find any as playful as this 17th century Baroque villa. Not that the 'Schloss Hellbrunn' is lacking in architectural significance—it is one of the finest examples of the early Baroque styles in Austria. And its historical connections are pretty strong too—the Prince Archbishops of Salzburg built, and then used this palace, from 1612.
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Hellbrunn Palace showing a square or plaza, château or palace and heritage architecture

What to do in Königssee

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Königssee

Königssee

Explore the great outdoors at Königssee and enjoy the mountain views during your trip to Schoenau am Koenigssee. Amble around the area's lakeside or visit its spas.

Königssee
Watzmann

Watzmann

Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Watzmann during your travels in Schoenau am Koenigssee. Stroll along the lakeside or discover the area's mountain views.

Watzmann
St. Bartholomew's Church

St. Bartholomew's Church

You can find out about the history of Schoenau am Koenigssee with a visit to St. Bartholomew's Church. Wander the lakeside or discover the area's mountain views.

St. Bartholomew's Church

Jennerbahn Ski Lift

You can take time to visit Jennerbahn Ski Lift during your travels to Königssee. Discover the mountain views in this quaint area.

Jennerbahn Ski Lift

Rennbob-Taxi

Enjoy an outing to Rennbob-Taxi during your stay in Schoenau am Koenigssee. Discover the mountain views in this quaint area.

Rennbob-Taxi

Gruensteinlift

You can take time to visit Gruensteinlift during your travels to Schoenau am Koenigssee. Discover the mountain views in this quaint area.

Gruensteinlift

 

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