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Home to the Prince Archbishops, Salzburg has been a spiritual center since the earliest days of Christianity in Europe. Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter, in the heart of Altstadt (Old Town) founded by St. Rupert in AD 690 and was the residence of the Archbishops until the early 1100s.
The Prince Archbishops hired some of the finest artists and architects of their time to build and decorate their churches, mansions and monasteries, and despite these works Having been "updated" to the tastes of subsequent centuries, the Medieval and Baroque buildings combine to form a beautiful old town to explore.
The highlight is St Peter's Abbey and its church, which, along with its pretty cemetery and crypt, are instantly recognizable as a filming location for The Sound of Music.
Nearby is the cathedral, and wandering among its colorful Baroque houses you'll find charming squares and attractions including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birthplace, now a museum. Above the beautiful spiers and soaring spiers of Salzburg's Hohensalzburg castle, you can reach it by funicular.