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Any trip to Salzburg should definitely include a visit to one of the most significant attractions of this city, Hohensalzburg Fortress. It is about one thousand years old, and it was built by Archbishop Gebhard in 1077. The fortress is the largest in Europe, of its kind to have survived intact on the whole.

Between the greatest attractions it counts the Fortress Museum and the medieval Princes’ Chambers that are open the entire year.

Situated on a high platform, the fortress can be seen since entering the borders of the city. The modern look it owes now is due to Archbishop Leonhard von Keutschach (1495-1519). He is the one who extended and commissioned the lavish decoration of its interior

A very important amendment, as a matter of structure was also the edification of the commanding Khuenburg bastion. The inducement of the Hohensalzburg fortress in the past was to serve as a hiding place, a refuge for the ecclesiastical rulers of the diocese of Salzburg. Interesting and notably about this fortress is that it was never, in its long existence captured or beleaguered with thrift by enemies.

Hohensalzburg Fortress is a great castle experience; it is a unique medieval place to be with a specific sense of personality.

Situated up the hill, the place gives the opportunity of enjoying a spectacular view upon the whole city and the Alps. You can choose to walk till there or take the funicular that will take you there with a 10 Euros ticked. Included in the price is also the visit to the museum which is a great experience too. There you can enjoy seeing an impressing display of guns, weapons and uniforms used in World War 2.

Before ending your visit here, don’t forget to buy a souvenir that would remind you of this beautiful castle in Salzburg.