Hohensalzburg Fortress

This castle is one of the highlights of Salzburg and offers breath taking views of the city. Hohensalzburg Fortress is the largest, fully-preserved fortress in central Europe. The castle features a tower, torture chambers and impressive state rooms. If you take the guided tour you get to see parts of the castle which are out of bounds to other visitors. Admission prices have different options including return funicular fare, entrance only, and entrance to the fortress, castle and museum. Built in 1077 and altered to its present form in the 16th century, the Hohensalzburg Fortress gives away an air of both calm beauty and impregnability. It has little history as it was never attacked and only occupied once when it was surrendered to Napoleon without a fight. Prior to that, it served as a refuge for the Salzburg Prince-Archbishops who took pride in its generous expansion with their rich profits from the salt and gold mines. At other times during its life the fortress was utilized as a military barracks and a prison. In your whey down you will get to  walk and took the steep roadway built for horses and pedestrians of a different era. What a magical place indeed.