Hi! I%26#39;m from a group of 3 girls (aged 20+) and we%26#39;ll be in Salzburg in June from 2-7pm on day 1, and 9-7pm on day 2. I%26#39;d like your help on planning out an itinerary! I%26#39;ve got a rough plan as follows:
Day 1:
Get a bike and tour the city, including the Sound of Music sites. For about 4 hours.
There have been excellent reviews on the SOM tours and all of us are huge fans of the movie, but since our train arrives at 1350, catching the 1400 tour would be pushing it a bit! So we decided to tour it on our own. Is it possible to complete everything in 4 hours? What are the sights we should include which the tours also have?
Day 2:
9am - arrive in Salzburg and tour more of the city. I thought places like Hohensalzburg which is further from the SOM area would need more time. What other places are there in the city which shouldn%26#39;t be missed?
1pm - Werfen Ice Caves tour
The reason we couldn%26#39;t have the SOM tour on day 2 is coz we want to see the ice caves! They%26#39;re really awesome right? Is it better to do it on my own or is the tour worth it? I%26#39;m thinking of going with Panorama. Is the whole tour conducted too quickly with not enough time to see the caves properly?
6pm - return to salzburg. Walk around till 7pm.
We have to leave salzburg at 7pm as our hostel%26#39;s in Bad Gastein (couldn%26#39;t get one within the city itself!) and the next train is a little too late for 3 girls to take!
Thanks so much for your help! :)
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The SOM tour does not only cover the city of Salzburg but will bring you out to the lake district, to Mondsee church where the marriage was filmed and many more places that can%26#39;t be reached by bike. So I suggest you try to reach the 2pm tour which leaves from Mirabellplatz on your arrival day. Mostly the tour is delayed for apx. 5-10 minutes so you should be able to make it. Anyway you don%26#39;t take any risk if you just walk in and you can inform Panoramatours that you might come, just contact them at office@panoramatours.com and try to find a solution. Can%26#39;t you come to Salzburg one hour earlier?
Regarding the walking tour in Salzburg the fortress would be perfect, also all the narrow alleys in the old city center, that would easily fill your half day. But ATTENTION! We have the European Football Championship in June and all the big squares in the city center would turn into fanzones in the afternoon, which would not be the best place for three young girls at that time... When do you plan to come?
Ice caves are phantastic and YES, Panoramatours would be the best choice. You can easily book online at www.panoramatours.com
Have a nice time in Salzburg
Wolfgang
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Hi! Nope unfortunately we are bound by these timings. We%26#39;re coming from Budapest and this is the earliest time we can reach! Thanks a lot for your help! Also, we%26#39;re gonna be there on 10th and 11th - it%26#39;s AWFUL I know, but we didn%26#39;t really have a choice :( thanks!
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Well, on the 10th there is the match between Greece and Sweden, so expect many, many Greek and Swedish fans in the city - it might be great fun, but unfortunately in the afternoon some parts of the city center will be blocked. The inner fan circle with restricted access is around the cathedral and Mozartplatz, the outer fan zone may include Mirabellplatz as well. Make sure you always carry your ID and avoid glass bottles and any dangerous items such as knives (even pocket-knives), umbrellas and so on because if you enter the fan area you might be forced to leave those things behind. Even if the fan zones cover the squares in the city center there are tourist routes that lead you around this areas so that you are still able to reach all parts of the ols city.
However, if you follow Liz%26#39;s wonderful descriptions you can be sure that the EURO will not influence the Hellbrunn castle, Leopoldskron castle and Mirabellgarten. Even St. Peter should be easy to reach if you walk to there from the festival district.
If you rent a bike you easily can avoid the fanzones and see lots of SOM sights as well.
On this map you can figure out where the basic fan zones are:
www.salzburg.info/pics/sbginnenstadtplan.pdf
Have fun!
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Thanks for the map! Um does this mean that throughout the day, there will be fans in the Old City (Mozartplatz, Residenzplatz, etc) and we won%26#39;t be able to sightsee there properly?
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You WILL be able to sightsee. Please don%26#39;t worry about this. The city will be crowded (like it is at music festival time) but it won%26#39;t be a problem. I will be there during the tournament too and I am not worried at all. There will be a great atmosphere in the city and besides, many of the tourist sights are away from the fanzones. I%26#39;m sure you will have a wonderful time.
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