Despite the tourists (and there are lots of them, from every corner of the world), Salzburg is quite a cozy city. The historical center is small and has retained its original medieval layout with narrow roads. These streets are littered with more or less historical shops and many many churches. Every morning at 7 a.m. their bells all ring at the same time, you'll need no alarm clock here. Like Graz that I visited earlier this trip the city is no match for Vienna however in regard to its monuments.

I walked around Salzburg one afternoon and one morning. First I ended up at St. Peter's Abbey, a lucky first choice as it possibly is the most atmospheric place in the city center. Across the square lies the Salzburg Cathedral: a large and Italianesque construction. The Salzburg Museum was my last stop for that day: I enjoyed an exhibition about Ars Sacra (medieval art) and early paintings of Salzburg.

Before I made my way back home via rail to Munich and then flying back to the Netherlands, I went up to Hohensalzburg fortress. Entrance (including funicular both ways) now costs 11 EUR. Which is quite a lot for an enormous but otherwise not that interesting fortification. I wasn't feeling well that day, so I just slowly looked around for a while. And finally decided to walk back down to enjoy the view over Salzburg's church towers once more.