Attraction · Salzburg · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Hohensalzburg Fortress is an attraction in Salzburg. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 18 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 20 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.
Audio tour · Hohensalzburg Fortress
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You're standing at Hohensalzburg Fortress, the castle that towers over Salzburg from the top of the Festungsberg. Just look at the size of it: about two hundred and fifty metres long and a hundred and fifty wide. That makes it one of the largest medieval castles in Europe.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.
50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 18 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.
Hear the story of Salzburg Cathedral on the spot with the app
Mo-Su 08:30-20:00; Oct-Apr 09:30-17:00 (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.
No, according to OpenStreetMap it is not wheelchair accessible.
Yes: a public toilet at 20 m and a water point at 20 m.
When you stand at Hohensalzburg Fortress, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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