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Baroque heart of Salzburg & cooking & a cinematic palace

The brief someone sent Tomo

8 nights in Vienna, Austria — Fly in, settle into the Old Town base, and ease into Salzburg on foot.

8 days2 flights3 stays€1,620Culture
Why this trip

8 nights in Vienna, Austria, mapped out day by day through Salzburg, Leogang (Naturhotel Forsthofgut) and Vienna — a place to sleep and something worth doing on every one of the 8 days.

Good to know

Best season
12-20 May
Pace
Busy, back-to-back plans
Where you sleep
Design hotel and 2 more
Getting around
Trains, transit, and walking
Length
8 days
Budget
€1,620

The trip, day by day

  1. 1Arrival & Old Town first steps, Salzburg

    Arrival & Old Town first steps

    Fly AMS to Austria and transfer to Salzburg
    Check in to the Old Town design hotel
    Evening wander through Salzburg Old Town
    Getreidegasse stroll and riverside dinner
  2. 2Baroque heart of Salzburg, Salzburg

    Baroque heart of Salzburg

    Visit Salzburg Cathedral
    Explore the DomQuartier Salzburg museum complex
    Tour the Mozart Museum (Mozart's Residence)
    Coffee and cake at a historic Old Town cafe
    Sunset views from the Kapuzinerberg or Festungsbahn
  3. 3Cooking & a cinematic palace, Salzburg

    Cooking & a cinematic palace

    Morning class at Edelweiss Cooking School
    Lunch from your own cooking session
    Afternoon at Schloss Leopoldskron and its lake terrace
    Lakeshore walk and photos of the Untersberg backdrop
  4. 4Wolfgangsee & Schafberg day trip, Salzburg

    Wolfgangsee & Schafberg day trip

    Drive to St. Gilgen on the Wolfgangsee
    Boat or lakeside drive along Wolfgangsee
    Ride the Schafberg Railway to the summit
    Explore St. Wolfgang village and pilgrimage church
    Return to Salzburg for the evening
  5. 5Hallstatt & into the mountains, Leogang (Naturhotel Forsthofgut)

    Hallstatt & into the mountains

    Morning excursion to Hallstatt
    Walk the Hallstatt waterfront and Skywalk viewpoint
    Drive to Leogang
    Check in to Naturhotel Forsthofgut
    Evening spa and alpine dinner at the hotel
  6. 6Transfer to Vienna & imperial evening, Vienna

    Transfer to Vienna & imperial evening

    Scenic transfer from Leogang to Vienna
    Check in to the Old Town apartment
    Evening stroll around the Hofburg and Graben
    Dinner in a classic Viennese Beisl
  7. 7Library & Belvedere, Vienna

    Library & Belvedere

    Visit the Austrian National Library State Hall
    Coffee near the Hofburg
    Tour Belvedere Palace and its gardens
    See Klimt's 'The Kiss' at the Upper Belvedere
  8. 8Schönbrunn & departure, Vienna

    Schönbrunn & departure

    Morning tour of Schönbrunn Palace
    Walk the Schönbrunn gardens and Gloriette
    Transfer to the airport
    Return flight to AMS

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The trip, chapter by chapter
Arrival & Old Town first steps, Salzburg
Day 1 · Salzburg

Arrival & Old Town first steps

Fly in, settle into the Old Town base, and ease into Salzburg on foot. Fly AMS to Austria and transfer to Salzburg and Check in to the Old Town design hotel.

Trip budget
1,620
Flights
€560
Stay
€1,060
Per night
€203

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Day 2 · Salzburg

Baroque heart of Salzburg

A full day inside Salzburg's cathedral quarter and Mozart legacy. Visit Salzburg Cathedral and Explore the DomQuartier Salzburg museum complex.

Baroque heart of Salzburg, Salzburg
Cooking & a cinematic palace, Salzburg
Day 3 · Salzburg

Cooking & a cinematic palace

Hands-on Austrian cuisine and the lakeside splendour of Leopoldskron. Morning class at Edelweiss Cooking School and Lunch from your own cooking session.

Day 4 · Salzburg

Wolfgangsee & Schafberg day trip

Lakeside villages and a rack railway high above the Salzkammergut. Drive to St. Gilgen on the Wolfgangsee and Boat or lakeside drive along Wolfgangsee.

Wolfgangsee & Schafberg day trip, Salzburg
Hallstatt & into the mountains, Leogang (Naturhotel Forsthofgut)
Day 5 · Leogang (Naturhotel Forsthofgut)

Hallstatt & into the mountains

UNESCO lakeside beauty, then an alpine wellness overnight. Morning excursion to Hallstatt and Walk the Hallstatt waterfront and Skywalk viewpoint.

Day 6 · Vienna

Transfer to Vienna & imperial evening

Cross Austria to the capital and settle into the Old Town. Scenic transfer from Leogang to Vienna and Check in to the Old Town apartment.

Transfer to Vienna & imperial evening, Vienna
Library & Belvedere, Vienna
Day 7 · Vienna

Library & Belvedere

Two of Vienna's finest interiors and art collections. Visit the Austrian National Library State Hall and Coffee near the Hofburg.

Day 8 · Vienna

Schönbrunn & departure

Imperial palace and gardens before flying home. Morning tour of Schönbrunn Palace and Walk the Schönbrunn gardens and Gloriette.

Schönbrunn & departure, Vienna

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