At the end of February, I travelled by train from Munich, Germany to Salzburg in Austria. I had to spend a few weeks in Munich for work, and I had some time one Sunday to do some sight-seeing. I chose to get the train to Salzburg. My previous post describes some of what I saw in Salzburg (A Visit to Salzburg from Munich), but this describes my visit to Salzburg Castle (known as Hohensalzburg Fortress), which was the main attraction that I saw. The castle dates from 1077 and is on of the best-preserved castles in the middle of Europe.
I walked up part of the hill to get to the funicular railway.
The sun was shining on the snow, and I watched as we scaled the hillside to Salzburg Castle.
The views over the castle hill were impressive and even more beautiful in the snow.
One of the attractions in Salzburg Castle is a puppet museum.
I walked up the stairs into the castle itself.
The iron soldier below dates to World War I. The public could hammer a nail into the sculpture and pay a donation to help widows and orphans.
There was also a military museum in the castle.
There were also state rooms to see. The Golden Hall was a ballroom, and this is the largest of the state rooms. It contains designs of German coats of arms. The state rooms date from the 1500s and are good examples of the late Middle Ages.
The Golden Chamber, which contains a tiled furnance. The tiled furnace is a rare example of Late Gothic ceramics. Off of this room is a library. None of the furniture exists in these three different state rooms, but they contain all of the original design.
This is the Bedchamber, off the Golden Chamber.
Below is the cook's room.
There were some museum items on site, such as suits of armour and gold coins.
And a chapel, dedicated to Archbishop Leonhard von Keutschach.
And some of the old architecture in the museum...
Gold coins were found stashed into the castle's walls.
A chapel in the castle grounds...
I had a walk around the castle grounds.
I admired the views over snowy Salzburg. I even got snowed on.
That concludes my visit of Salzburg Castle.
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