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The inside guide to Salzburg for skiers
Arguably the world’s most beautiful ski hub city, Salzburg features mountain-backed streets, twin cathedrals, gilded bars and cosy restaurants, while the sounds of local boy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are never far away.
By Nick Dalton 5 Feb 2021, 17:00 GMT
Salzburg is a city that really comes into its own in winter, barely an hour’s drive from dozens of ski resorts.
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As the birthplace of Mozart, this stately city on the northern edge of the Austrian Alps is revered year-round, but it comes into its own in winter. Not only is Salzburg barely an hour’s drive from dozens of ski resorts, including Skicircus Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn and much smaller, lesser-known gems like gorgeous Hochkönig, but this is a ski hub city that’s well worth pausing in for a quick serving of stellar sights. Not to be missed is the hilltop Hohensalzburg Fortress and the Mozart’s Birthplace and mozart residence muse