 |
| Hohensalzburg Fortress |
My hotel has been cleverly laid out so there is no view whatsoever, but if you stand in front, you get a great look at the Hohensalzburg Fortress, begun around 1100 AD and added to for centuries after. It was never captured and Salzburg was an independent state under a series of "Prince Archbishops" for a thousand years (until Napoleon came along). There are two mountains in town that I know of, this one, the Mönchsberg on the Western side of the Salzach river and the Kapuzinerberg on the Eastern side. There are apparently three more mountains in town, but I don't know anything about them. Last time we went up this one and saw the fortress. This time I think we might hike up the other one, which has a very old abbey on top.
Still getting over jet lag, so that's all I have for today. Tomorrow is the first concert with Jordi Savall directing ensembles playing French Baroque choral music and Arvo Pärt. Should be lovely! Saturday is Mozart and Igor Levit.
Here is the Charpentier Te Drum, which will be performed tomorrow:
No comments:
Post a Comment