Salzburg Essentials

Salzburg Essentials & Tourist Information

Currency	Euro
Flight Time	UK 1H 30 minutes approx
Time Zone	GMT = +1 hour
Language	German
Voltage	220 V (European two-pin plugs)

Salzburg Tourist Attractions
The most convenient and affordable way of sightseeing in Salzburg is with the purchase of the popular Salzburg Card. This tourist pass offers free journeys on all modes of public transport and free entry into all its major attractions and museums. It is available for 1,2 or 3 days and costs from €21. A visit to the Hohensalzburg castle is an absolute must during a Salzburg city break and is the most appealing and popular attraction in the city. You can tour its lovely gardens and fortifications for €3.50 per adult or join an English speaking guided tour for an extra €3.60. The castle is open daily from 9.30am until 6pm.

German Phrases For Tourists

Hello	Hallo		Do you speak English?	Sprechen Sie Englisch
Goodbye	Auf Wiedersehen		Excuse me	Wie bitte
Good Evening	Guten Abend		How much is it?	Was bitte
Yes	Ja		Where is...?	Was kostet?
No	Nein		Hotel	das Hotel
Please	Bitte		The bill pease	Die Rechnung, bitte
Thank you very much	Danke schön		Beer	das Bier
How are you?	Wie gehts?		Coffee	der Kaffee

Salzburg Opening Hours
Outside the main shopping centres, opening hours are standardized with shops operating between 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday. Saturday is half day trading until 1pm and virtually all shops are closed on Sunday. The only exception is with large department stores which remain open until 8pm between Monday and Saturday. Banking hours are from 8am - 4pm on weekdays and Saturdays until 1pm although each particular bank varies slightly.   

Tipping & Etiquette in Salzburg
Almost all restaurants in the city will include a 10% service charge on the bill and it is customary and polite to round up to the nearest Euro. An extra 5% tip is considered appropriate for a good meal. Taxi drivers will expect an additional 10% on top of the fare and may impose extra charges for transporting heavy items of luggage. As with most of Europe, room service attendants, hotel porters and guides should be rewarded for good service with a few Euros.       

Salzburg Food & Drink
Salzburg cuisine features numerous traditional recipes which are filling yet elegantly prepared and presented. Salzburg restaurants have their own local version of the popular Wiener Schnitzel which is likely to be found on almost every menu in the city. Other specialities include Kasspressknodel and Fleischkknodel which are fried cheese and meat dumplings respectively. A Salzburg dining experience should definitely round off with a delicious local dessert such as the celebrated apple strudel or a fluffy Salzburg soufflé.   

Useful Numbers in Sulzburg
• Calling the UK from Cologne – 0044 + area code minus zero + number
• Police – 110
• Ambulance – 112
• Fire – 112

Disabled Access in Salzburg
Salzburg, still has a high proportion of cobblestone paths and uneven, undulating streets which in certain areas makes wheelchair travel somewhat challenging. However Salzburg is generally receptive to the needs of disabled travellers with all public toilets accessible and most public transport is adapted with low floors and many with wheelchair spaces. The city airport is fully accessible and offers personal assistance in all areas of the terminal. Several attractions such as Mirabelle Gardens and the Mozart Museum are easy to negotiate for disabled visitors and there are even specially marked wheelchair friendly mountain trails in the surrounding countryside. 

Austrian Embassy
• British Consulate Alter Markt 4 A-5020 Salzburg Telephone: 0043 (0) 662 848 8133
• Austrian Embassy 18 Belgrave Mews West London SW1X 8HU  Telephone: 020 7245 6689