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Mönchsberg
The wooded cliff above the Old Town, reached by a lift through the rock, with the classic view of the domes and the fortress.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid for the lift; the paths are free
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- Gstättengasse 13, 5020 SalzburgDirections
- Getting There
- The lift is at the west end of the Old Town, on Anton-Neumayr-Platz.
Why Go
A lift rises 60 meters inside the rock to the Museum of Modern Art and its terrace, which looks across the Old Town's domes and spires.
Paths lead along the clifftop through woods and old fortifications to the fortress.
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