Salzburg is a specially famous Austrian city, which attracts tens of thousands of tourists every year. Not half of the tourists arriving in the city are children or adolescents. It is believed that the city of Mozart, rather, focused on adults than for children. I do not know why the town earned such a reputation, all these rumors are not justified, as Salzburg offers many attractions and entertainment that are suitable for children. That's what can be recommended to parents who are going to Salzburg with children.
one) Hohenzalzburg Castle (Festung Hohensalzburg)
Show me a child who would not like to see the place where the real knights lived! The fortress is the largest castle in Central Europe, and inside there is a museum that simply "cracks on the seams" from all sorts of swords, helmets and medieval weapons and household items.
Address: Mönchsberg 34
2) House of Nature (Haus der Natur)
In the local Museum of Natural History, you can spend a wonderful day with the whole family, studying skeletons and figures of dinosaurs, marine aquariums with fish, as well as make completely crazy experiments on their own in the hall "Do Experiments Yourself".
Address: Museumsplatz 5
3) Salzburg Museum (SALZBURG MUSEUM)
The city museum of Salzburg again opened his doors after repair. The new and modern exhibition hall will tell more about the history of the city, and for children at the entrance to the museum you can ask the audiogides in different languages.
Address: Mozartplatz 1
4) Garden Mirabel and Garden of Dwarf (Mirabel Garten Und Zwergerlgarten)
The visit of the garden of dwarfs with numerous statues in the style of Baroque, depicting young people, will leave an indelible impression, and a walk through the luxurious garden Mirabel guarantees premature pleasure, even if you run across the entire complex very quickly. Entrance to the park is free (everywhere in Mirabel park).
Address: Gaisbergstraße 37
5) city museums
Many of the museums in Salzburg offer excursions or special audio tours for children. Some of them even offer special children's programs, especially in the summer. This applies, for example, to Museum of Contemporary Art (Museum der Moderne), Residence (Residenzgalerie), Baroque Museum (Barockmuseum), Mozart House and Cathedral Museum (Dommuseum). Toy Museum (Spielzeugmuseum) By the way, less oriented for children, oddly enough. This place is more suitable for collectors and lovers of vintage toys, but, nevertheless, you can enjoy excursions and events for children.
6) Salzburg Museum under the Open Sky (Salzburger Freilichtmuseum Großgmain)
In this nice museum you can learn more about pets, you can stroke them and feed, visit the old school in the Austrian village and much more. Place specific, and very interesting. There are special summer programs for children and adults.
Address: Salzburgerstraße 263, Großgmain (20 minutes drive from the center of Salzburg to southwest).
7) Zalzburg Zoo (Zoo Salzburg)
The zoo was built quite a long time ago, and in general, it is one of the oldest zoos in the world. The zoo is a house for 140 species and about 1,200 animals from around the world, and even there is surprisingly beautiful: with the mountains Hellebrunn on one side and rich pastures on the other side - 56 square kilometers of beauty! Well, how to skip such a place!
Address: Anifer Landesstraße 1
8) Hellebrunn and Fountain Palace (Hellbrunner Wasserspiele)
The luxurious Baroque Palace is impressive in itself. And what is his fountain, which is also called "funny", as in St. Petersburg (turns on when he wants, then you mean). The best time to visit the palace-sunny summer or spring days, when next to the fountain can run from the soul and splash.
Address: fürstenweg 37
9) Oil Cruise
This is a relatively new entertainment of Salzburg, which is ideal for children. The tour from the city center to South Salzburg is extremely interesting and informative. Although tour and slightly expensive.
10) Cinema House and Literary House Salzburg
These cultural institutions offer special programs for children - mostly, the truth is in German, but it is possible to agree that you find a Russian-speaking guide. The Theater of Puppets (MarionettentHeater) puts performances, first of all, for adults, but short productions are well suited for children.
11) Sports of the city
Pools and water parks can be found in Paracelsus Bad Und Kurhaus (next to Mirabel's castle), in Volksgarten, in Leopoldskron and Alpenshtrasse. The rink can be found in Volksgarten.
These and many other things can be done, being in Salzburg with children! Good luck!