Austria Castles & palaces pictures

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The medieval fortress that stepped out of the fairy-tale and onto one of Salzburg\'s brooding forested mountains.

Salzburg\'s very own downtown mountain, where wildlife, woodland walks and monks make for an Alpine break in the city.

Conceived as a palace for a mistress, the Mirabell Palace remains a splendid setting for love matches, its elegant lawns often decked with brides and grooms.

Conceived as a palace for a mistress, the Mirabell Palace remains a splendid setting for love matches, its elegant lawns often decked with brides and grooms.

Salzburg\'s very own downtown mountain, where wildlife, woodland walks and monks make for an Alpine break in the city.

Once the summer retreat of Austria\'s ruling dynasty, this stunning palace is set among 120 hectares of land which also houses the world\'s oldest zoo.

Throne rooms, audience halls, music salons and art galleries—once just for the Prince Archbishop, now for all.

The medieval fortress that stepped out of the fairy-tale and onto one of Salzburg\'s brooding forested mountains.

Throne rooms, audience halls, music salons and art galleries—once just for the Prince Archbishop, now for all.

Throne rooms, audience halls, music salons and art galleries—once just for the Prince Archbishop, now for all.

The medieval fortress that stepped out of the fairy-tale and onto one of Salzburg\'s brooding forested mountains.

Once the summer retreat of Austria\'s ruling dynasty, this stunning palace is set among 120 hectares of land which also houses the world\'s oldest zoo.

The medieval fortress that stepped out of the fairy-tale and onto one of Salzburg\'s brooding forested mountains.

Once the summer retreat of Austria\'s ruling dynasty, this stunning palace is set among 120 hectares of land which also houses the world\'s oldest zoo.