Once a year, for 12 days on mid October, Salzburg that is known as a city of culture and classic music held a marvelous festival of music and opera. The festival symbols the start of winter and offers various kinds of concerts performed by the best orchestras and conducting by famous conductors.
IMPORTANT: Please note that the details of the event are subject to change.
We strongly recommended that you check with the organizers
before making any travel arrangements.
Festival of classical music Salzburger Kulturvereinigung Waagplatz 1a 5020 Salzburg Phone: +43 / (0)662 / 84 53 46 Fax : +43 / (0)662 / 84 26 65
Admission fee:
Various
background and overview:
Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria's status remained unclear for a decade. A State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria's independence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country's "perpetual neutrality" as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. Following the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 and Austria's entry into the European Union in 1995, some Austrians have called into question this neutrality. A prosperous, democratic country, Austria entered the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999.
Location: Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia.
Languages:
German ,official nationwide.
Climate:
Temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers.
Capital:
Vienna
Time Zone:
UTC+1 (CET Central European Time).
CEST+2 (Central European Summer Time)
Currency (code):
Euro (EUR)
Call Code:
+43
Electric Power:
220V 50Hz
Tourist office:
Urlaubsservice der Österreich Werbung Hotline: 0810 10 18 18 (zum Ortstarif)
