Salzburg Oldtown: Sightseeing Walking Tour with Licensed Local Guide
Overview
Available languages
1 hour 30 minutes
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This tour is a walking tour and an introduction to Salzburg by a local licensed tour guide. It is the ideal way to get to know the city of Salzburg and its main attractions.
During the one-and-a-half-hour walk, you get a basic understanding of the history and the sights of Salzburg, answers to your questions and personal recommendations, and suggestions for sightseeing and activities.
You will also receive a printed map of the city with an overview of the sights, but also recommendations for food and drink and information about day trips, so you can better find your way around the city on your own after the tour.
Each of our tour guides has attended one and a half years of training, passed a three-day exam and has years of experience as a guide in Salzburg.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Mozart Residence (Mozart Wohnhaus)
The house where Mozart lived from the age of seventeen. We are going to see the house and talk about it from the opposite side of the square. Here we will also find out why Salzburg is known as the "Rome of the North".
Schloss Mirabell & Mirabellgarten
We are going to take a glance at Mirabell Garden and find out what it was in history and what it is today but you should come back after the tour to explore the garden in more detail.
What‘s Included
Walking Tour City Map
Postcard
Gratuities
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Salzburg Oldtown: Sightseeing Walking Tour with Licensed Local Guide
Reviews
408 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Highly recommended
merquatious,Mar 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fantastic! Sonya was a great guide, it didn't feel rushed and was very informative, she's a credit to the profession
Well worth doing.
apwhittle,Mar 25, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Johannes, our guide for the English speaking tour, was excellent. He was so knowledgeable about historic and current life in Salzburg. The tour covered all the major sites and provided additional facts about further areas to explore. The two hour walk passed really quickly and contained the right balance of detail and humour. Highly recommended!
Sonja was really engaging and welcoming
Fi R,Mar 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.0090mins perfect time for intro tour to the city with great tips of what museums best to see.
Exploring the city of Mozart
574gabg,Mar 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had such a great experience on this free walking tour in Salzburg! Our guide was incredibly kind and friendly from the very beginning, which made the whole group feel comfortable right away. She shared so many interesting facts and stories about the city, but what really stood out was how engaging and entertaining she made everything. I’d absolutely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Salzburg!
Johannes was wonderful!
R5020QQhelenb,Mar 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We did a walking tour with Johannes. He was wonderful. Very engaging and funny. He also took the time to chat with all the people in our tour and got to know something about all of them. He also gave us recommendations for restaurants and answered any other questions we all had. I highly recommend this tour with Johannes! Top notch!
Free walking tour
Blueskybreaks,Mar 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We did the free walking tour and Johannes was a great tour guide, very informative but not in the least boring, he had a good sense of humour and made the tour interesting. At the end you pay what you think it’s worth. It’s definitely worth doing.
A must do part of your Salzburg trip
E4831QMsandras,Mar 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00With our first trip to Salzburg planned I decided to book this walking tour to get our bearings and find out some history. Sonja was a wonderful guide who led us on a historical adventure through the old town pointing out places of interest and relating tales of past occupants and happenings. Always willing to answer questions she conveyed her passion for her work at every turn. We can go forward to enjoy our trip all the more thanks to her knowledge. Highly recommended.
Great walking tour of Salzburg
329matts,Mar 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Absolutely loved this walking tour of Salzburg. Johannes was knowledgeable, informative and entertaining. The group size was about right. He brought us to the main sites in the old town and we learned about the history, architecture and art of the city as well as “The Sound of Music” locations in an informal and entertaining way. His lunch and beer recommendations were spot on!
A must do
Theresa Rose B,Mar 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We were met by our tour guide Johannes who took us on a very informative journey through time from Salzburg’s early beginnings up to the present day. Johannes was at once informative and humours, and he answered all the questions we could throw at him. We went back to the places he recommended for a fuller exploration and were not disappointed. If you can, get a walking tour in first thing - it’ll help you get the most out of your visit. I would highly recommend a going on a free walking tour - I just hope you get a guide as welcoming as Johannes.
Full of information!
PattyT630,Mar 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Johan was friendly and full of knowledge. His descriptions were funny and he gave many ideas of places to explore on my own. I would repeat the tour!!
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