The trek up to the castle in Salzburg was shorter than expected. All the time in Salzburg, we looked up to this towering fortress and it looks farther up than it is. A couple of switchbacks later, and we reached the top!
Inside, our first stop was to a beautiful vantage point where we got an amazing panorama of the city with the Alps in the background. The castle is now used as a museum, with many different exhibits. One of my favorite exhibits was the dungeon, where we saw the various iterations of the castle, and how it grew over the centuries. Above each iteration was a portrait of the archbishop who was in charge during that time. At the end of the tour, we saw the Salzburg Bull, a gargantuan organ that played an F Major triad to tell the citizens to get up and work or go to sleep. It was expanded to play arrangements from a big cylinder, like a music box. There were also exhibits on weaponry and armor used in the castle, and instruments used in that time.

View from the top

Early instruments

Cannon view

View of the castle from the top
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