Blaue Gans, 41-43 Getreidegasse, Salzburg; 662-8424910. Although it’s Salzburg’s oldest inn (600 years), the design of this “art hotel” is contemporary, even edgy. From $298 per person.

Enjoy plenty of lakeside recreation and relaxation in a charming Austrian resort town, nestled within the Alps between the major cities of Vienna and Salzburg.

• “Mozart was not an Austrian,” a Salzburger tells me, somewhat playfully. That is true: In Mozart’s life, Salzburg was a prince-bishopric. It did not pass to Austria until the 1810s.

Salzburg: An Austrian SymphonyMost of the happy tourists probably wouldn’t be here if not for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who spent much of his first 25 years in Salzburg. While some devotees make ...

Salzburg is forever smiling to the tunes of Mozart and "The Sound of Music." Thanks to its charming old town, splendid Baroque churches, and one of Europe's largest medieval fortresses, Salzburg ...

Austria Salzburg forced their way into the game a little more after that and gallantly held the visitors at bay until the 63rd minute but, eventually, Red Bull ran in three more — Forson ...