Where to stay in Salzburg

North-west of the Mönchsberg around the Augustiner beer hall: quieter streets, local bakeries and a riverside walk into town.

Around the main station: hostels and budget hotels, kebab shops and Asian restaurants, about twenty minutes' walk from the old town.

Across the Salzach under the Kapuzinerberg: the medieval Steingasse, the shops of the Linzer Gasse and riverside hotels looking back at the fortress.

The streets around Mirabell Palace and Makartplatz, with the Mozart Residence and the Landestheater; flat, central and full of hotels.

The old town on the left bank between the river and the Mönchsberg: the Getreidegasse, the cathedral squares and the festival halls, with the grandest hotels.