Residenzplatz

The Residenz was the "modest" residence of the bishops until the nineteenth century. Outside, it seems like a palace-fortress, but inside it's full of unashamedly opulent rooms decorated with tapestries and frescoes by Rottmayr. Inside, you'll find the room where Mozart first performed in public at the age of 6. In addition, you can visit the Residenz gallery, where there's a magnificent collection of Flemish and Dutch paintings. The building gives you an idea of the immense power that the archbishops of Salzburg came to possess; they were feared even by the Austrian kings! In the courtyard, there