Music lovers find special delights in Austria. In Salzburg at my favorite hotel, I lie in bed a hundred meters from Mozart’s dad. He’s just outside my window in the graveyard of the St. Sebastian ...

After a stint as a military barracks, Hohensalzburg Fortress was opened to the public in the 1860s by Emperor Franz Josef. Gretchen Strauch / Courtesy of Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door ...

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 feels ...

One of Europe’s mightiest castles, this fortress dominates Salzburg’s skyline Trebon: Yellow Lampposts and Czech Fly Paper South of Prague but a world away, Trebon offers a glimpse of traditional ...

AND A MAIDEN GIVES YOU A SHOT OF SCHNAPPS.