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Dinner & Impressive Advent- and Christmas Concerts

Culinary and musical delights high above the rooftops of the city - more than a concert!

Already the way to the impressive Advent & Christmas concert through the Christmas illuminated Christmas Market will bring you in a special mood for an unforgettable concert evening. You will enjoy an exquisite 3-course Dinner or VIP Dinner / GOLDEN VIP Dinner in the atmospheric ambience of the festively decorated Panorama Restaurant of Fortress Hohensalzburg. After the dinner, you will be enchanted by musical treasures of W. A. Mozart and his contemporaries and traditional Salzburg Christmas carols, performed  in the historic ambience of the Castle Hall or Golden Hall.

Our special service for all dinner & concert guests:
Individual tables at dinner in the restaurant.
(Except 23rd to 25th December)
Your table allocation will be made according to the number of booked persons.
 

The Salzburg Advent Ensemble, which achieves perfect harmony through its combining of bowed instruments with string music, treats you to musical treasures during the Advent season. Beloved works from W.A. Mozart as well as traditional Salzburg Christmas carols are performed together. The unique, impressive Advent & Christmas concerts take place in the historic surroundings of the Arms Hall or Castle Hall on Salzburg fortress.

from 5.30 pm ascent Fortress Railway
6:00 pm Dinner (see below LUNCH/DINNER and VIP DINNER) in the Panorama Restaurant
8.00 pm Advent Concert

Extract from the program:
W. A. MOZART: Salzburg Symphony
J. S. BACH: Concerto for 2 Violins and Strings
W. A. MOZART: A little Nightmusic
A. VIVALDI: Harp Concerto
and
Advent music from the countryside of Salzburg

Program subject to modification!

To get you in the mood for Christmas Eve, a traditional Christmas Concert takes place in the festively decorated Castle Hall on Salzburg Fortress on 24th December at 3pm. The well-known Salzburg Mozart Ensemble will be performing for you.

Extract from the program:
W. A. MOZART: Salzburg Sinfonie
W. A. MOZART: A Little Night Music
A. VIVALDI: The Four Seasons - Winter
J. S. BACH: Concerto for 2 Violins and Strings
and
Advent music from the countryside of Salzburg

Starting times:

Lunch / VIP Lunch Christmas Concert
01.00pm 03.00pm

Program subject to modification!

During the most wonderful time of the year, the Mozart Orchestra of Salzburg, a chamber orchestra steeped in tradition, brings you first-class concerts in the historic surroundings of the festively decorated Castle Hall on Salzburg Fortress. Well-known and beloved pieces of classical music composed by W.A. Mozart, A. Vivaldi and Dvorak shall be performed.

These Christmas Concerts in the historical surroundings of the medieval fortress are unique to Salzburg and delight thousands of concert-goers each year. A most special concert indeed!

Extract from the program:
W. A. MOZART: Salzburg Synfony
A. VIVALDI: The Four Seasons "Winter"
W. A. MOZART: A Little Night Music
J. S. BACH: Concerto for 2 Violins and Strings
A. DVORAK: Dance
J. STRAUSS: Pizzicato Polka
J. STRAUSS: Leichtes Blut Polka

Program subject to modification!

Mini bread rolls with smoky butter and local salt
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Consommé of beef with semolina dumpling
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Filled turkey roulade Supreme with truffle mashed potatoes & fruity sauce
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Mozart Dessert

We are pleased to serve you a vegetarian menu upon request.
Please adress this request to the service staff in the evening.

Menu subject to change!

In the price included (Category 1/Category 2):

  • Fortress Railway ascent & descent
  • Dinner (excl. drinks)
  • Impressive Advent / Christmas Concert

 

Mini bread rolls with two types of spread
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White wine soup with roasted Marcona almonds
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Sous vide cooked short ribs from local beef on potato gratin & grilled asparagus
or
Salzburger brown trout fillet „Müllerin Art“ with parsley potatoes
****
"Original Salzburger Nockerl"
Fluffy egg soufflé with vanilla cream and berries

 

We are pleased to serve you a vegetarian menu upon request.
Please adress this request to the service staff in the evening.

Menu subject to change! 

In the price included (Category VIP):

  • Fortress Railway ascent & descent
  • VIP Dinner (excl. drinks)
  • Impressive Advent / Christmas Concert (Middle Section/Side section - numbered seats row 1-3/row 1-4 Golden Hall)
  • Evening-program booklet
  • 1 glass of sparkling wine during concert break

Mini bread rolls with two types of spread
****
White wine soup with roasted Marcona almonds
****
Sous vide cooked short ribs from local beef on potato gratin & grilled asparagus
or
Salzburger brown trout fillet „Müllerin Art“ with parsley potatoes
****
"Original Salzburger Nockerl"
Fluffy egg soufflé with vanilla cream and berries

 

We are pleased to serve you a vegetarian menu upon request.
Please adress this request to the service staff in the evening.

Menu subject to change! 

In the price included (Category VIP):

  • Fortress Railway ascent & descent
  • VIP Aperitif

  • VIP Dinner
  • 1 bottle of 0.375 l red or white wine / 1 bottle of 0.33 l mineral water / 1 coffee
  • Impressive Advent / Christmas Concert (Middle Section/Side section - numbered seats row 1-3/row 1-4 Golden Hall)
  • Evening-program booklet
  • 1 glass of sparkling wine during concert break

Starting times Dinner & Advent- and Christmas Concerts:
Dinner: 06:00pm / Concert 08:00pm

24.12.2024
01:00pm Lunch / 03:00pm Concert

25.12.2024
Christmas Concert 1:
Concert 05:00 pm / Dinner 07:00 pm

Christmas Concert 2:
Dinner 06:00 pm / Concert 08:00 pm


Duration concert approx. 90 minutes

Venues:
Golden Hall (Friday in Advent)
Castle Hall (21.11.-30.12.2024)
Subject to modification!

Location:
Festung Hohensalzburg, Mönchsberg 34 (Google maps plus code: Q2WW+3X Salzburg, Österreich)

The Fortress Hohensalzburg is reachable via the fortress railway, Festungsgasse 4, 47°47'44''N 13°2'46''E  (Google maps plus code: Q2WW+HC Salzburg, Österreich)
Please present your print@home ticket at the ticket counter of the fortress railway valley station in order to receive a free ticket for the fortress railway.
The ascent with the fortress railway is applicable to concert guests from one hour before the concert and for dinner + concert guests from 30 minutes before the dinner respectively!

HOW TO GET THERE:
Fortress Hohensalzburg is located in the pedestrian zone in the heart of the Old Town. Direct access to the fortress via car is not possible!
The fortress can be reached within about 15 minutes on foot from most of the city’s hotels, we therefore generally advise city hotel guests not to undertake the journey to the area surrounding the fortress with their own car.
Getting there with a taxi:
Taxis can drop you off directly by the valley station of the fortress railway and can be ordered by calling 0043-662-8111.
Getting there with a car:
We recommend the Old Town car park “Altstadtgarage” at Hildmannplatz 1, Entry (Einfahrt) B. Then follow  in the garage the signpost “FESTUNG/DOM”. The walk to the fortress from there then takes about 10 minutes. After leaving the garage cross the” Toscaninihof” and turn right direction “DOM (big cathedral)”. In front of the DOM you can see on the right sight the fortress at the mountain Mönchsberg. Cross the “Kapitelplatz” which leads into the Festungsgasse.
You can have your parking ticket punched at the evening box office at the entrance to the concert hall. You can then park at a reduced rate.

Unfortunately, pets are not allowed in the concert.

Location:
Festung Hohensalzburg, Mönchsberg 34 (Google maps plus code: Q2WW+3X Salzburg, Österreich)

The Fortress Hohensalzburg is reachable via the fortress railway, Festungsgasse 4, 47°47'44''N 13°2'46''E  (Google maps plus code: Q2WW+HC Salzburg, Österreich)
Please present your print@home ticket at the ticket counter of the fortress railway valley station in order to receive a free ticket for the fortress railway.
The ascent with the fortress railway is applicable to concert guests from one hour before the concert and for dinner + concert guests from 30 minutes before the dinner respectively!

HOW TO GET THERE:
Fortress Hohensalzburg is located in the pedestrian zone in the heart of the Old Town. Direct access to the fortress via car is not possible!
The fortress can be reached within about 15 minutes on foot from most of the city’s hotels, we therefore generally advise city hotel guests not to undertake the journey to the area surrounding the fortress with their own car.
Getting there with a taxi:
Taxis can drop you off directly by the valley station of the fortress railway and can be ordered by calling 0043-662-8111.
Getting there with a car:
We recommend the Old Town car park “Altstadtgarage” at Hildmannplatz 1, Entry (Einfahrt) B. Then follow  in the garage the signpost “FESTUNG/DOM”. The walk to the fortress from there then takes about 10 minutes. After leaving the garage cross the” Toscaninihof” and turn right direction “DOM (big cathedral)”. In front of the DOM you can see on the right sight the fortress at the mountain Mönchsberg. Cross the “Kapitelplatz” which leads into the Festungsgasse.
You can have your parking ticket punched at the evening box office at the entrance to the concert hall. You can then park at a reduced rate.

Please print out the print@home ticket or show it on your mobile phone/tablet at the fortress funicular counter, in the Panorama Restaurant and at the concert entrance.

Dress code: smart-casual

The fortress funicular is included in the ticket price from 30 minutes before dinner begin.

The ascent with the fortress funicular takes about 2 minutes. The fortress funicular runs every 10 minutes.

The fortress funicular is operated until the last concert guest is in the city, until approx. 20 minutes after the concert.

A vegetarian menu is offered in the evening. This can be ordered directly from the waiter in the evening.

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