The Residenzbrunnen is a monumental Baroque fountain that rises in the center of the Residenzplatz, immediately recognizable by the figure of Triton at its peak, who blows a jet of water into the air from a conch-shell trumpet. Carved from…
Almkanal and City Waterways
This walking tour traces the historic waterways and oldest canal system of Central Europe, showcasing how alpine engineering powered medieval Salzburg and fed its grandest fountains.
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1. Residenzbrunnen
2. Florianibrunnen
The Florianibrunnen sits at the center of the Alter Markt, the old market square in the heart of Salzburg. You can identify the fountain by its octagonal marble basin and the central pillar topped with a statue of Saint Florian. The saint,…
3. Kapitelschwemme
The Kapitelschwemme is a Baroque horse well located on Kapitelplatz, immediately adjacent to the Salzburg Cathedral. It features a central statue of Neptune riding a seahorse, flanked by two stone tritons blowing into conch shells.…
4. Museum Almkanal
The Almkanal is one of the oldest canal systems in Central Europe, a network of tunnels snaking beneath the streets and buildings of Salzburg. While most of this engineering feat remains invisible, you can identify its presence by the…
5. Stiftsbäckerei St Peter
The Stiftsbäckerei St. Peter is a stone building featuring an external mill wheel that turns using water diverted from the Almkanal. This bakery has operated in the same location since the twelfth century, when engineers cut a shaft…
6. Pferdeschwemme (Hofmarstallschwemme)
The Pferdeschwemme is a wide, stone-lined basin tucked directly against the sheer vertical cliff of the Mönchsberg. Designed in sixteen ninety-three by the architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, this water feature served as a grand…