
Experience Salzburg around Blaue Gans
Paths through the old town, between culture and everyday life
What if Salzburg did not need explaining?
What if the city revealed itself through paths, moods and moments, rather than sights?
Blaue Gans is right in the middle.
In Salzburg’s old town, on Getreidegasse.
A place from which to experience Salzburg,
rather than a starting point for a checklist.


Old town & neighbourhood
Salzburg’s old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site,
begins just outside the door.
Mozart’s birthplace.
Baroque squares.
Churches and courtyards.
But Salzburg reveals itself through more than its famous names.
The places in between can be more intriguing.
Cafés, workshops, little paths and squares
that tell Salzburg’s story quietly.
The everyday life that sustains the city —
beyond the scenery.


On the move
Salzburg at your own pace
Some paths call for speed.
Others for attention.
Running along the Salzach.
Cycling through the city and its green spaces.
Walking without a destination, but with open eyes.
Being on the move here means
being more present, rather than faster.

Walk of Modern Art
Salzburg in the present
Salzburg is more than baroque.
The city also carries the present —
in its façades, squares and public spaces.
The Walk of Modern Art connects historic surroundings
with contemporary art
and reveals Salzburg as a living, thinking city.
A route that sharpens your eye
and lets you see familiar things anew.

The Salzburg Festival
Salzburg transformed
At festival time, everything intensifies.
City, art, encounters.
Blaue Gans is right beside the festival district
and offers a retreat in between:
before a performance, during the interval, afterwards.
Eating, arriving, resting —
all under one roof.
With experience, calm and just the right sense of closeness.

Experiences in the hotel
Salzburg does not only happen outside.
The hotel’s year has its own rhythm, too.
Valentine’s Day.
Heringschmaus.
Eat & Meet.
Jazz & The City.
Goose dinners.
Christmas.
New Year’s Eve.

Explore with us
You cannot plan every moment in Salzburg.
Good recommendations emerge through conversation.
According to the season, occasion and mood.
For a day or several.
Blaue Gans sees itself as your host,
rather than a programme.
A place where questions are welcome
and routes are shared.
