Salzburg - Viewpoints

From Steingasse a stepped lane (about 260 steps) leads up to the Capuchin Friary, which can also be reached from the Linzer Gasse on a Way of the Cross (18th C. chapels) and through the Felixpforte, a gate in the 1632 town walls. From the friary it is 20minutes' climb to the Aussicht nach Bayern ("View of Bavaria", 573m/1,880ft), and from there another 10minutes to the Obere Stadtaussicht ("Upper View of the Town", 606m/1,990ft), with superb views of the town, the Hohensalzburg and the mountains. A short distance to the east stands the Franziskischlössl (633m/2,078ft), which dates from 1629.