What to do in Salzburg when it rains
Grey skies over Salzburg are a chance to go deep on its museums and galleries, poke around an indoor market, and find the cosiest café in town.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Fortress Hohensalzburg Mönchsberg 34, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Mozart's Birthplace Getreidegasse 9, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Red Bull Hangar-7 Wilhelm-Spazier-Straße 7a, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Mozart Residence Makartplatz 8, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Haus der Natur Museumspl. 5, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Stiegl-Brauwelt Bräuhausstraße 9, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- DomQuartier Salzburg Residenzplatz 1, Domplatz 1a, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Thaddaeus Ropac Salzburg Mirabellplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- FOTOHOF Inge-Morath-Platz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Antiquariat Weinek Steingasse 14, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Residenzgalerie Salzburg Residenzpl. 1, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Shakespeare Kunst & Kulinarisches Hubert-Sattler-Gasse 3, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Fortress Hohensalzburg Mönchsberg 34, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Mozartplatz Mozartpl., 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Residenzplatz Residenzpl. 4, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Frohnburg Castle Schloss Fronburg, Hellbrunner Allee 53, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Felsenreitschule Felsenreitschule, Hofstallgasse 1, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Guest house in the seminary Salzburg Dreifaltigkeitsgasse 14, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Grünmarkt Universitätspl., 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Salzburger Schranne - Schrannenmarkt Salzburg Mirabellplatz 5/1, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Bauzentrum Hannak GmbH Aglassingerstraße 60-66, 5023 Salzburg, Austria
- Sternadvent Getreidegasse 34, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Flower Power Salzburg - Ihr Florist gleich ums Eck‘ Elisabethstraße 4, Im Kieselgebäude, Rainerstraße 19, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Kapitelmarkt Salzburg Kapitelpl., 5020 Salzburg, Austria
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Red Bull Hangar-7 Wilhelm-Spazier-Straße 7a, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- IMLAUER HOTEL PITTER Salzburg Rainerstraße 6, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Café Tomaselli Alter Markt 9, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Cafe Konditorei Fürst Brodgasse 13, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Austria Trend Hotel Europa Salzburg Rainerstraße 31, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Café Bazar Schwarzstraße 3, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Europark Salzburg Europastraße 1, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Designer Outlet Salzburg Kasernenstraße 1, 5073 Himmelreich, Austria
- Shopping Arena Alpenstraße Alpenstraße 114, Alpenstraße 107, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- FORUM 1 Südtiroler Pl. 13, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Kiesel Rainerstraße 21, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- ZiB Shopping Fürbergstraße 18/20, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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