One last Look

Before I move onto other things from this week I will leave you with the last pictures of Salzburg. I mentioned we visited 3 of the churches, 

Outside of this church is the famous scene where Maria in The Sound of Music catches a cab and sings about having confidence in herself, however today there was a fabulous farmer's market selling beautiful flowers and produce.

H was fascinated by the artwork.  Like many cities here the churches date back hundreds of years making the history and the buildings quite interesting. 

The diversity  of the churches was very apparent although all of the churches are catholic churches. In the 1400's the city expelled the Jewish people, in the 1600"s they expelled the protosatants.... all of the churches in the old town area are Catholic and remain so today. 

 Some featured ornate work and the trademark iron work of the city.

 St. Peter's is said to house the body of the patron saint of the city. 

In St. Pete's courtyard in front of the church it is said that this was the birthplace of Salzburg.

 When the Roman's left the city there was a celtic settlement and then the missionaries came and the city was "founded".

This  church was built in 774, then renovated in 1694, and then during WWII sustained damage to the dome. The Dome was rebulit with historical accuracy and the front of the church is undergoing restoration currently. 

This was featured in the movie The sound of Music as the church where the Vontrap's were wed. 

 The front features elemental designs of real gold.

H liked the courtyard at this one the best, it had horse drawn carriages and a huge chess set, plus a view of the Alps. I loved the color of the church featured at the beginning. It was exciting to walk inside and see the beautiful marble work and paintings. Each was so unique, and had a different inspiration for the artist that formed the inside works. Before we left the sun came out and illuminated the roof tops, they glistened at sunset making the courtyards for each of the churches very picturesque.