Salzburg Residence

This place is massive and took about three hours. It's absolutely worth the time and energy. It makes me understand not just the history of the structure but the history of this region. With that, it's easier to understand the role and the culture of this city in this modern day, and the power and money the prince archbishop holded in the history of Europe. It's well documented and narrated to keep me interested and continue. It's definitely one of the best history telling monuments.

What a fantastic museum – I don’t even know where to start! The staff was incredibly friendly, and the museum itself is absolutely massive with so much to see. There are audio guides available in both English and German, and if you don’t want to pay for a lendable one, you can simply bring your earbuds and scan the QR code to listen on your phone. One of the best parts, in my opinion, was the opportunity to dress up as people from that time for a picture – it was a fun and interactive experience. Along with that, the museum is filled with amazing paintings and exhibits that give you a deep dive into the history of Salzburg. The ticket price is definitely worth it for the value you get, especially considering how much there is to explore. And props to the person who made the video about the history of the Platz – it was high-quality and really stood out compared to other museums. A must-visit if you're in Salzburg! 🎨🏰📜

Until 6 October 2025 there is the exhibition of Tony Cragg. Great stuff. See pictures

Loved the well appointed state rooms. Enjoyed posing in that era’s clothes and taking pictures Hubert Sattler exhibition in the gallery was amazing The cathedral museum was also nice. Overall 2.5 hours well spent. Must visit when in Salzburg. It’s included in Salzburg card also.

Just by paying the regular entry fee, you get a ticket to all the rooms, a gallery, and an audio guide. The whole exhibition is really well thought through, and so not only you know where to go at any given moment, but you also don't get overwhelmed by the excessive amount of information. First, you are guided through roughly 10 rooms listening to an audio guide in each. The guide describes into detail what each painting on the ceiling depicts and why. After that, you reach the gallery part that contains some paintings from the collections of the archbishop and some other paintings. The audio commentary is available for only certain paintings, but with the amount of them, it is more than plenty. Then you reach a terasse, where you get a nice view of the square and the dom, and then you reach the dom. You see it from the top, and the view is well worth it. The whole tour took us 2-3 hours, but we didn't listen to everything the guide had to say, and we didn't read everything there was to read.

It is the palace of past archbishops, and they say there are 180 rooms here and its internal social rooms include the priests' bedrooms, the ambassador's room, and a library. In the galleries, there are many paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens or so. What was fun is that we can have the chance to be the hero ro heroine of the paintings in some rooms by changing clothes and wearing wig. You can enter free of charge when you bring Salzburg card and it is worth.

By the time I visited (as of 19.11.2025) Residenzgalerie was closed and the temp exhibition was the only open to public. A bit of disappointment as it wasn't clearly mentioned on their website and I extended my visit in Salzburg just to see the artworks. The lady at the shop said it reopens after 3 weeks, hope it helps someone who plans to visit here in Dec.

Some nice exhibitions. A challenge with the temperature in some of the rooms. Not sure if we did complete all of the tour. At times it’s not entirely clear. Not sure about the modern art pieces. Don’t really fit with the history.