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Salzburg is one of the smaller provinces of Austria. On an area of about 7,100 km² there are living a bit more than 500,000 people. Most of the area is surfaced by the Alps, only the northern part is rather even. There you can find the largest city and capital of the state Salzburg. Most important income is the tourism. Arts and Culture is an important part of the tradition: Mozart, the annual Salzburg Festival, the mystery play Jedermann (Everyman), ...

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• Flachgau -- northern part of the state
• Lungau
• Pinzgau
• Pongau
• Tennengau

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• Salzburg (city) -- capital of Salzburg and largest city in the area
• Hallein
• Bischofshofen
• St. Johann/Pongau
• Zell am See
• Tamsweg
• Oberndorf bei Salzburg - Famous for being the place the the "Silent Night, Holy Night" carol was first performed.

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Although the national language of Austria is German, in everyday life, most Austrians do not speak standard German, and local dialect are often present. Most Austrian dialects are related to the Bavarian dialect, but quite distinct from the German of the rest of Germany.

English, however, is widely spoken, and the only area most tourists have linguistic problems with is translating food.

As always, if you make an effort to be courteous and kind, you are more than likely to receive the same courtesy in return.

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Take the Cable Car up to Festung Salzburg (Salzburg Castle) for a guided tour of the castle. Outstanding 360 degree views of the surrounding countryside can be found up top.

Numerous Sound of Music tours [1] are also available as are a variety of coach group tours of various regional sights.

The region is famous for its Alpine Lakes, so do be sure to check them out.

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Probably the best address to eat original Austrian food at an adequate price is the restaurant "Goldener Stern" in the Getreidegasse, the former home of W. A. Mozart. It´s the only restaurant which is easy to find and where nobody will try to make you waste your money for junk food. The waiters and waitresses are nice and friendly. Here you can enjoy "Salzburger Nockerln" as well as "Topfenstrudel". If you like to eat for dinner or lunch you won´t be disappointed as well. The atmosphere of the restaurant is beautiful. In the middle of it´s garden full of trees and flowers there´s an old Austrian stagecoach where children can play.

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