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Offers & Programs

Conquer Fortress Hohensalzburg with your school class

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Experience and discover the history of the castle and the city of Salzburg up close!

Fortress Hohensalzburg offers school classes and children's and youth groups the opportunity to experience history up close. Instead of dry dates, children learn exciting and interesting details about the life of the archbishops and the history of the castle's construction. By the way: all guided tours and offers for schools include a visit to all exhibitions and museums at Fortress Hohensalzburg.

All schools are very welcome!

Our guided tours for school classes

  • Hohensalzburg Fortress above Salzburg old town in morning fog

    500 years of the siege of the fortress

    for all age groups | 2024/2025 only

  • Children playing ring toss in courtyard near abstract metal sculpture

    Sport and play in the Middle Ages

    for all age groups

  • Historic hall with ornate twisted columns, wooden floors, and decorated ceiling

    Life and building in the Middle Ages

    for all age groups

  • Medieval stone room with wooden table and benches near arched window

    Secret corners

    for all age groups

  • Tour guide showing historical decorations to a group of children and adults in a museum room

    Classic castle tour

    for all age groups

  • Historical museum exhibit on scapegoats and oppression in a stone-walled room with metal displays

    Late Middle Ages for those in a hurry

    for all age groups

  • Children looking over a scenic city and mountain landscape from a high viewpoint

    Castle mice at the fortress

    for school beginners

  • Medieval knight suit of armor with closed helmet and polished metal surface on display

    Online workshops

    from 3rd grade

  • Ornate wooden room with painted ceiling and walls, showcasing historical Eastern European interior design

    Evening tour "The power over the city"

    from 8th grade

  • Stone archway with lantern leading to a cobblestone courtyard and historic buildings

    Barrier-free school tour without stairs

    from 8th grade

Preparation and follow-up material

Material to prepare for a visit to the fortress:

For teachers who will soon be visiting Fortress Hohensalzburg with their class, worksheets are provided here free of charge. The materials are constantly being expanded.

Preparatory material for primary school pupils

Material to follow up the visit to the fortress:

Teachers who have taken part in a guided tour with their class will find documents here to follow up on the visit. Please ask your guide which modules were covered in the tour you booked.

Follow-up material for primary school pupils

Here you can download our museum educational program

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What else there is to experience at Fortress Hohensalzburg:

  • Elegant banquet hall with round tables set for a formal dinner in traditional European decor

    Gastronomy

  • Detailed white architectural model of a European city with domed and twin-towered buildings

    Museums in the fortress

  • Geometric art installation on green lawn with Hohensalzburg Fortress in the background

    Art in the fortress

  • Group enjoying a wine tasting in a rustic stone cellar with barrel table

    Offers for groups

  • Family with children exploring interactive exhibit at outdoor museum

    Offers for children & families

    Guided tours and other offers for children & families

  • Hohensalzburg Fortress on a hill with autumn foliage and a blue sky with clouds

    Calendar of events

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