Getreidegasse

What a quaint, charming, European shopping area that used to be roads during the Roman Empire.
I am a bit sad I wasn’t here during holidays. I imagine this area would be so festive with holiday decoration all over (and super frigid!). This area is filled with local/​souvenir stores and many high-​end stores. If you’re planning to visit the Fortress, you’ll most likely walk through this area. Come at day and night to check out the different crowd and ambience.

Great people watching. The Russian tourists ruined it. Why are they so rude? Do they get extra discounts if they bump into people and cut in lines? Then the drunk football hooligans came into town. FML. Go see the Xmas Egg store!!!

The main high end shopping street in Salzburg.
all the big names are here but what makes it a little bit special are a) all the little side streets and alleys leading offf it and b) the fact that the original facades are kept and all the stores have a similar storefront along the whole street. Really charming!
No five stars only due to the short opening hours of the shops and the fact that it can get very busy during weekends.
Other than that its a very cute street to walk up and down.

I’m jealous that a few other Unilocalers got to see these streets of Salzburg during the holidays!
I came here during a religious weekend in May… resulting in all of the stores being closed Sunday AND Monday (Monday was a religious holiday!).
Regardless, when you wander, you’ll be in awe of the shops and details of the iron work throughout the streets, from the lights to the door openings. If you have a chance, definitely visit their stores on anything Christmas, especially the ornament stores we were in awe of.
And if you’re lucky and one of the stores are opened, this is definitely the shopping area of authentic lederhosens!

Certainly one of the finest shopping centers on earth. Beautiful older buildings (by American standards) that are alive and bustling. Every language you might have ever heard being spoken by people from all over the world. You could easily drop $ 500,000.00 on cool stuff just on one side of the street in under two hours I am sure. I bought a hat.

Gorgeous shopping street steeped with history and beautiful old buildings and alleyways and quaint little shops and cafes. Simply awesome :-))

Christmas on Getreidegasse. If you have ever wanted to walk into a storybook, this would be your chance. A very quaint and popular shopping lane that used to be an ancient roadway during the Roman Empire and when Salzburg was known as Iuvavum.
I loved strolling this lane with its rot iron signs, refined cafes, boutiques, chocolate shops and of course, Mozart’s Geburtshaus (birth house; 1756). I would come to this lane once a month and get my hair cut by a cute Austrian Fräulein. Like Salzburg’s version of the Champs-​Élysées in Paris crossed with Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley, I just enjoyed coming to the epi-​center of class and cool. During winter, the festively decorated street oozes storybook charm as if you were inside a winter wonderland snow globe.
Frohe Weihnachten bis eine und alle!
Interesting Facts:
The rows of buildings along Getreidegasse and Judengasse grew from a former merchant quarter found on the Waagplatz or Weighing Square. Property borders prevented further expansion to the west and south while Salzach River and the city walls prevented expansion to the north.
Tightly nestled together, the houses have beautiful portals and small windows on the upper level. The buildings appear narrow, but they extend to the back and are not small. In the past, the space behind the buildings was mostly used for gardens. It gradually gave way to stables, storage buildings, workshops, and apartments for the servants. The court yards developed when the main and rear buildings got connected. The rear buildings were later turned into shops with a larger shopping area. The passageways transformed into covered galleries and shopping passages.
Salzburg’s charm and architectural flair is in part due to these interconnected buildings and courtyards. The courtyards are impressive by themselves. Typical elements include chapiters, vaulted passageways, columns, reliefs, moulded cornices, and marble balustrades. Dates and names are engraved on the buildings. Visitors can even see the names of previous owners and the dates the buildings were constructed. Looking closely, tourists will notice interesting guild signs, which served as advertising signs, telling shoppers what was sold in the shops. The unique architecture is complemented by colored flower arrangements and narrow, steep steps. Most courtyards are covered with arcades and are must-​see when visiting Salzburg.
The busiest passageway is Schatz Haus which leads to the University Square. The shopping lane itself is populated with boutiques, specialist shops, coffee shops, and restaurants. The shops are located next to take-​away venues, traditional inns, and little restaurants. In the shops, visitors will find fashionable clothing, antiques, jewelry, perfumes, the national costume ‘Tracht’, and much more. ‘Sound of music’ memorabilia and Mozart souvenirs (including my favorite, Mozartkugel [Mozart ball])are bought by many tourists. Finally, although Getreidegasse is a busy shopping lane, it should be noted that many flats and houses there are occupied by students and middle class families.