Linzer Gasse is the main pedestrian street of Salzburg’s right-bank old town. It starts at the Platzl, the small square beside the Staatsbrücke, and runs northeast below the Kapuzinerberg toward Schallmoos. Named for the old trade route to Linz and dating to the Middle Ages, it draws visitors with independent boutiques, traditional inns and a more local feel than the crowded lanes across the Salzach (salzburg.info).
Walking uphill from the Platzl, you pass baroque facades, arched passageways and family-run shops alongside cafés, bakeries and long-established hotels. Salzburg’s tourism board describes the street as a gathering place for taverns, guesthouses, craft workshops and shops, which it calls typically Salzburg (salzburg.info). Halfway along, the Sebastianskirche and its arcaded cemetery hold the graves of Paracelsus, Leopold Mozart and Constanze Mozart. Prince-Archbishop Wolf Dietrich’s ornate Gabrielskapelle mausoleum also stands there. Near number 14, an archway opens onto the stairs up the Kapuzinerberg.
Visitor Highlights & Practical Info
Come on a weekday morning or in the early evening to avoid the heaviest foot traffic, especially during the Salzburg Festival in July and August and the Advent season. Most shops close Sunday, while cafés stay open. From the Platzl, you can easily walk to Steingasse, Mirabell Gardens, Mozart’s Residence on Makartplatz and, across the bridge, the Getreidegasse. Several city bus lines stop at Makartplatz and Mirabellplatz, a few minutes’ walk away.
