Hellbrunn Palace & Trick Fountains
Schloss Hellbrunn / Wasserspiele
A 17th-century archbishop's summer palace famous for its trick fountains that suddenly spray visitors, with a glass gazebo from The Sound of Music in the garden.
Hellbrunn Palace was built by Prince-Archbishop Markus Sittikus between 1612 and 1615, and it is one of the earliest Mannerist gardens north of the Alps. Its main highlight is the guided Water Games (Wasserspiele). Stone tables and chairs, grottoes and a mechanical water theatre spray visitors without warning. The tour takes about 40 minutes, so protect your camera in summer. The park is free to enter. On its east side stands the glass gazebo from The Sound of Music, where the song “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” was filmed. A combined ticket for the palace and Water Games costs about €16–18. The site is open from April to early November, and in winter only the Christmas market is held. From the Old Town, bus 25 takes about 20 minutes.
Opening hours
April–early November, 09:00–16:30 (extended to approx. 18:00 in July–August)
Nearby sights
- Schloss Leopoldskron
- Nonnberg Abbey
- Hohensalzburg Fortress
- St. Peter's Abbey & Cemetery
- Salzburg Cathedral
- Salzburg Residenz & DomQuartier
- Salzburg Festival Halls
- Mozart's Birthplace