Petersfriedhof, or St Peter’s Cemetery, is the oldest Christian cemetery in Austria, in its present condition dating back to 1627. It is the final resting place of Salzburg’s aristocrats, with families still tending their graves today, adorning them with flowers, most notably pansies.
Other notables buried here include Mozart’s sister and Joseph Hayden’s younger brother. Catacombs above the cemetery contain altars, murals and other rooms that are open to public view.
The cemetery’s biggest draw, however, comes from visitors who want to see where the Von Trapp family hid while escaping from the Nazis in The Sound of Music.
