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EUROPEAN MOZART WAYS
MEMBER GUIDE 2008
Austria - Belgium - France - Germany

Great Britain - Italy – Netherlands
Slovakia - Switzerland - Czech Republic
INDEX OF CONTENTS
AUSTRIA: ITALY:
PROVINCE OF SALZBURG REGION LOMBARDIA
INNSBRUCK REGION TOSCANA
WIEN ALA
LINZ ANCONA
STADT SALZBURG BOLOGNA
St.GILGEN BOLZANO
CREMONA
BELGIUM: IMOLA
REGION FLANDERN LODI
GENT MANTOVA
LIÈGE MILAN
PADOVA
FRANCE: ROMA
REGION BAS-RHIN / STRASBOURG ROVERETO
LYON SESSA AURUNCA
PARIS TORINO
VERONA
GERMANY:
AUGSBURG NETHERLANDS:
BAD REICHENHALL UTRECHT
BONN
FRANKFURT SLOVAKIA:
KIRCHHEIMBOLANDEN BRATISLAVA
KOBLENZ
LEIPZIG SWITZERLAND:
MAINZ LAUSANNE
MANNHEIM ZÜRICH
MUNICH
NEUBURG an der DONAU CZECH REPUBLIC:
OFFENBACH BRNO
SCHWETZINGEN OLOMOUC
PRAHA
GREAT BRITAIN:
CANTERBURY
LONDON
W.A. MOZART´S 17 TRAVEL ROUTES
There's no better way to learn about W.A Mozart's life and music After interest in the child prodigy had subdued, the goal of the first
than by tracing his footsteps through Europe, visiting the buildings journey to Italy was to learn the skills of music where music had
where he spent the nightstand performed his concerts. Whether originated and to obtain a commission to compose an opera.
small or large, many cities have traces of W.A. Mozart - the young Wolfgang was very successful on this trip: he became a member
man who became the most famous and most universal composer of the Philharmonic Society Academia Filarmonica of Bologna
in the history of the western world. This is particularly due to the and was awarded the Order of the Golden Spur by Pope Clemens
impressions and influences gained on his journeys from the age of XIV (1705/1769-1774). The performance of the first opera seria
5 to his death. His father, Leopold Mozart, planned and organized composed for Italy "Mitridate, Re di Ponto" (Mithridates, King of
all the trips from 1762 to 1773. Pontus) K. 87, was received with great enthusiasm in Milan.
Mozart travelled through ten European countries and visited over The desperate attempts of the young musician and composer,
200 cities and regions. During his time, journeys were taken to who had been without a salary since 1769 and concert master of
study or further one's education, to contact other scholars the Salzburg royal orchestra since 1772, to find a permanent post
(musicians and music theorists in the case of the Mozart's), to during subsequent journeys to Italy, Vienna and Munich were
become acquainted with other doctrines and for an exchange of unsuccessful. The family moved to the house on Hannibal Square
academic experience. (now Makart Square 8, Mozart's Residence/Mozart-Wohnhaus in
the autumn of 1773, where he wrote countless symphonies,
By tracing Mozart's travel routes, travellers will visit many of the serenades, divertimenti, five concerts for violin and piano
most significant music, art and architectural venues of our cultural ("Lützow-Concert" K. 246, "Jeunehomme Concert" K.271), "Il Re
heritage in Europe: pastore" K. 208 as well as parts of "Idomeneo" K. 366.
1. Journey to Munich, 12.1. - early in Feb. 1762 The political and social changes resulting from the installation of
2. Journey to Vienna, 18.9.1762 - 5.1.1763 the new Archbishop of Salzburg in 1772 - Prince Archbishop
3. Paris and London, 9.6.1763 - 29.11.1766 Hieronymus Graf Colloredo (1732/1772-1803/1812) had put an
4. Journey to Vienna, 11.9.1767 - 5.1.1769 enlightened ecclesiastic on the throne, forcing Mozart to lead a
5. to Italy: Rome/Naples, 13.12.1769 - 28.3.1771 highly restricted life. This led to a prolonged conflict with his
6. to Italy: Milan: 13.8. - 15.12.1771 employer (Wolfgang had received the post of court organist in
7. to Italy: Milan: 24.10.1772 - 13.3.1773 1779 with an annual salary of 450 gulden) which caused a
8. Journey to Vienna: 14.7. - 26.9.1773 permanent rift with the Archbishop after the successful
9. Journey to Munich: 6.12.1774 - 7.3.1775 performance of "Idomeneo" in Munich at the beginning of June
10. to Paris: 23.9.1777 - mid of Jan. 1779 1781. Mozart tried to establish himself as an independent
11. Munich-Vienna: 5.11.1780 - 16.3.1781 composer in Vienna, which appeared to be "the best place in the
12. to Salzburg: end of July. - end of Nov. 1783 world for his metier" and earned a living mostly by composing
13. to Prague: 8.1. - mid of Feb. 1787 operas ("Die Entführung aus dem Serail" (The Abduction from the
14. to Prag/Prague: 1.10. - mid of Nov.1787 Seraglio) K. 384, "Der Schauspieldirektor" K. 486, "Le Nozze di
15. Journey to Berlin: 8.4. - 4.6.1789 Figaro" (The Marriage of Figaro) K. 492), as a piano virtuoso of
16 Frankfurt-Main: 23.9. - early in Nov. 1790 his own compositions and as a teacher. On August 4, 1782 he
17. Journey to Prague: 25.8. - mid of sep. 1791 married Constanze Weber (1762-1842) without his father's
blessing. She is criticized by posterity as being extravagant,
unfeeling and extremely enterprising after the death of her
MOZART – BRIEF BIOGRAPHY husband.
W.A. Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 as the seventh child
Mozart and his wife travelled to Salzburg (1783) and twice to
of "Salzburg's royal chamber musician" Leopold Mozart (1719 -
Prague in 1787 to attend the performance of "Le Nozze di Figaro"
1787) and his wife, Anna Maria Walpurga Pertl of St. Gilgen near
and the première of "Don Giovanni" K. 527. His last two
Salzburg (1720 - 1778). At a very early age, the two surviving
successful operas were "La Clemenza di Tito" K. 621, which
children, Maria Anna, known as "Nannerl" (1751-1829) and her
premièred in Prague on September 6, 1791 and "Zauberflöte"
younger brother Wolfgang, displayed an extraordinary musical
(Magic Flute) K. 620, at the Freihaustheater in Vienna. Mozart
talent.
died in the house in Rauhensteingasse in which he had
composed "Zauberflöte" and his unfinished "Requiem" K. 626 on
Their father neglected his own musical work to devote himself to
December 5, 1791 at the age of 35 years of "heated miliary
the education and exploitation of his children. On January 12,
fever".
1762 Leopold Mozart embarked on a journey with his family which
he had planned with great circumspection and skill.
For Wolfgang, a time of travelling began, a time of restlessness

which was to fill almost a third of his short life. The journeys took
him to the most magnificent royal courts of his time. He won great
acclaim in Munich and Vienna. In the summer of 1763, the
Mozart's set out on an extensive tour of Western Europe, taking
them to Germany, Belgium, France and London.
AUSTRIA
Today's Austria is the country where W.A. Mozart was born and died.
The Cities of Salzburg and Vienna were points of departure and the final destination of
his travels through Europe. Mozart visited 29 other cities traveling through Austria and
on his way to Italy
PLACES OF INTEREST
Baden bei Wien - Ebelsberg - Eferding - Haag am Hausruck - Hall in Tirol – INNSBRUCK
Kemmelbach - Klosterneuburg - Kundl - Lambach - Laxenburg - LINZ - Lofer - Mauthausen
Melk - Poysdorf - Purkersdorf - SALZBURG - Schwechat - Schwaz i. Tirol - Stein an der
Donau - Steinach am Brenner - ST. GILGEN - St. Johann in Tirol - St. Pölten - Strengberg –
Vöcklabruck - Waidring - WIEN -Wörgl - Ybbs - LAND SALZBURG
CONTACT
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AUSTRIA
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LAND
SALZBURG
MOZART´S STAY
Lofer
Lofer is a small village 42 km south of Salzburg. At Mozart's time this was roughly the
distance of a daily coach drive. Therefore, Mozart father and son arrived there on the the first
evening of their first Italian journey and spent the night in the building which today hosts the
Hotel Post.
St. Gilgen
The well known tourist-resort in Salzkammergut was home to three persons of formative
influence on W.A Mozart's life – his grandfather lived & worked there, his mother was born
there (Hüttenstein) and his sister Nannerl lived there.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Post Inn / Lofer

Former house of the local judge of Lofer Johann Chrysostomus Wenzel von Helmreich zu
Brunnfeld.
The former district court / St. Gilgen
The Prince Archbishop of Salzburg, Graf Anton von Harrach, charged Mozart's grandfather
Wolfgang Nicolaus Pertl with building the old courthouse, a commission fulfilled between
1719 - 1720. From 1716 - 1724 he held the office of Rechtspfleger (local judge) in St. Gilgen.
Mozart's mother, Anna Maria Walburga Pertl, was born there on 25 December 1720. In 1724,
her father died and the family moved to Salzburg, where she married Leopold Mozart, a
native of Augsburg, in 1747. In 1784, Mozart's beloved sister Maria Anna Ignatia, known as
"Nannerl", and her husband move into the house where her mother had been born. "Nannerl"
- herself a great musical talent - married a successor to her grandfather's office, the judge
Johann Baptist Berchtold zu Sonnenburg. Nannerl lived in St. Gilgen until her husband's
death in 1801.
On the street side of the memorial house is a relief of Mozart's mother and Nannerl by the
sculptor Jakob Gruber, which was unveiled in 1906.
Ischler Straße 15
5340 St. Gilgen
Tourismusverband:
+43-6227-23 48
Opening Hours 2008

April 29 - November 2
daily from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm
Admission Prices 2008

Adults € 5,--
Children € 2
Mozart Fountain on the Mozartplatz / St. Gilgen
The fountain on the Mozartplatz in St. Gilgen shows the young Mozart playing the violin,
surrounded by birds spouting water. The fountain, which dates back to 1926, is the work of
the Viennese art nouveau sculptor, Karl Wollek.
Fountain to Mozart's mother / St. Gilgen
In front of the Mozart Memorial House, there is a small, inviting garden with a charming
fountain by Toni Schneider Manzell, depicting Mozart's mother as a small girl.
Parish Church / St. Gilgen
ABOUT THE REGION
Of course, the province of Salzburg is appealing, not only because of its impressive
landscapes, but also because of the broad cultural life which thrives in the city and state.
Whether at the world-famous festival in the City of Salzburg, or during country Harvest
Festival celebrations - there are always festivals that will appeal to all your senses and
sensibilities. And our extraordinarily beautiful landscapes form a backdrop that couldn't be
more perfect. Authentic Mozart related places in the province are City of Salzburg, St. Gilgen
and Lofer.
The province of Salzburg is represented by the cultural department in the association

European Mozart ways.
PARTNER ACTIVITIES
Detailed information you find on the local websites of our partners or

http://www.mozartways.com/salzburg
CONTACT & INFORMATION
State of Salzburg Cultural Department

Franzikanergasse 5A
A-5020 Salzburg
http://www.salzburg.gv.at
Tourist information - Province of Salzburg
Salzburger Land Tourismus GesmbH.
Strategic Planning and Product Development
Wiener Bundesstrasse 23
A-5300 Hallwang bei Salzburg
Tel: +43-(0)662-6688-22
Fax: +43-(0)662-6688-66
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INNSBRUCK
MOZART´S STAY
For each of the three trips that Mozart and his father
made to Italy, they stopped in Innsbruck, after leaving
Salzburg, and on the return journey. The most
significant trip was the first, in 1769, when Count
Spaur put his coach at their disposal, and Mozart
played a concert at the home of count Künigl. At this
time they met Karl Jakob Kalckhammer von Raunach
auf Lichtentan a friend from Salzburg and called on
the president of the Tyrolean government, Kassian
Ignaz Freiherr Enzenberg. Upon returning from Italy, Leopold wrote on 25 March 1771 that
the arrived with "strong wind, snow and dreadful cold."
The stopped in Innsbruck en route to Italy for the second time, and again passed through on
the way back to Salzburg. During the third Italian sojourn, Leopold and Mozart took an
excursion to Halle, where Mozart played the organ in the Damenstift. Upon leaving Milan for
the third time, they again passed through Innsbruck. Two still existing inns "The Golden
Eagle" and the "White Cross" as well as the Palais of Count Spaur and Count Künigl remind
on the stay of Mozart in Innsbruck.
Contact & Information
PLACES OF INTEREST
Golden Eagle Inn/Innsbruck

Herzog-Friedrich-Strasse 6
25 October 1772 Mozart and his father lodged here
March 12 1773 lodging
Palais of Count Künigl/Innsbruck
Maria-Theresien-Strasse 38
Concert 17 December 1769 at 5 PM
White Cross Inn/Innsbruck
Herzog-Friedrich-Strasse 31
Leopold and Wolfgang lodged here on 15 December 1769
ABOUT INNSBRUCK
The name Innsbruck (historically mentioned about 1167 as "Ynsprugg ") has its origin from
the bridge about the Inn which was built in the middle of the 12th century for the first time and
became subsequently till this day the heraldic symbol in the seal and coat of arms of
Innsbruck.
Excavations and archaeological evidences report on the settlement of the area around
Innsbruck from the Stone Age. Where the route from the" Brenner" area reached the Inntal
and split itself, the armed fort Veldidena (today Innsbruck part of town of Wilten) had been
established by the Romans about 15 B.C. The Romans had summarised the central Alpine
area and foothills of the Alps to the province of Raetia (Rätien).
From the very first the Innsbruck basin, which to a big part combines the ways coming from
Germany in itself and continues over the "Brenner", the lowest pass of the main Alpine crest,
to the south, profited from the favourable traffic-geographical position.
The history of Innsbruck enlightens about 1133 when the Bavarian counts of Andechs
established a market (today part of town Saint Nikolaus) at the left bank of the river Inn. In
1180 Margrave Berchtold V of Andechs Istrien acquired a property at the right bank of river
Inn from Wilten monastery and established there a further marketplace and commercial
place surrounded by a ditch and a city wall with gates, today's Old Town. Between 1187 and
1204 occurred the grant of urban rights. In 1281 the first city extension took place
("Neustadt", today's Maria's Theresien Street). In 1363 Innsbruck with the county Tyrol
comes to rule of the Austrian Dukes. 1420 Duke Friedrich IV chose Innsbruck as the new
seat of power.
There followed an absolute period of heyday which reached her climax under Emperor
Maximilian (1459 - 1519). The landmark of Innsbruck, world-renowned "Goldene Dachl"
(Golden Roof) reminds of Emperor Maximilian I in the old city centre. Maximilian was closely
connected with the seat of power Innsbruck. "Tyrol is a coarse farm smock, but he well warm
". Thus Emperor Maximilian expressed himself on his favourite country of Tyrol. To secure
the Tyroleans their independence, Emperor Maximilian conceded the privilege to his
Tyroleans 1511 in the "Landlibell" to have to defend merely own borders. The Tyroleans did
not take part in the remaining wars of the Habsburgs.
From here world history was done. Innsbruck was a centre of Europe at that time. The
European meaning and, above all, the musical period of heyday of Innsbruck from 15th till
18th century also form even today the city, above all, in cultural and architectural regard.
From 1806 to 1814 Tyrol was a part of Bavaria and Innsbruck with the "Bergisel" was a place
of the struggles for freedom under the command of the land hero Andreas Hofer, called the "
Sandwirt im Passeier" (1767 - 1810). In 1849 Innsbruck removes Meran officially as a capital
city.
From 1938 to 1945 Austria and also Innsbruck were annexed to the National Socialist's
broad's rule of the Large-scale German empire. 1943 the city is struck by 21 bomb attacks
and is destroyed partly hard. The reconstruction of Innsbruck proceeded on account of the
efflorescence of tourism and economy quickly. Innsbruck became an international centre of
the winter sports (1964 and 1976 venues Winter Olympics) and experiences nowadays a
Renaissance also as a cultural city. Innsbruck is an international centre for old music.
PARTNER ACTIVITIES

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Burggraben 3
A - 6021 Innsbruck
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Fax. + 43-512-563799
Fax +43- 512-532092
http://www.innsbruck.info
E-mail: office@innsbruck.info
VIENNA
MOZART´S STAY
Vienna was the seat of the Habsburg monarchy's court.

This earmarked it as a primary destination for Mozart's
journeys and later for his permanent residency.
He was very well accepted among the Viennese, but he
never found a permanent job. So Mozart went on
travelling through Europe. On one day in 1780, at the age
of 24, he decided to stay in Vienna, leaving a lonesome
father at home: "Often when I come nearer to our home, I
feel a certain melancholy, imagination I must hear you
playing the violin".
In the Viennese St. Stephan's cathedral, W.A. Mozart married Contanze Weber. They had
and raised children, and when Mozart died in December 1791, he was buried in the same
church. Ultimately, Vienna played host to Mozart and his family for over 10 years. During
those Viennese years, he composed and presented to the public many of his greatest
masterpieces. As the residency of the Mozarts changed frequently (in accordance with their
income), we can find many authentic Mozart sites all over Vienna.
PLACES OF INTEREST
St. Michael’s Church

Michaelerplatz, 1010 Wien
On 10 December 1791, some days after Mozart’s death, an office for the dead was read in
St. Michael’s Church “for the great musician Mozart”. Those who commissioned these
“solemn exequies” for the musician, whose funeral was ranked far beneath his importance to
the musical life of Vienna, included the theatre director Emanuel Schikaneder, for whom
Mozart had composed The Magic Flute.
This was perhaps the very first time that parts of the Requiem were performed.
Mozart Fountain
Mozartplatz, 4th district
The memorial, a group of bronze figures by Otto Schönthal unveiled in 1905, and also known
as the Magic Flute Fountain, is a Jugendstil (art nouveau) masterpiece depicting two of the
main characters in the opera Tamino playing the flute, and Pamina nestling up to him. Daily
round the clock
Mozart Memorial
Burggarten, 1st district
The front of the memorial to the great composer, created by Viktor Tilgner in 1896, depicts a
scene from Don Giovanni – the invitation to the Stone Guest and the latter’s arrival – and the
rear shows six year-old Mozart playing the piano and his father the violin, and his sister
Nannerl singing.
Mozarthaus Vienna
Domgasse 5, 1st district
Domgasse 5 is the only one of Mozart’s apartments that still exists today. The composer
lived in Mozarthaus Vienna from 1784 to 1787 in grand style, with four large rooms, two
small ones and a kitchen. The life and works of this musical genius are presented here on
four exhibition levels. In addition to Mozart’s apartment, which has been adapted by Wien
Museum, visitors can find out about the times in which Mozart lived and his most important
works. The exhibition focuses on his years in Vienna, which marked a high point in his
creativity. The tour starts on the 3rd floor of the building with details of Mozart’s time in
Vienna: where he lived and performed, who his friends and supporters were, his relationship
to the Freemasons, his passion for games and much more. The presentation on the 2nd floor
deals with Mozart’s operatic works, and the apartment on the 1st floor, the real heart of the
building, focuses on the two and a half years that Mozart lived there.
The offer is round off by café on the ground floor, a museum shop and an event area in the
basement of Domgasse 5.
Mozarthaus Vienna and the Wien Museum Mozart apartment (A-1010 Vienna, Domgasse 5)
are open every day from 10 am to 7pm. Further information is available at
www.mozarthausvienna.at in six languages. An audio guide – in German, English, French,
Italian, Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Polish, Russian or Japanese – is included in the
price.
Mozart’s last residence
Rauhensteingasse 8, 1st district
Mozart’s last residence was in a house which no longer exists today, having been replaced
by the Steffl department store. Mozart composed one of his most famous works there, The
Magic Flute and worked on the Requiem until his death on 5 December 1791. The latter was
a commission for a nobleman who intended to pass it off as his own work.
National Library
Josefsplatz, 1st district
In 1786, when Mozart was at the peak of his success, he was invited by Gottfried van
Swieten to perform at his concerts (described as “Sunday Academies”) in the Court Library
(now the National Library) of which he was the director. There were probably also
performances in the magnificent Baroque stateroom, with Mozart singing in his wonderful
alto voice and accompanying himself on the piano. Van Swieten, the son of Empress Maria
Theresa’s doctor, became Mozart’s patron and remained relatively loyal even in the last
years of his life when the glory of the once well-to-do musician had long since faded.
The Schönbrunn Palace Orangey
Schönbrunner Schlossstrasse, 13th district
It was in the Orangey that a “musical contest” took place between Mozart and the court
composer Salieri in 1786 at the behest of Maria Theresa’s son, Emperor Joseph II. Mozart
performed: "The Impressario, and Salieri Prima la musica e poi le parole". The Emperor’s
predilection for Italian opera gave an advantage to Salieri. Although Mozart, then 30, was at
the height of his career, he still had to sell his services at a knockdown price. He earned half
Salieri’s fee for performing his works at court, and his application for admission to the
Tonkünstler-Sozietät (Musicians’ Society) was never accepted.
PALAIS:
Palais Auersperg
Auerspergstrasse 1, 8th district
Palais Harrach
Freyung 3, 1st district
Palais Kinsky
Freyung 4, 1st district
Palais Palffy
Mozart’s father took advantage of his two-and-a-half month stay in 1762 to present his son to
the nobility of the city. His efforts bore fruit, and the child prodigy the little gentleman with a
powdered wig and miniature sword was the talk of the town. For instance, Mozart performed
before Prince Joseph von Sachsen Hildburghausen and his guests at the Auersperg Palace,
then outside the city walls. In 1786, by which time the palace was already owned by the
Auersperg princes, a private performance of Idomeneo took place, rehearsed and conducted
by Mozart himself. The Mozart children appeared before Count Harrach in the Harrach
Palace, and performed immediately next door in the Kinsky Palace for Countess Maria
Theresia Kinsky. And on the day after their second performance in Schönbrunn, the Mozart
children entertained the Hungarian Court Chancellor, Count Pálffy, at the palace of that
name. Today, the four Baroque palaces still serve as venues for events such as concerts,
exhibitions and art auctions.
Church and Monastery of the Piarist Order
Piaristengasse 45, A–1080 Vienna
The Church of the Piarist Order is the centrepiece of a Baroque architectural ensemble —
one of the few memorial sites that has remained unchanged since Mozart frequented it. In
letters dating from 1791, Mozart describes his visits to the Piarists, whose monastery school
had been an elite institution for the aristocracy since the reign of Empress Maria Theresia
and still has an excellent reputation today. Mozart intervened personally to secure a place at
the Piarist School for his oldest son Karl Thomas. On Sunday, 9 October 1791 he sent a
letter to his wife Constanze, who was at the spa in Baden, recounting his attendance at
Sunday mass and his meal with the Piarist monks: “…at 10 o’clock I shall be going to the
Piarist office because Leitgeb has told me that I can talk to the headmaster — I shall also be
staying there for a meal...”
The same weekend, Mozart reports in another letter: “I slept exceedingly well, and hope that
you have also had a good night’s rest – I thoroughly enjoyed my "Kapaundl". "Kapaundl" was
the term affectionately used by Mozart to describe a speciality of court cuisine to which he
was particularly partial, namely, “jeunes chapons à la morille” (roast capon with morels). This
delicacy will be served at the Piaristenkeller restaurant as a culmination of private tours of
the monastery featuring Mozart concerts in the basilica.
Café Mozart
Albertinaplatz 2, 1st district
The Café Mozart is a traditional Viennese coffee house. Mozart never had a chance of to
recharging recharge his batteries with a cup of coffee there, as today’s café dates back to
1929; but the first coffee-house at the site opened in 1794. Besides the Café Mozart – a
strong blend with whipped cream, almond chips and chocolate liqueur – the Mozart Cake,
made of dark sponge pastry with pistachio cream and chocolate mousse is well worth trying.
Daily 8.00am to 12 midnight, Groups of up to 15 persons
Schönbrunn Palace
In 1762, the Mozart children’s first concert tours took them to Vienna, accompanied by their
father – an ambitious manager of his offspring’s careers. The then six-year-old Wolfgang and
his elder sister played the clavichord for Empress Maria Theresa and her large family in the
Hall of Mirrors at the Habsburgs’ Baroque summer residence. According to Mozart’s father,
after his performance the prodigy jumped up on to the Empress’ lap, threw his arms around
her neck and kissed her. One of Maria Theresa’s daughters then demonstrated her piano
skills in the Pink Room – the actual music room at the palace. All 16 princes and princesses
received artistic training, and played instruments, painted, and appeared and sang in
theatrical performances. These and other staterooms at Schönbrunn Palace – the building
has a total of 1,441 rooms – can be admired on the Imperial Tour.
House of the Teutonic Order
In 1781, Mozart stayed in the House of the Teutonic Order of Knights in Vienna for a few
weeks, in the entourage of his employer, the Archbishop of Salzburg, Hieronymus von
Colloredo, an arrogant and conceited priest. As his orchestra leader and court organist in the
House of the Teutonic Order, he took part in concerts in the fresco decorated Sala Terrena,
which is still used for concerts today. Music was regarded as entertainment and a
background accompaniment particularly at banquets, that's why Mozart was assigned to the
chamberlain. But he wanted more. At 25 years of age, full of desire for independence and
confident of his musical abilities, he behaved (as he did all his life) in a manner that was
anything but servile. He had a row with the archbishop, and Mozart wanted to end his
employment. The chamberlain Count Arco had Mozart “propelled through the door with a
kick in the arse”. It was the beginning of a new phase of his life: Mozart remained in Vienna,
thus liberating himself from his dominant father, and earned his living as a freelance artist
with soir’s, composing commissions and piano lessons.
St. Marx Cemetery
Leberstraße 6-8, 3rd district
Mozart was laid to rest in this atmospheric cemetery in 1791. The exact location of his grave
is unknown. The musician was buried in an unmarked communal grave alongside four or five
others.
A few years after the 100th anniversary of his birth, a monument was erected at the
presumed location of his grave. The monument that stands there today was assembled by a
cemetery attendant from the remains of other gravestones. It depicts a pensive angel leaning
on a column.
Central Cemetery
Simmeringer Hauptstraße 234, 11th distirct
A memorial created by Hanns Gasser in 1859 and originally erected in the St. Marx
Cemetery was relocated to the Central Cemetery on the centenary of Mozart death. Since
then it has been part of the Mozart Monument in the section of the central cemetery reserved
for graves of honour, in the immediate vicinity of other great composers such as Beethoven
and Strauss.
Imperial Palace1st district
Mozart was invited to the Vienna Hofburg – for centuries the Habsburgs’ seat of government
– several times. In 1768, Empress Maria Theresia granted the Mozart family a two-hour
audience in the Imperial Apartments. Her visitor was a well-travelled 12-year-old boy who
was familiar with London, Paris and Brussels, and had performed there and in many parts of
Germany, in noble salons and (when tour funds were low) common dance halls. In the fall of
1781, Mozart, by this time already living in Vienna, staged a concert in honour of the Duke of
Württemberg in the Schweizertrakt (Swiss Wing). And the composer spent the Christmas
Eve of that year in the company of Kaiser Josef II in the Imperial Apartments. By then the 25-
year-old Mozart, who already had 350 works to his name (including the Paris Symphony, the
Coronation Mass and several operas) was unintimidated by the splendour of the court.
Nobility and rank meant nothing to him, and deference to authority was alien to him. His
language was at times more than vulgar, as many letters show.
Stephansdom
Stephansplatz, 1st district
Mozart married Constanze Weber at St. Stephen’s Cathedral in 1782. He almost had to
wring his father’s consent out of him – though Constanze was actually his second choice. He
had originally had his sights set on her sister Aloisia who rejected his proposal. Mozart was
probably more attracted by Constanze’s merry nature, which many called happy-go-lucky,
than her looks. He described her as “not ugly, but at the same time far from beautiful – her
entire beauty consists of two little dark eyes ...”
From the start of the marriage, the couple threw themselves into the musical and social life of
the city. They had six children (of whom two survived infancy) and remained together until
Mozart’s death, despite numerous affairs.
Mozart’s body (he died on 5 December 1791) was borne to St. Stephen’s Cathedral in a
funeral procession and received the benediction in the Crucifix Chapel which at the time was
accessible from the outside of the cathedral. Mozart was given a “third class” burial with a
very small cortege consisting of cross-bearers, four pallbearers and four boys carrying
lanterns.
Orphanage Church
Rennweg 9, 3rd district
The 12-year-old Mozart composed and conducted the solemn Waisenhausmesse
(Orphanage Mass) for the consecration of the church in 1768, when was visiting Vienna for
the second time with his father and sister. This was also the occasion of a further meeting
with Empress Maria Theresa. The choir consisted of orphan boys from the adjoining
poorhouse, and the Imperial Court thanked Mozart with “a beautiful present”. The mass is
still performed at the church every year on 8 December to celebrate its consecration.
ABOUT VIENNA
Settlements along the Danube, near what is now the City of Vienna, can be traced back to
the 5th century before Christ. These were of Celtic origin as is the name Wien derived from
the Celtic "Vedunia" for river in the woods. The Romans established the garrison camp
Vindobona in the 1st century A.D. Vienna began to rise in importance in the middle Ages. It
was made residence of the Babenbergs and the city walls were raised in 1200. Vienna was
to become the capital of the Habsburg Empire for almost seven centuries. Its imperial past is
still visible today, as with the Hofburg, Schönbrunn castle, the buildings along Ringstraße
and many other sites throughout the city.
After the end of the Second World War and many years of Allied occupation Austria regained
its independence with the state treaty signed in 1955. Unperturbed by the nearby Iron
Curtain Vienna continued to build on its international role during the Cold War years. It
became a UN seat and was chosen as headquarters for the OECD.
Vienna's cultural life is multi-faceted. You have the choice of 50 theatres, four opera houses,
two stages for musicals and 100 museums and numerous theatre, music and dance
festivals. The Museumsquartier (museum quarter) with its baroque facade is home to one of
the biggest cultural districts in Europe.
Vienna is known worldwide as a city of music. Quality orchestras and ensembles are its seal
of excellence. Along with well-established ensembles for contemporary music classical music
continues to play a vital role, as made evident by the City of Vienna Concert Orchestra and
the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, amongst others. The Vienna Academy, the Vienna
Chamber Orchestra and the Women's Chamber Orchestra are dedicated to tradition and
modern music alike. International artists are a great gain to cultural life in Vienna.
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LINZ
MOZART´S STAY
The Capital of Upper Austria was and is

located on the main route from Salzburg to
Vienna. This made it a welcome point of respite
for the Mozarts. All in all, seven visits to Linz by
the Mozarts have been reported.
Their initial visit took place in context of their

first Viennese journey, when the Mozart family
arrived by ship from Passau. They paused in
Linz for several weeks. One day, when
Wolfgang and sister Nannerl were playing in an
open concert, the child prodigies were first
discovered by young Count Palffy. Back in
Vienna, he reported to the court (Joseph II), what he had just heard. Thus, public enthusiasm
carried the news of the child from the country to the capital, and opened all socially relevant
doors to the Mozarts, even those of the noblest circles.
That was one of the miracles in W.A. Mozart's life. Later, the Mozarts continued to visit
beautiful Linz, the sites and traces of which can still be found. Of particular importance for
music history was the visit in 1783, in context of which Wolfgang and his young wife
Constanze were travelling back to Vienna from their last Salzburg visit.
They had actually planned to spend only a single night in Linz. However, they ended up
staying for over three weeks as guests of Wolfgang’s old friend, Count Thun. Due to the fact
that the Mozarts had not brought a new symphony with them, the genius composed a new
one. So within merely 4 days, not only the famous "Linz Symphony" (symphony in C major,
K.425) was created but also the Linz Sonata B flat major. The symphony was first performed
on the following day in the Linz Theatre.
PLACES OF INTEREST
The Landhaus
Promenade 39
Here in Oct. 1762, the Mozart children gave their first concert in Linz.
Cite of the Linz Theater
Promenade 37
In November 1783 W.A. Mozart gave an academy lecture during which the Linz Symphony
was performed for the first time. Today, the theatre is known as the Landestheater.
Black Ram inn
Altstadt 22
Leopold Mozart stayed here in April 1785 on his way back from visiting his son in Vienna. He
was accompanied by his pupil Marchand, who gave a concert.
Home of Lambach Prelate
Landstrasse 28
On the 13 September 1767 the Mozart family was invited for lunch to Amand Schkmayrs
home, the Prelate of Lambach Monastery
Mozart House
Klostergasse 20
In 1783, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was the guest of the Count von Thun at this three-storey
renaissance building dating back to the second half of the 16th century. The façade and
doorway were replaced during the Baroque era. Mozart composed his Linz Symphony there.
The entrance hall features a bust of Mozart by W. Ritter (1957), as well as a sound system.
The beautiful three-storey arcaded courtyard dates back to the 17th century.
Site of the - GREEN TREE - inn
Bethlehemstrasse 4-6
(Today: Passage Kaufhaus) The family lodged there in Sept. 1767 on their journey to
Vienna.
ABOUT LINZ
Linz on the Danube River is the capital of the state Upper Austria. The city was founded by
the Romans, who called it Lentia. The city was most of the times only a provincial and local
government city of the Holy Roman Empire. Being the city where the Hapsburg Emperor
Friedrich III spent his last years, it was for a short period of time the most important city of the
empire. Another important milestone of the city was Johannes Kepler, who spent several
years of his life as a local mathematician in this city. Another sun of the City is Anton
Bruckner who spent the years of 1855-1868 working as a local composer and church
organist in this city. The local concert hall and a local private music and arts university are
named after him. Linz today is still an industrial city. The VOEST ALPINE a rather large steel
mill procedure for the production of steel and the former "Chemie Linz" a chemical group,
now split up in several companies, made Linz to one of Austria's most important economical
centres. The city itself is not signed by these heavy industries. The city is now home to a
vibrant music and arts scene that is well-funded by the city and the state of Upper Austria.
Ars Electronica Centre on the north bank of the Danube, across from the historic centre is
home to one of the few public 3D CAVEs in Europe and attracts a large gathering of
technologically oriented artists every year for the Ars Electronica Festival. Recently built
(2003) was the new modern art gallery called "Lentos". It is situated on the banks of the river
Danube. In 2009 Linz together with Villnius will be Cultural Capital of Europe.
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SALZBURG
MOZART´S STAY
The city of Salzburg was W.A. Mozart's

birthplace and home for over two third of his
life. At the age of six, it was here where he
wrote his first compositions. Following through
with his first opera "Apollo et Hyacinthus" at the
age of eleven. Later, as an organist and
orchestra director, he was provided with a
regular income by the duke archbishops of
Salzburg.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Mozart's Birthplace
Getreidegasse 9
Leopold Mozart and his family lived in the so-called Hagenauer Haus from 1747 to 1773, and
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born there on 27 January 1756. The Mozart family's
apartment has been a museum since 1880. Famous exhibits include the violin Mozart used
as a child, his concert violin, his clavichord, his fortepiano, portraits and letters of the Mozart
family. In addition to autographs (facsimiles), the historic rooms house an exhibition of
documents and memorabilia, the original portraits of family members, such as the
uncompleted oil painting by his brother-in-law Joseph Lange dated 1789, entitled Mozart at
the Piano and the historical instruments (Mozart's concert piano and clavichord, and his
child's and concert violins, and viola).
The Mozart apartment was carefully restored in keeping with state-of-the-art museum
technology, in order to protect the exhibits from possible damage. With the help of private
creditors, the rear part of the house facing Universitätsplatz was redecorated as a "typical
Salzburg commoner's apartment of Mozart's day."
The second floor is dedicated to the theme of Mozart and the theatre. Numerous dioramas
(miniature stage sets) illustrate the history of the reception of Mozart's operas. Model stage
sets from the late 18th through to the 20th century provide a picture of the many different
interpretations of Mozart's works.
Since 1981, the International Mozarteum Foundation has mounted annual changing
exhibitions on the composer on the first floor.
Mozart's Residence
Makartplatz 8
The Mozart Residence, also known as the Tanzmeisterhaus, was first mentioned in official
documents in 1617. It was so called because a decree of 1711 permitted dances there.
In 1773, the Mozarts moved into this residence on the then Hannibalplatz (now Makartplatz
8) as the apartment on the third floor of Getreidegasse 9 (Mozart's birthplace) had become
too small as the family grew. The roomy apartment offered sufficient space for gatherings of
friends and musicians.
The librettist of the Magic Flute, Emanuel Schikaneder (1751-1812) was a frequent guest. In
this house, Wolfgang wrote numerous symphonies, divertimenti, serenades, piano and violin
concertos, a bassoon concerto, arias, masses and other sacred works in the period of 1773-
1780. It was here that he composed Il Re Pastore, K 208, and began La Finta Giardiniera K
196 and Idomeneo, K 366.
Leopold Mozart lived alone in the house after Wolfgang and Nannerl Mozart moved to
Vienna and St.Gilgen, respectively. After his death on 28 May 1787, the house changed
hands several times. The International Mozarteum Foundation finally acquired the building,
and it was responsible for the rebuilding of the war-damaged part of the building according to
original plans. The reconstructed Mozart residence was reopened on 26 January 1996.
Today the rooms on the first floor house serve as a museum which documents the history of
the house and the life of the Mozart family, focusing on the life and work of Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart. An infra-red guide system in six languages, with extracts from Mozart's
works as a background, accompanies the visitor through the museum. The museum pays
particular attention to the journeys of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (shown on a wall map) and
to his sister Maria Anna ("Nannerl"). An "atmosphere room" shows how domestic interiors
looked at the time. The exhibition is rounded off with a video wall production on Mozart and
Salzburg, also in six languages.
Mozart Archive at Mozart’s Birthplace
Getreidegasse 9
The Mozart archive, the sources of which are of great importance for the cultural and musical
history of Salzburg, is located on the top floor of Mozart’s birthplace. The archive maintains
documents with the following contents:
•Chronicles of the International Mozarteum Foundation, Salzburg;
•Paintings and prints of Mozart and his contemporaries;
•Theatrical history collection with stage design models, sketches and playbills;
•Performance and artist catalogue, consisting of programmes;
•posters and press notices;
•Photographic archive, which acts as the central picture library for the issue of reproduction
rights.
International Mozarteum Foundation Mozart Library
Schwarzstrasse 26
The Bibliotheca Mozartiana on the first floor of the Mozarteum is the world’s largest Mozart
library, with approximately 35,000 titles available for research purposes. Besides specialist
literature on Mozart and the 18th Century, this library – in the Salzburg Jugendstil (art
nouveau) style – also contains music and letter manuscripts of the Mozart family, first and
early editions, and contemporary copies of works by W.A. Mozart, and other 18th and 19th
Century composers.
Reference library only!
Mozart Sound and Film Collection at Mozart’s Residence
Makartplatz 8
The main focus of this archive, founded in 1989, is the collection of all audiovisual
productions relating to the works or person of Mozart. It includes: interpretations of works,
documentary and feature films, sound portraits, contemporary materials (discussions,
interviews, samples, portraits, etc.). The starting point for this collection was the archive of
the ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) Salzburg regional studios which contains vast
treasures in the form of the recordings of Salzburg Festival and Mozart Week programmes –
as well as holdings from foreign sound and film archives which have now been made
available to the public. The steadily growing database currently contains information on some
24,000 productions from 1889 to the present.
It is the world’s largest data pool of Mozart related sound and video recordings. Some 14,000
audio and 2,000 video recordings are accessible to visitors in situ. A separate department
documents the work of contemporary Salzburg composers. There are eight video and 16
audio positions, as well as a large screen for groups by prearrangement.
The Magic Flute House
Bastion Garden behind the Mozarteum
In the Bastionsgarten, which can be reached from the concert halls of the Mozarteum and is
connected with the Mirabellgarten, stands the Zauberflötenhäuschen ("Magic Flute House"),
a small wooden building where Mozart is said to have composed parts of the Magic Flute, K.
620. He is said to have been locked in the house by his librettist Emanuel Schikaneder to
make sure that he completed the work on time, and to have met singers and rehearsed parts
of the opera there. In 1873, the former owner, Prince Starhemberg, donated the Magic Flute
House to the International Mozart Foundation. The Magic Flute House can be viewed when
events are held in the Grand Hall of the Mozarteum during the summer.
St. Sebastian's Cemetery, burial place of the Mozart family
Linzergasse 41
Entrance Linzergasse / St. Sebastian's Church / Bruderhof
In Linzergasse at the foot of the Kapuzinerberg lies St. Sebastian's Cemetery, where
numerous members of the Mozart family found their last resting place in the vicinity of
Gabriel Chapel. Those buried there were: in 1755, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's maternal
grandmother, Eva Rosina Pertl (b. 1688); in 1787, Leopold Mozart; in 1798, Genoveva
Weber (b. 1764), the aunt of Constanze Mozart and mother of Carl Maria von Weber (1786-
1826); in 1805, Nannerl's first daughter Johanna Maria Anna Elisabeth von Berchtold zu
Sonnenburg (b. 1789); in 1826, Georg Nikolaus Nissen, Constanze's second husband; and
in 1842, Mozart's widow Constanze. Mozart's two sisters-in-law, Aloisia Lange (1761-1839)
and Sophie Haibel (1763-1846), who spent the last years of their life in Salzburg, were also
buried in St.Sebastian's Cemetery, but in 1895, they were exhumed and interred in the
Municipal Cemetery. The famous physician and natural philosopher Theophrastus
Bombastus von Hohenheim, also known as Paracelsus, is also buried in the cemetery.
The mausoleum of the celebrated Prince Archbishop of Salzburg, Wolf Dietrich, the Gabriel
Chapel (designed by the Italian Elia Castello and renowned for its decorative glass tiles) is
also situated at the cemetery.
The cemetery ceased being used as a burial ground in 1888.
Lodron Primogeniture Palace
Mirabellplatz 1
In 1631, Archbishop Paris Lodron built a Baroque palace for his relatives at
Dreifaltigkeitsgasse 15-19.The Lodron Primogeniture Palace (Mirabellplatz 1) today houses
the Mozarteum University for Music and Performing Arts. W.A. Mozart often visited his
friends and patrons, the family of Archmarshal Count Lodron, there, and he also enjoyed
playing music with his friends at the palace. In 1776 and 1778, he wrote two serenades, K.
247 and K. 287, for Maria Antonia (1738-1780), the wife of Archmarshal Ernst Maria Johann
Nepomuk, Count Lodron (1716-1779), and he dedicated the Concerto for Three Pianos, K.
242 to her and her daughters Maria Aloysia (b. 1761) and Maria Josepha (b. 1764).The
palace was severely damaged by fire in the 18th Century.
In 1972, the entire building apart from the façade was demolished and reconstructed, and at
the same time, a large part of the Karl Borromeus Church was pulled down.
Today, the Lodron Primogeniture Palace is used by the Mozarteum University, but the
Lodron coat of arms can still be seen at the main entrance.
Pilgrimage Church of Maria Plain
Plainbergweg
Contrary to what is stated in some older Mozart literature, Mozart did not compose the
Coronation Mass, K. 317 for the pilgrimage church of Maria Plain, where the Mozart family
often had masses read, but rather the Mass in F Major, K. 192.
The church, located on the Plainberg, is the city's traditional place of pilgrimage. Not only is
the place of historical and cultural interest; but there is also a wonderful view of Salzburg
from the hill. The legend behind this place of pilgrimage centres on a picture of Mary and the
infant Jesus with miraculous powers which now decorates the high altar. This was
wondrously preserved from the flames during a fire in the town of rain, Lower Bavaria during
the Thirty Years War.
After the picture was brought to Salzburg in 1652, Archbishop Guidobald Thun ordered the
building of a chapel in which to house it. From 1671-1674, Archbishop Max Gandolf had a
church built beside this wooden chapel under the supervision of the architect Giovanni
Antonio Dario. The twin-towered façade is decorated by four semi-circular enclosed niches
with statues of the evangelists. Over the entrance is a high relief of the Virgin Mary and the
infant Jesus. Almost all the furnishings and fittings of the single nave structure date from
when it was built. The nave is flanked by two pairs of side chapels. The curved triumphal
arch is followed by a chancel with a three-sided apse. The chancel and the side chapels are
cross-vaulted and decorated with stucco-framed mirrors. The high altar dates from 1674.
The altar picture of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin by Frans de Neve is surrounded by
the figures of Saints Vitalis and Maximilian and by an altarpiece with the figures of Saints
Rupert and Virgil by Jakob Gerold. In front of the altarpiece is the miraculous picture of Maria
Plain. The coronation and decoration of the picture with a silvery rocaille garland took place
on 4 July 1751, the fifth Sunday after Whitsun. Since then, the coronation festival of Mary
has been celebrated every year in Maria Plain. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed the
aforementioned mass on the occasion of the 28th coronation festival. The church is open at
day times.
Mozart Memorial
Mozartplatz
In 1835, Sigmund von Koflern, a native of Salzburg, and the Poznan-born writer Julius
Schilling proposed the erection of a Mozart memorial in Salzburg (Mozartplatz). Following an
appeal to which many local citizens contributed, the commission for the memorial was
awarded to the Munich sculptor Ludwig von Schwanthaler and the royal caster Johann
Stiglmaier.
The official unveiling took place on 4 September 1842 on Michaelerplatz (now Mozartplatz) in
the presence of Mozart's two sons - Constanze Nissen, formerly Mozart, had died in
Salzburg on 6 March of that year. In honour of his father, Franz Xaver Mozart, also referred
to as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart jun., conducted one of his own compositions, his Festival
Cantata, which is based on motives of his father's works. In 1997, Salzburg's city centre was
added to UNESCO's list of World Cultural Heritage sites.
An inscription set into the ground at the foot of the Mozart Memorial commemorates the date
of the city's naming as a World Cultural Heritage site in 1997.
Salzburg Cathedral (Dome)
Domplatz
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's parents, Leopold und Anna Maria, were married in Salzburg
Cathedral on 21 November 1747. The supposition that Mozart's parents married in Aigen
near Salzburg can be traced back to a humorous comment by Leopold Mozart in a letter to
Lorenz Hagenauer that they had exchanged vows there. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was
christened at the Cathedral on 28 January 1756. He was appointed as organist in 1779, and
composed almost all of his sacred music - masses, propers, offices, litanies, chorales and
church sonatas - for the Cathedral. Salzburg Cathedral is probably the city's most important
sacred building and also its spiritual focal point. Its magnificent façade and vast dome make
it the most impressive architectural monument in the early Baroque style north of the Alps. Its
origins are closely linked with the nature and growth of the ecclesiastical principality. Burnt
down and rebuilt, enlarged and extended, it bears witness to the power and independence of
the archbishops of Salzburg.
Some 400 years after the construction of the old cathedral, a large part of it was destroyed
by fire on 11 December 1598. Archbishop Markus Sittikus's master builder, Santino Solari,
was commissioned with building the new cathedral. In the midst of the turmoil of the Thirty
Years War, the official consecration by Archbishop Paris Lodron took place on 25 September
1628. The consecration of the cathedral was the greatest and most magnificent celebration
that Salzburg has ever witnessed. In 1944 a bomb destroyed the dome and part of the altar
area. After renovation, the cathedral was reconsecrated in all its former glory in 1959. The
three dates on the gate railings of the cathedral - 774, 1628 and 1959 - commemorate the
three consecrations. In front of the main façade, there are four monumental statues: the
apostles Peter and Paul with key and sword, as well as the two patron saints of the province,
Rupert and Virgil, with salt barrel and church model. The two coats of arms on the gable
frame commemorate the two builders of the cathedral, Markus Sittikus and Paris Lodron.
Besides the font in which Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was christened, other treasures of
Salzburg Cathedral include the magnificent main organ decorated with music-making angels
and crowned with figures of Rupert and Virgil, as well as the fine cathedral doors by
Schneider-Manzell, Mataré and Manzú. In his capacity as court organist and orchestra
leader, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart created numerous immortal works of church music for
Salzburg.
St. Peter's Abbey
St. Peters Hof
From his earliest youth, Mozart was closely linked with St. Peter's Abbey. Mozart composed
the Dominicus Mass, K. 66 for the first mass of his boyhood friend Kajetan Rupert
Hagenauer, who was abbot there from 1786 to 1811. During his stay in Salzburg, his
uncompleted C Minor Mass, K. 427 (417a) was first performed on 26 October 1783 with the
composer conducting. His wife Constanze sang the soprano part.
St. Peter's abbey church is a Romanesque transept basilica, later remodelled in the Baroque
style, with a west tower and baroque domes.
The baroquisation of the church took place at the beginning of the 17th Century, and its
current goes back to renovations under Abbot Beda Seeauer in the 18th century. As a result,
one finds late Romanesque and Rococo elements in close proximity of each other - another
example of the way in which the architecture of different eras is intermingled in many
Salzburg churches.
To the rear of the Rupert altar, in the nave, is the so-called "Felsengrab", a grave cut into the
rock where St. Rupert, the patron saint of Salzburg is reputed to be buried. The bones of the
saint are preserved in the reliquary of the altar in the nave. Most of the relics of St. Rupert
are in the cathedral, under the high altar.
The marble high altar is richly decorated and bears an altarpiece by Martin Johann Schmidt,
representing the Intercession of St. Peter and Benedict before the Virgin Mary.
Behind the abbey church, Mozart's sister, Maria Anna Berchtold zu Sonnenburg (1751-
1829), and his friend, Johann Michael Haydn, are interred in the communal vault (access to
the catacombs). Small portraits recall these two famous Salzburg citizens.
Abbey courtyard, church and St. Peter's cemetery are freely accessible.
Residence
Residenzplatz 1
The Rittersaal (knights' hall) of the Residence (Residenzplatz 1) was the scene of the first
performance of Mozart's oratorio The Obligation of the First Commandment, K 35 on 12
March 1767, and the first performance of the divertimento Il Re pastore, K. 208 on 23 April
1775. As a member of the Salzburg court music ensemble, Mozart gave numerous concerts
in the Residence.
Besides the cathedral, the former prince archbishop's residence is certainly the most striking
building in Salzburg's old town. A bishop's palace has stood on the site since around 1120.
The building was modified several times during the 15th and 16th Centuries.
The existing structure goes back to Prince Bishop Wolf Dietrich, who commissioned the
reconstruction of the Residence in around 1600. He was also responsible for the wing on
Residenzplatz and Domplatz with the Carabinierisaal, the linking structure to the Franciscan
Church with the western arcades which span Franziskanergasse, and the so-called
"Dietrichsruh". The Toskanatrakt (Tuscan wing) was started under Archbishop Markus
Sittikus. In order to achieve a visual balance with the cathedral, the main wing was raised by
one storey under the stewardship of Prince Archbishop Guidobald Graf Thun (1654-1668). In
1710, Prince Archbishop Franz Anton Harrach commissioned the renovation of the façade of
the main structure to a design by Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt. Prior to the secularisation
of the religious principality, the Residence normally served as the seat of the Salzburg prince
bishops.
Today, it houses the Residenz Gallery (European paintings from the 16th to the 19th
Centuries) and is used by Salzburg University.
Old Aula Theater of the old University
Furtwänglerpark
At the age of five, Mozart appeared as a dancer in a school play, Sigismundus Hungariae
Rex, in the Great Hall (theatre) of the Old University (today the Theological Faculty,
Hofstallgasse). His Latin school comedy, Apollo et Hyacinthus, K 38 was performed there on
13 May 1767.
In 2006, the auditorium had been reopened with a performance of the opera Apollo and
Hyacinth. This was the first opera to be composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, then aged
11, and it also had its first rendition in the auditorium in 1767.
The Great Hall may only be viewed during events or performances.
Collegiate Church
Universitätsplatz
Mozart composed his D Minor Mass, K. 65 (61a) for the official opening of the 40-hour period
of prayer in the Collegiate Church (also known as the University Church) on 5 February
1769.
The church is regarded as a masterwork of Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach. It was
consecrated as the Church of Our Dear Lady. The extended cruciform church with dome,
directly adjoining the old university building and Furtwänglerpark, was built between 1696 -
1707. The north-facing ornamental front façade achieves its effect through the many finely
wrought details.
The belfries of the towers are free standing. Four tapering statues rest on the coping which is
bordered by balustrades. The porch is separated from the nave by three round-arched
arcades. Delicate decorative features surround the large windows, and the coat of arms of
Archbishop
Johann Ernst Thun is set in the closing gable area.
Above this rise figures of angels and the Immaculate Virgin, framed by statues of the four
evangelists on the left tower and of the four Church Fathers on the right, by Michael
Bernhard Mandl. The choir originally housed a high stone tabernacle instead of a high altar.
The existing altar dates back to 1735. The figures around the tabernacle, depicting the
various aspects of the human spirit, are surmounted by throned allegorical figures
representing Faith. Above the angels is a stucco aureole of clouds, rays and putti encircling
the floating Immaculate Virgin. This design by Fischer von Erlach was executed by Diego
Francesco Carlone and Paolo d'Allio. The high altar is the work of Josef Anton Pfaffinger.
Mozarteum
Schwarzstrasse 26 and 28
Following the break-up of the Dom-Musik-Verein und Mozarteum ("Cathedral Music Society
and Mozarteum"), which had been founded in 1841, the International Mozarteum Foundation
was established on 20 September 1880. Its objective is the care and promotion of the
musical arts and the promotion of Mozart's genius.
In 1909, the International Mozarteum Foundation launched an architecture competition for
the construction of a Mozart house which was won by the Munich architect Richard Berndl
(1875-1955).
The Mozart House, commonly known as the Mozarteum, was built according to his Munich
Jugendstil (art nouveau) design between 1910 and 1914. The Mozarteum in Schwarzstrasse
houses classrooms and offices, a library, two concert halls and the Central Institute for
Mozart Research. Besides the concert halls, the outstanding showpiece are the Jugendstil
library on the first floor, which includes music and manuscripts of the Mozart family, first and
early prints and the Bibliotheca Mozartiana with approx.35, 000 volumes.Most of the
International Mozarteum Foundation's concerts and the Mozart matinees at the Salzburg
Festival are held in the main hall which seats 800 (Schwarzstrasse 28).
http://www.mozarteum.at
University Mozarteum
Mirabellplatz
Last home of Nannerl Mozart
Sigmund Haffnergasse 12
Mozart´s sister moved here after the death of her husband in St. Gilgen and lived there until
her death on 19 October 1829.
Mirabell castle and gardens
Venue of Mozart´s "Cassation" K.62 and K.100.
Residence of Constanze Mozart
Altermarkt 5
One of Constanze´s residences after her return from Vienna to Salzburg.
Alter Markt 9/Ecke Kurfürstenstraße 2, in the house of Café Tomaselli
Here died Georg Nikolaus Nissen, her second husband.
Nonnberggasse 12
After the death of Nissen, Constanze moved to the Nonntal.
Mozartplatz 8
Constanze lived here from 1837 till her death. In this house also Sophie Haibl her sister died
(26 October 1846).
Robinighof
Robinigstraße 35 -in Schallmoos
Several visits by Mozart there are documented.
ABOUT SALZBURG
The first settlements at Salzburg were apparently begun by the Celts. Around 15 BC the
separate settlements were convoluted into one city by the Romans. At this point in time the
city was called Juvavum and was awarded the status of a Roman municipium in 45 AD.
Mozart's birthplace Juvavum developed into an important town of the Roman province of
Noricum. A Roman Catholic diocese was formed in the town around 700, which later became
an archdiocese responsible for Bavaria.
The economic wealth of the town during this time was based on salt-mining. The word SALZ
in the town's name is the German word for salt. The town's river was a main artery for
transporting salt mined in nearby mountains.
In 1077 the fortress was constructed under the order of Archduke Gebhard.
Until 1803, the Archbishop of Salzburg was the ruler of the city and the surrounding territory.
Successive archbishop princes moulded the town, with the most influential being Wolf
Dietrich who was largely responsible for the shape of the city today. His influence saw the
creation of the towering Salzburg cathedral, the Mirabell Garden, and other landmarks. The
inner circle of the city belongs to the list of the UNESCO world heritage.
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http://www.mozarteum.at
The International Mozarteum Foundation is a private non-profit organization that focuses on

preserving the heritage of Mozart. The foundation was started in 1880 by citizens of the city
of Salzburg and has its roots in the “Dom-Musik-Verein und Mozarteum” of 1841.
Every year, around the time of Mozart’s birthday on January 27, the International Mozarteum
Foundation puts an artistic accent on the European concert scene that can hardly be
exceeded: the Mozart Week. Top international orchestras, ensembles, conductors, singers
and soloists have been performing here for more than 50 years during the Mozart Week. As
a compliment to the Mozart Week, the ISM also organizes the concert cycles “Young Artists”,
“Rising Stars” and “Chamber Music in the Viennese Hall” between the end of September and
June.
The ISM is the owner and manager of the two original Mozart sites in Salzburg: In the
Getreidegasse, the heart of the city, “Mozart’s Birthplace” is the house where Leopold Mozart
and his wife, Anna Maria Walburga, lived for 26 years, beginning in 1747. It was here that
Nannerl and Wolfgang were born. With their move to the present-day “Mozart’s Residence”
on Hannibalplatz on the right bank of the river Salzach in 1773, the Mozart family could
finally flee the medieval confinement of the apartment in the Getreidegasse. The ample
apartment with eight rooms offered sufficient space for social gatherings with families who
were friends of the Mozarts. Young Mozart lived here with his family until 1780.
The third pillar of activity by the ISM is the department for research. The “Mozart-Institute”
consists of the Bibliotheca Mozartiana with its Collection of Autographs, the Audio-visual
Mozart Collection, the New Mozart Edition and the Digital Mozart Edition.
ST. GILGEN
St Gilgen is a town by the Wolfgangsee in the

Austrian state of Salzburg in a region known
as the Salzkammergut. St Gilgen is a well
known travel destination.
MOZART´S STAY
St. Gilgen, located 25 km east of Salzburg,

was the home of Mozart's grandfather, his
mother was born here, and it was to here that his beloved sister Nannerl moved after her
marriage. Even though Mozart was never here, the history of this town is inextricably tied to
that of Mozart. Only a few people are aware of its historic background.
PLACES OF INTEREST
The former district court

Mozart's mother, Anna Maria Walburga Pertl, was born in St. Gilgen's former district
courthouse on Dec. 25th, 1720. Mozart's sister, "Nannerl", moves here with her husband in
1784.
From 1716 - 1724 Mozart's grandfather Wolfgang Nicolaus Pertl held the office of
Rechtspfleger (local judge) in St. Gilgen.The Prince Archbishop of Salzburg, Graf Anton von
Harrach, charged him with building the old courthouse, a commission fulfilled between 1719
and 1720. Mozart's mother, Anna Maria Walburga Pertl, was born there on 25 December
1720. In 1724, her father died and the family moved to Salzburg, where she married Leopold
Mozart, a native of Augsburg, in 1747.
In 1784, Mozart's beloved sister Maria Anna Ignatia, known as "Nannerl", and her husband
move into the house where her mother had been born.
"Nannerl" - herself a great musical talent - married a successor to her grandfather's office,
the judge Johann Baptist Berchtold zu Sonnenburg. Nannerl lived in St. Gilgen until her
husband's death in 1801.
On the street side of the memorial house is a relief of Mozart's mother and Nannerl by the
sculptor Jakob Gruber, which was unveiled in 1906.
Fountain to Mozart's mother
In front of the Mozart Memorial House, there is a small, inviting garden with a charming
fountain by Toni Schneider Manzell, depicting Mozart's mother as a small girl.
Parish Church
The marriage of Mozart's grandparents took place in the parish church of St. Aegidius and
his mother, Anna Maria Walburga Pertl, was christened there on the same day as she was
born (25 December, 1720). Mozart's sister Nannerl married Johann Baptist Berchtold zu
Sonnenburg there on 23 August 1784, and Mozart's grandfather and his brother-in-law are
buried there.
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AUSTRIA
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Kulturverein Mozartdorf
Mozartplatz 1
5340 St. Gilgen am Wolfgangsee
AUSTRIA
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BELGIUM
W.A. Mozart stopped in what is now Belgium on his way to France during his
extensive journey across Western Europe to Paris and London. Eight cities bore
witness to the child prodigy. They were impressed by the bustling activity of the
citizens as well as by the beautiful architecture of the churches and official buildings
in the charming little towns.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Antwerpen – Brüssel - GENT - Leuven/Louvain - LIEGE - Mechelen - Mons - Tirlemont
CONTACT
Office de Promotion du tourisme Wallonie

Rue Saint Bernard 30
B-1060 Bruxelles
BELGIUM
Phone: + 32 2 5040390
http://www.belgien-tourismus.be
Toerisme Vlaanderen
Grasmarkt 61
B-1000 Bruxelles
BELGIUM
Phone: +32 2 5040350
Fax: +32 2 5040377
e-mail: info@flandern.com
http://www.flandern.com
REGION
FLANDERS
MOZART´S STAY
In the course of their "great western trip",

the Mozart family passed through the
Austrian Netherlands, a region that has
since become the Belgium of today.
They were impressed by the bustling activity of the citizens as well as by the beautiful
architecture of the churches and official buildings in the charming little towns.
Gent is the capital of Eastflandres. The Mozart family stayed in Gent overnight from 4th to
5th September 1765. Coming from Calais Harbour, they spent the night in the Sint
Sebastiaan Hotel on the Kouter (Paradeplatz), next to the actual magnificent opera house.
During their stay, they ascended one of the impressive towers, and admired the carillon,
which did not simply ring but could be played like a piano. Afterwards they visited the abbey
and in the Baudelo Chapel, little Wolfgang played the "large new organ".
Other Mozart Cities in Vlaanderen: Leuven, Mechelen and Antwerpen.
About Flanders
The present region of Flanders includes parts of the historic territories of Flanders, Brabant
and Limburg.
In the middle Ages, the county of Flanders extended far into present-day France. The region
around Dunkerque also belongs to the traditional Dutch-speaking language area, although,
since the time of Louis XIV, French has gradually forcibly replaced Dutch. Other parts of
present-day French Flanders however were always Picard-speaking.
During WWI, the German-French/British Front passed straight through Flanders. The Front-
Line War destroyed many villages and towns in politically neutral Belgium. Ever since WWII
and the decline of the coal and steel industries in Wallonia, Flanders has developed into the
most influential economical area of Belgium.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Old Stock Exchange/Antwerpen

15 Hofstraat
Baudelo Chapel/Gent
Bibliotheekstraat
Belfry and Chimes (Carillon)/Gent
Sint-Baafsplein
Cathedral of our Lady of Antwerp/Antwerpen
Handschoenmarkt
Catholic University/Leuven
Nammsestraat 22
Grand-Place/Antwerpen
Stock Exchange/Antwerpen
Borzestrasse
The Royal Museum of the fine Arts/Antwerpen
Leopold de Waelplaats
PaintersÁcademy/Antwerpen
Mutsaerstraat 29
Site of -Hotel a la Poste- /Antwerpen
Groenplatz
Site of - Wils Man - Inn /Leuven
Smoldersplein 1
Site of the St.-Sebastiaanshof Hotel/Gent
Kouter
Church of our Lady of St. Peter/Gent
Sint-Pietersplein
St. Peter´s Church/Leuven
Grote Markt
St. Bavo Church/Gent
Sint-Baafsplein
St. Carolus Borromeuskirche/ Antwerpen
Hendrik Consciencelein 12
St. Jacob´s Church/Antwerpen
Lange Nieuwstraat 73
St. Paul´s Church/Antwerpen
St. Paulusstraat 29-31
Townhall/Antwerpen
Grote Markt 1
Townhall/Gent
Botermarkt
Townhall/Leuven
Grote Markt
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Grasmarkt 61
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GENT
MOZART´S STAY
Mozart arrived in Ghent on September 4

1765, together with his parents and his
sister. The family came from Calais,
returning from England. They left on the
6th. The Mozarts visited "the tower",
where they enjoyed the panorama and saw a "carillon". In Gent, this item in Leopold Mozart's
annotations is explained as if they visited the belfry tower with its very fine Hemony-carillon.
But Nannerl counted the steps, and the sum is larger than the steps in the belfry. It is very
probable that in reality the "tower" was the tower of the Saint-Bavo cathedral, which had a
carillon of 25 bells, made in the 18th century by Pauwels. The Mozarts also visited the
Baudelo Abbey near Saint-James' church. There Wolfgang played the new organ, built by
Pieter van Peteghem. It was a very impressive instrument, one of the largest in town. This
organ was later transfered to the church of Vlaardingen (near Rotterdam, Holland).
PLACES OF INTEREST
Sint-Sebastiaanhof hotel
The Mozarts spent the night in the Sint-Sebastiaan hotel from 4th to 5th September 1765,
which has since been demolished.
Belfry Tower: The Belfry Tower, from which they admired the panorama and where
Wolfgang tried out the Carillon. However, some presume it was the tower of the Sint Baafs
Cathedral that the Mozarts ascended. In the 18th century, it also had a carillon.
Baudelo Abbey: The Baudelo Abbey of the Bernardines is situated at the Ottogracht.
Currently, it is a school providing artistic education. The Mozarts visited it, and Wolfgang
played on the new organ, built by the famous organ builder of Gent, Van Peteghem.
This instrument is now in Vlaardingen (Holland). In the Bijloke museum the interior of the
reception room of the abbot of Baudelo Abbey is preserved. It is very impressive with its
decorations of a beautiful series of tapestries from a Brussels workshop.
ABOUT GENT
Gent its fascinating past is illustrated by numerous monuments and rich works of art and
culture. Gent artists and scientists have spread their city's fame throughout the world.
Present-day Gent still is an uncommonly fascinating city, "one of the most beautiful historic
cities in Europe", as François Mitterrand said during his visit in 1983. A very high level of
cultural life is maintained and Gent is one of the few Belgian cities where artistic initiatives
have an international aura. The entire current art scene is vivid and creative.
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0032 478 88 79 45
0032 9 330 03 77
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LIÈGE
MOZART`S STAY
At the age of 7, on October 2nd 1763,

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart spent the
night at the Black Eagle Hotel. The hotel,
which has disappeared today, was
located in Féronstrée (street of the
ironworkers) at very the place where a
concrete building has been built (the
current numbers 19 and 21). In a letter addressed to Lorenz Hagenauer, Leopold Mozart
wrote that Liege was a large city, densely populated, where a great "producing" activity
reigned.
PLACES OF INTEREST
At the City Museum the authentic sign of the former inn "THE BLACK EAGLE" is presented.
ABOUT LIÈGE
More than thousand years of history have left important traces. Thus, the city counts more
than two dozen museums. With its parks and gardens, its architectural heritage, its
picturesque dead ends, its pedestrian centre, its gastronomy and the legendary friendliness
of its inhabitants, Liege deserves its nickname of "fiery City". Many companies active in
various sectors of high technology (biochemistry, space, multimedia, etc.) are situated in
Liège. Thanks to the presence of several institutions, Liège has become the economic capital
of the Walloon Region.
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Town Hall - Place du Marché 2
B-4000 Liège
Tel: 00 32 (0)4 221 80 88
Fax: 00 32 (0)4 221 81 09
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FRANCE
Two trips took W.A. Mozart to France, where he met King Louis XV and Louis XVI.
Mozart visited Paris as a child and again as a young man. His mother died on July 3,
1778 during his second trip to Paris. W.A. Mozart visited a total of 18 cities on his
journey to and from Paris. His very first compositions (K.6, 7 and K. 8, 9) were printed
in Paris
Traveling through France W.A. Mozart visited 18 cities in total.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Bergues Saint-Winoc - Bonavis - Calais - Cambrai -Clermont-en-Argonne - Dijon –

Dunkerque
Gournay-sur-Aronde - Lille-Metz - LYON - Nancy - PARIS -Reims - STRASSBOURG
(CONSEIL GENERAL DU BAS-RHIN STRASBOURG) - Saint Germain en Laye -
Vallenciennes - Versailles
CONTACT
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20, avenue de l´´ Opera
F-75401 Paris cedex 01 CEDEX
France
Phone: +33 1 4296700
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REGION
BAS RHIN
MOZART´S STAY
On September 26 1778, Mozart left Paris and

took the postal diligence to Strasbourg which
led him to the Alsatian capital where he
arrived on October 10 1778 at the post house
of the Cour du Corbeau. He discovered a garrison town with a heterogeneous aspect and in
which half-timbered houses were next to luxurious buildings in the 18th-century French style.
The cultural atmosphere was intense. The Strasbourg University had a European influence
that attracted students like Goethe or Metternich.
The city excelled in arts, especially in vermeil silversmith’s trade, in stained-glass windows,
Hannong china and crockery, the building of organs (with the Silbermann dynasty), furniture
and panelling in rococo style, etc…
An intellectual and cultural melting-pot, Strasbourg was the symbol of Europe of
Enlightenment.
On October 17, Mozart gave a piano recital at the Poêle du Miroir, in the room now called
“Salle Mozart” or at the Mauresse. Prince Max de Deux-Ponts attended the concert.
On October 24 and 31, Mozart gave a big concert with orchestra at the Comédie française
which was burnt down in 1800. During his stay, Mozart also played in public on the
Silbermann organs of the Temple Neuf church that was destroyed by a fire 1870 (rebuilt in
1874) and in Saint-Thomas, the church where the Marshal of Saxe rests. His tomb made by
Pigalle, was unveiled in 1777.
On Novembre 3, Mozart left Strasbourg and went to Mannheim.
He brought with him a popular Alsatian tune which became the theme of the 3rd movement
of his 4th concerto for violin and orchestra.
A FEW OF THE ALSATIAN PERSONALITIES MET BY MOZART
Prince Max de Deux-Ponts (1756-1825) a colonel of the Royal Alsace, lord of Ribeaupierre,
future king of Bavaria (1806)
Johann Andreas Silbermann (1712-1783), an organ builder and his brother, Jean-Henri
(1727-1789), specialised in the building of piano-forte
Franz Xaver Richter (1709-1789), choirmaster of the cathedral, a follower of the Mannheim
school. Mozart dreamed for a short time of replacing Richter, but Ignaz Pleyel inherited the
job
Sixtus Hepp (1732-1806) a student of the composer Jommeli, an organist of the Temple
Neuf.
Johann Baptist Wendling (1723-1797), a composer and famous flute virtuoso born in
Ribeauvillé. Mozart created the role of Ilia in Idoménée for his wife Dorothea, an opera singer
as well as ariettas for his daughter Elizabeth Augusta.
Franz Anton Wendling (1729-1786) a violinist, brother of the former; Mozart created the role
of Electre in Idoménée for his wife, Elizabeth Augusta
Franz Heinrich Ziegenhagen (1732-1806), a Strasbourgeois freemason. Mozart wrote the
music to his poem A little German cantata K.619.
Philipp Jacob Franck (1715-1780), a merchant and banker, a freemason and one of the
wealthiest and most influential personalities in the city.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Cour du Corbeau
Quai dÍII; Relay station of the post
La Cathédrale
Mozart heard a new Mass by F. X. Richter here. The Cathedral has a magnificent fifteen-
century Krebs Organ, modified in the beginning of the eightennth century by Andreas
Silbermann.
Mozart Room (Saale du Miroir)
3, rue du Miroir
Mozart's first concert in Strasbourg probably took place here.
New Temple
Mozart played here the Silbermann Organ. Church and organ had been destroyed by fire in
August 1870.
St. Thomas Church
Mozart played here in public on one of the two best organs built by Silbermann. The other
one you will find in the New Church.
ABOUT BAS RHIN
Bas-Rhin is a French département, named after the Rhine River.

The département was created during the French Revolution. In the mid-1790s, following the
French occupation of the entire left bank of the Rhine, the département's northern boundary
was extended north beyond the Lauter to the Queich river to include the areas of Annweiler
am Trifels, Landau an der Pfalz, Bad Bergzabern, and Wörth an der Rhein. However, upon
Napoleon's second defeat in 1815, the Congress of Vienna reassigned the areas north of the
Lauter to Bavaria; and those territories are now presently located in the neighboring German
state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
The département has twice been incorporated into Germany: from 1871 (after France's
defeat in the Franco-Prussian War) until the end of World War I in 1918, and again briefly
during World War II (from 1940 to 1945).
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Hôtel du département
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A.D.T.
AGENCE DE DEVELEPPEMENT TOURISTIQUE DU BAS-RHIN
9 rue du Dôme
67061 STRASBOURG Cedex
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LYON
MOZART´S STAY
In July 1766, the Mozart family arrived in Lyon and

stayed for the following month.
They were on their way back home from Paris.
Originally, W.A. Mozart's father Leopold had planned
to cross the Alps as an intermezzo in order to
introduce his family to the charms of Italy. But in
Lyon, he changed his mind and ultimately ended up
travelling directly back to Salzburg.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Bonaventure Church
Place des Cordeliers
Site of the Concert room on the Place des Cordeliers
Place des Cordeliers
On 13 August 1766, Wolfgang and Nannerl participated here in a concert. They played the
most difficult pieces, and all the symphonies were compositions of the young virtuoso.
Wolfgang improvised for a quarter hour with the most capable masters from Lyon
ABOUT LYON
Lyon is a city in east central France. The Rhône and Saône rivers meet in the centre of the
city, which is dominated by the two hills Fourvière and the Croix-Rousse. Together with its
suburbs and satellite towns, Lyon forms the second largest metropolitan area in France after
Paris. Lyon is the capital of the Rhône-Alpes région, and the préfecture (capital) of the
Rhône department.
Lyon was an early centre for printing books, and nurtured a circle of 16th century poets. For
several centuries Lyon has been known as the capitals of gastronomy, fine hand weaving,
and the silk trade. The Lumpier brothers invented cinema in the town in 1898. December 8
each year is marked by a Lumpier festival with the local population putting lamps in their
windows. Two of France's best known wine-growing regions are located near Lyon: the
Beaujolais to the North, and the Cots due Rhone to the South.
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Ville de Lyon
Hotel de Ville
Place de la Comdie
a69205 Lyon Cedex 01
France
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Office du Tourisme & de Congres

Place Bellecour
69214 Lyon
France
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Fax: +33 478 420432
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PARIS
MOZART´S STAY
On two occasions, Paris provided an

important destination for Mozart's
travels.
On the "Great Western" trip, which
Mozart's father Leopold undertook with
the family in order to introduce his child prodigies to the world, the children were lavished
with gifts and other selected royal favours. Years later, when W.A. Mozart returned as an
adult, he wanted to develop as a musician and perhaps find a more stable professional
position. But this time, his level of success was limited. Additionally, his mother fell sick in
Paris and passed away. These events led Mozart to leave Paris for home, earlier than
planned. But as we know today, during these difficult Paris months, W.A. Mozart wrote some
of his most acknowledged masterpieces.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Palace of Count van Eyck

68, rue de Francois-Miron
From 18 November 1763 - 10 April 1764 the Mozart stayed in a room of the palace of t the
Bavarian Minister, Count van Eyck.
Palace of Madame Pompadour - Palais de l'Elysée
55, Rue du Faubourg-St-Honoré
Today the Palais dÉlysee.
Palace of the Duchesse de Chabot
Metro 1, 5 or 8: Bastille
End of April 1778
Palais du Luxembourg and gardens
15, Rue de Vaugirard
Mozart's mother dined with Heina and his wife on 10 June 1778, while Mozart was at
Grimm´s house.
Place de Grève
Place de l´Hôtel-de-Ville
Mozart's father wrote on 22 February 1764 about the place: the Seine has been so full here
for 14 days that one must travel on the Place de Grève with boats...
Cafés of Paris, Cafe Chartres, Café Procope, café de la Regence
After the performance of Paris Symphony, Mozart went to the Palais-Royal and enjoyed an
ice.
General site of the palace of countess Lillebonne
Rue de lúníversité
Mozart and his sister performed here for Marquise Villeroy and Countess de Lilebonne on 9
December 1763.
General site of the Heina Music Business
Rue de Seine in Faubourg St. Germain
Franz Joseph Heina, who was born near Prague, had a music instrument business and a
music publishing firm. Heina and his wife were Mozart's truest friends during his stay in Paris.
General site of the home of Mayer
Rue Bourg lÁbbé
Here, near the former "Silver Lion"" Inn, Mozart and his mother lived after they arrived in
Paris 14 March 1778. The building was completely destroyed in the nineteenth century.
General site of the Palace of the Comte de Guines
Quai de Conti; between Pont des Arts and Pont Neuf
Beginning in April 1778, Mozart gave composition lessons here to Marie-Louise-Philippine,
daughter of Adrien-Louis de Bonnières, Louis comte de Guine, Governor of the Artois. For
the count and his daughter, Mozart wrote the Concerto for flute and harp (K.299/297c).
Site of the academy of the Amateurs: Hotel de Soubise
60, rue des francs-bourgeois
Site of the Concert Spirituel
Tuileries
The performance of Mozart's "Paris" Symphony took place here in the first regular concert
undertaking in Paris on 18 June 1778.
Site of the home of Bademeister Brie
Rue Traversière (today 8 rue Molière)
On 10 May 1766, after returning to Paris from England, Holand and Belgium, The Mozart
family moved into a "closed apartment" here, owned by Bademeister Brie.
Site of the lodging of Mozart and his mother
Rue du Sentier across from the Rue du Croissant
Around 11 April 1778, Mozart and his mother moved into a new apartment with two rooms
facing the street.
Site of the Palace of Louise d'Epinay and Baron Grimm
Rue de la Chaussée d'Antin
On 25 March 1778, Mozart visited Baron Grimm and his mistress, Louise dÉpinay. His was
invited here often.
Site of the Paris Opera at the Palais Royal
202, Rue St. Honoré
Here, Mozart heard the operas of the major warring factions, Gluck´s Armide and Piccinni´s
Roland. On 11 June 1778, Mozart´s ballet, "Les Petits Riens" was first performed here after
Piccinni´s opera Le finte gemelle.
Site of the Temple
Rue Dupetit-Thouars and Rue Gabriel Vicaire, not existing anymore
St. Eustache's church
Quartier - Les Halles –
The body of Mozart's mother, Anna Maria, was blessed here on 4 July 1778, and then buried
in one of the three graveyards of the church.
ABOUT PARIS
Paris is the capital city of France, as well as the capital of the Île-de-France région. Built on
an arc of the River Seine, it is divided into two parts: the Right Bank to the north and the
smaller Left Bank to the south. Known worldwide as the City of Light (la Ville Lumière), Paris
has been a major tourist destination for centuries. The city is renowned for the beauty of its
architecture, its urban perspectives and avenues, as well as the wealth of its museums.
Formerly the capital of a colonial empire stretching over five continents, Paris is still regarded
as the heart of the French-speaking world and has retained a strong international position,
hosting the headquarters of the OECD and the UNESCO among others. This combined with
its financial, business, political, and tourism activities, have turned Paris into one of the major
transportation hubs in the world. Alongside New York, London, and Tokyo, Paris is among
the four most important global cities.
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GERMANY
Today's Germany was a country of wealthy and cultural-minded nobles. It is the native
country of his father Leopold. W.A. Mozart traveled to Germany five times, three trips
were to Munich, one to Berlin and one to Frankfurt on the Main. Traces of W.A. Mozart
were left in seventy-three towns on his extensive trip across Western Europe to Paris
and London and on another trip to Paris. He visited Augsburg, his father Leopold's
home town, five times. Mozart also visited Mannheim, where he met the members of
the court orchestra, four times. Three journeys took him to Schwetzingen and Mainz.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Aachen - Aalen - Altötting in Oberbayern - Aschaffenburg am Main - AUGSBURG – Berlin

BAD REICHENHALL / KAITL - BADEN WÜRTEMBERG - Biberbach - Biebrich – Bingen
BONN - Bruchsal - Brühl - Cannstatt - Crailsheim - Dillingen - Dinkelsbühl - Donaueschingen
Donauwörth - Dresden - Ehrenthal am Rhein - Ellwangen - FRANKFURT AM MAIN –
Frabertsham - Geislingen - Göppingen - Günzburg - Heidelberg - Hohenaltheim - Ingolstadt
Knittlingen – Kaisheim - KOBLENZ - Köln - Kostheim am Main - Laufen in Oberbayern
LEIPZIG - Ludwigsburg - MANNHEIM - MAINZ - Meißen - Meßkirch – MÜNCHEN
NEUBURG AN DER DONAU - Niederwalluf am Rhein - Nördlingen - Nürnberg – Oestrich
OFFENBACH BEI FRANKFURT - Oppenheim am Rhein - Passau - Plochingen –Potsdam
Regensburg - Salzig am Rhein - Schign - Schorndorf - Schwäbisch Gmünd - Schwäbisch
Hall - SCHWETZINGEN - St. Goar - Vaihingen an der Enz - Waghäusel -Waging am See
Wallerstein - Wasserburg am Inn - Westerstetten - Wiesbaden - Worms - Würzburg - Wurzen
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AUGSBURG
MOZART´S STAY
Paternally, the Mozarts are a Swabian family

whose most famous member was W.A. Mozart. His
father Leopold was born in Augsburg in 1719. Here
Leopold learned musical basics along with foreign
languages and natural sciences. He remained in
contact with his hometown all his life. Along with
other works he also published his violin technique
here. It is considered a standard work of the 18th
century and contains visionary basic principles and
objectives for the education of Leopold's famous
son. In 1763, 1766 and 1781 both father and son
were in Augsburg together. In 1777 the son gave a guest performance in his father's
hometown and experienced his first adventure with his cousin ("Bäsle") Maria Anna Thekla
Mozart. Wolfgang addressed his famous "Bäsle letters" to her. Wolfgang's last visit to the
free imperial city was in 1790.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Mozart House
Frauentorstrasse 30
Birthhouse of Leopold Mozart, Wolfgang's father.
Opening Hours of the Mozart House
Tue. – Sun., 10 am – 5 pm
May 12 – 28, 2006 also Mondays
(open Easter Monday and Pentecost Monday)
Admission:
Adults 3.50 Euros, Groups of 10 or more 3 Euros,
Reduced (students, pupils, etc.) 2 Euros, Families 7 Euros
Combined ticket with Small Golden Hall 4 Euros
Am Schwalbeneck 1
In 1777 W. A. Mozart visited the influential Catholic town patrician, Jakob Wilhelm Benedikt
Langenmantel to Westheim and Ottmarshausen (1719-1790).
Annastraße 9
Johann Christoph von Zabuesnig (1747-1827), scholar of the "Jesuitengymnasiums St.
Salvator" was a merchant and a famous local poet. W. A. Mozart sited his Haus Annastraße
9 during his stay in 1777.
At the Jakobskirche 3
Site of the theater (Komödienstadl)
W. A. Mozart attended a performance at this theatre in 1777. 1780 the german version of the
Singspiel "La finta giardiniera"and on the 21 January 1793 the first performace of
"Zauberflöte" took place here. Johann Heinrich Böhm, for his theatre group W. A. Mozart
composed "Zaide" and "La finta giardiniera", and Emmanuel Schikander (1751 - 1812) were
the most famous directors of this theatre. The building does not exist any more.
Barefoot Church
Mittlerer Lech 3
In October1777 Mozart played on the organ, which no longer exists. The former Franciscan
Monastery, which was severely damaged in WW II, is today a protestant church.
Heilig-Kreuz-Straße 5
Holy Cross Church and Monastery
On 13 October 1777 Mozart played on the Stein organ. During other visits 23-25 October
1777, Mozart left manuscripts to be copied there. From 7 - 10 March 1781 Leopold lodged
together with his two children.
Jesuitengasse 25
In 1748 the painter Gottfried Bernhard Goez bought the house. Probably in 1763 L. Mozart
and his family visited him there.
Jesuitengasse 26
Site of the St. Salvator Monastery
Leopolds brother Alois, lived in the complex of this building with his wife and his daughter
Anna Maria (Bäsle).
Karolinenstr. 19
W. A. Mozart visited V.A. Gassner and met there "Domkapellmeister"Phillip Gerbl (1719 -
1803) during his stay in 1777.
Klinkertorstraße 7
Two times in 1777 W. A. Mozart sited together with J.A. Stein the protestant church music
director and composer Count Friedrich Hartmann (1727-1795).
Ludwigstraße 36
Site of the - White Lamb – Inn
When Mozart and his mother arrived on 11 October 1777, they lodged here. Again, returning
from the coronation of the Emperor in 1790, Mozart stayed here, on 28 or 29 October 1790.
The old inn was destroyed in 1944, but has been rebuilt in an old style; it now houses the
district administration of finances. An attractive commemorative sign remembers on Mozart´s
stay there.
Maximilianstr. 1
City Hall - Golden Salon
At the beginning of July 1763, Leopold Mozart took his family to visit the late renaissance
town hall (1618) by Elias Holl, with its two onio-domed towers, and its impressive golden
salon.
Maximilianstr. 2
Site of the geneological room of the merchants
Meeting place of the urban nobility. Here Mozart performed on 16 October 1777.
Maximilianstr. 40
Site of the - THREE MOORS – inn
The Mozart family, arriving on June 22 1763 from Munich, stayed in this splendid hotel. The
hotel was demolished after severe war damage in 1944.
Oberer Graben 53
Site of the house and publishing business of the Lotter family.
Leopold´s violin treatise was published here by Johann Jakob Lotter in 1756, the year Mozart
was born, and when the Mozart family visited Augsburg in 1763, they were often invited to
Lotter´s home.
Site of the Fugger Palace with concert hall
Maximilianstrasse 36 - 38
Mozart gave an academy here on 22 October 1777, playing his concerto for three pianos
with the cathedral organist Johann Michael Demmler, and with Stein. In addition, Mozart
conducted the orchestra of "connoisseurs and amateurs" in two symphonies, performed a
piano concerto and a sonata (K. 284), and improvised fugues.
St. Ulrich und Afra
(Church and abbey)
The former Benedictine abbey, founded by Mximilian I in the fifteenth century, and rebuilt in
the seventeenth-eighteenth centuries, is adjoined by a Protestant church of the same name.
In 1777 during his stay in Augsburg Mozart met together with his mother, his "BÄSLE" and
J.A.Stein the church and abbey and played on the old "FUGGER Organ".
Ulrichsplatz 10
Home of Andreas Stein
Mozart visited the house of the master organ/piano builder Johann Andrea Stein during his
stay in 1777.
GUIDED TOURS
„Mozarts first Love – The Augsburger Bäsle“

Accompany the „Augsburger Bäsle“, Wolfgang Amadé Mozart’s Cousin, through the
Augsburg of the 18th Century. Of course the „Bäsle“ likes to chat a bit about her „Wolferl“
and the famous „Bäsle-Letters“.
Duration: 2 Hours
Literature: Martha Schad: „Mozarts erste Liebe – Das Bäsle Marianne Thekla Mozart“
„Augsburg – Mozart’s Fatherstown
On the traces of the Mozart Family in Augsburg you can learn details about the fathers town.
Service: Guided Tour Duration: 2 hours.
„Augsburger Stadt-Theater –Travel reports, travel history…“
Actors of the Spielwerk -Theater Diedorf near Augsburg tell us at various authentic veniews,
what Wolfgang Amadé Mozart, Bertolt Brecht, Hermann Hesse and Goethe experienced in
Augsburg. Service: Streettheater at various sites of the town. Duration: 2 to 3 hours.
„From the Musical Slidetour to Tafel-Confect“
Service: Eveningevent with Concert, Dance and Menue, Duration: 3 to 4 hours.
„Child prodigy and Scallywag – „Mozart for Klids“
All is focused on the musical child prodigy Wolfgang Amadé Mozart, his parents and family.
Service: Guided Children Tour, Duration: 1,5 hours
About Augsburg
Augsburg is one of Germany's oldest cities. The city was founded around 15 B.C under the
rule of Augustus Caesar and was the Roman provincial capital for more than 400 years.
The free imperial city reached its economical heyday in the 15th and 16th centuries mostly
due to the trade and banking transactions of the Fugger and Welser families. Augsburg was
one of the metropolises of early modern times. Historical downtown Augsburg, which was
designed for the most part by Elias Holl, still offers an image of that splendid era today. In
the 18th century Augsburg was famous for its goldsmiths and silversmiths.
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BAD
REICHENHALL
MOZART´S STAY
On his journeys to Italy, the young Wolfgang

Amadeus Mozart repeatedly travelled from
Salzburg in the direction of Tyrol during the years
1769 to 1773 passing Reichenhall on the way. With his father, the young artist visited the
cultural-historically attractive neighbouring town, and in the year 1780, he even came to stay
for several weeks with his sister Nannerl. The Mozart family enjoyed the hospitality of friends
at Reichenhall and considered, according to the chronicle of 1780, the salty alpine brine air
of the graduation house in the spa's park to be extremely pleasant.
Mozart having lunch at the "Kaitl"

The Mozart family regularly frequented the historical Kaitl inn in Thumseestrasse within the
municipal district of Karlstein, which was well-known for its delicious cuisine. Leopold Mozart
points out in his letters for example a special kind of veal as well as boiled beef that were
served there. He also particulary mentions Märzenbier (a special kind of beer brewed in the
month of March) which was stored in the beer cellars of the neighbourhood and thus could
be served well-cooled.
Mozart visiting St. Zeno
Being the cultural centre of the wider region, the collegiate church of St. Zeno, built during
the 12th and 13th centuries, was an attraction regarding sacred music. Since the High Middle
Ages, Augustinian canons had participated in the development of monophonic and
polyphonic choral music as well as organ music, which is the reason why the Mozart family
repeatedly visited St. Zeno's. On one occasion, the Mozart family attended a "Passion opera"
at St. Zeno's on Good Friday in the year 1771.
Until the year 1780, the last year Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was in the services of
Salzburg's prince bishop, the Mozart family was on good terms with several Reichenhall
bourgeois families. The genius even seems to have had a little love affair with Marie Anna
Hieber, the daughter of a Reichenhall customs officer, as can be learnt from Amadeus'
diaries. In the summer of 1783, during his last visit to Salzburg, Wolfgang then came to
Reichenhall together with his wife Constanze, who he had just married.
The "Mozart Cycle Track"
The "Mozart Cycle Track" covers a distance of about 400 kilometres through Chiemgau,
Salzburger Land and Berchtesgadener Land and reflects the life of Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart. Following in the tracks of the musical genius from Salzburg, you will be also led to
Bad Reichenhall.
About Bad Reichenhall
The town of the brine wells is located 20 km west of the city of Salzburg, immediately at the
border of Austria and Bavaria, Germany. The tradition of the Bavarian state spa Bad
Reichenhall was then and still is now particularly combined with music. Under the headline
"classical music in the Alps", Reichenhall offers several days of music with the Bad
Reichenhall Philharmonic Orchestra as well as the summer festival "AlpenKLASSIK" with
stars of today and the elite of tomorrow.
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BONN
MOZART´S STAY
The Mozarts arrived in Bonn on 27th

September 1763.
It was during their “Great West European
Trip“and due to bad road conditions they
travelled on river Rhine River by boat.
They spent the night at the Gasthof „Zum
Karpfen“which stood about where the
Hotel Beethoven is today. As the Prince Elector was not in Bonn in these days, they
inspected the town and his castle. In particular, they were delighted by the Marketplace with
the Rathaus, the Residence with its grand Park and Poppelsdorf Castle with a Menagerie
and last but not least a peculiar „Maschine“ that could write „vivat Clemens“ ( Name of a
former Elector) with one hand.
On the outskirts they ascended Kreuzberg hill with its church and „holy Stairs“like
at home the Kajetanerkirche. Also today from here one has the best view over the
"Siebengebirge" and the “Bergische Land” up to Köln.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Electors Residence
Am Hof/ Regoma-Pacis Weg visited by Mozart 28 September 1763
House of the family der Marquis Trotti
Corner - Am Boeselagerhof / Berliner Freiheit
Site of the - Golden Carp - inn
Rheingasse 24
Stay overnight on 27 September 1763 - it was torn down in the nineteenth century
Mainsquare
Mozart and his father saw the square.
Town Hall
Mozart and his father visited the town hall and square
About Bonn
Bonn is a city in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located about 20 kilometres
south of Cologne on the Rhine River. It was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990.
The most famous man coming from Bonn is Ludwig van Beethoven
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53103 Bonn
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Bonn Information
Windeckstraße 1 / am Münsterplatz
53111 Bonn
Tel.: 02 28 / 77 50-00 und 19433
Fax: 02 28 / 77 50-77
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FRANKFURT
MOZART´S STAY
Mozart visited Frankfurt twice; in the

beginning and at the end of his life.
In August 1763, the Mozart family spent three
weeks at Frankfurt on their way to London and
Paris:
Initially they resided at Bendergasse No. 3
(today a casement with a writing, scratched into it by Leopold Mozart can still be found), later
the family moved to Fahrgasse 41 (today No. 27), in the guesthouse "Zum Goldenen Löwen".
After the great success of a first concert in the "Scharfischer Saal" behind the
"Liebfrauenberg" young Mozart played in other three concerts, which were very successful.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe later wrote down: "I have seen Mozart as a seven year old,
when he played in a concert on his way throu..."
At the time of the emperor's coronation from 23rd of September to 16th of October in 1790,
Mozart again came to Frankfurt.
PLACES OF INTEREST
St. Bartholomew Cathedral

Domplatz 14
The crowing of Leopold II was the impetus for Mozart to travel to Frankfurt in 1790
Site of - Three Oxen – Inn
Brückenstrasse 26 (does not exist any more)
Mozart loged her on September 28 1790
House of Johann Heirich Böhm
Kalbächer Gasse 10 (Fressgasse)
Mozart stayed there at the theater director Johann Heinrich Böhm, whom he had met in
Salzburg. Mozart worked here on October 3 1790 on the "Adagio and Allegro" in F minor and
F K. 594 for mechanical organ.
Golden Lion – Inn
Fahrgasse 41
For part of the time from 10th to 13th of August 1763 the Mozarts resided in this inn.
Komödienhaus - Site of the large comedy theatre
Rathenauplatz
Here on October 15 1790 at 11 AM Mozart played a private concert. At this site today a
commercial building is located.
About Frankfurt
First mentioned in a document in the year 794 as "francono furt" (ford of the Franconians), in
843, Frankfurt became the most important royal palatinate of the Eastern Franconians and
place of imperial diets. 1220 Frankfurt became an imperial free city. Between 1562 and 1792
the emperors were crowned here. The German Alliance settled in the city in 1815. The
National Assembly convened after the March Revolution of 1848 used to have its sessions in
Frankfurt's Paulskirche.
Untiringly, since establishing the city boundary, the Main metropolis extended its limits, and
during a short time in World War II, it was Germany's biggest city in extension.
During the post war period the city developed to an economic metropolis and became
headquarter of the European Central Bank in 1999. Today Frankfurt is Germany's number
one stock market place.
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KIRCHHEIM
BOLANDEN
MOZART´S STAY
W.A. Mozart came to Kirchheimbolanden around

his 22nd birthday received an invitation of Princess
Caroline of Nassau-Weilburg on January 23 1778.
He brought along Aloysia the love of his youth from
Mannheim and her father Fridolin Weber. In all
probability they lodged at the "Alte Post" which was
torn down in 1973. On January 29 1778 the
Mozarts returned to Mannheim via Worms.
In his letter of February 4 1778 Mozart wrote about
his experiences in Kirchheimbolanden mentioning
that he performed music in the palace twelve times
and that he played once on the famous Stumm organ at St. Paul's Church. Since 1943 the
organ officially is called the "Mozart Organ" a fact which saved it from being destroyed during
the war.
Since 1994 the Palace once again in its original U-shape has served as a retirement home.
Two original baroque wrought-iron gates have both been restored and erected in their
original places. In his letter Mozart talks about attending services at the Catholic Church
known as "Our Lady's Church".
PLACES OF INTEREST
"Small Residence"
Mozart Organ
The city regularly offers local tours including concerts to hear the Mozart Organ.
Dr. Lothar- Sießl Platz
The Mozart fountain which depicts Mozart playing an organ as well as characteristic scenes
from the city´s history adorns the Dr. Lothar Sießl Square in the pedestrian zone.
ABOUT KIRCHHEIMBOLANDEN
Kirchheimbolanden is a state approved health resort district town and administrative centre
of an association of municipalities.The town projects the image of a typical small German
town and prides itself on its historical town centre with its turreted city wall and its nearby
recreation area. First mentioned in 774, the town rights in 1368, the Princes of Nassau-
Weilburg made it to their residence. The original baroque organ made by Stumm the "Mozart
Organ" is one of the most important Mozart venues in Kirchheimbolanden.
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KOBLENZ
MOZART´S STAY
During their third journey from Paris to

London Mozart’s family spent 10 days
in Coblenz. After a strenuous journey
the Mozarts finally arrived in Coblenz
on the 17th September. They took
lodging in the well-known Inn “Zu den
drei Reichskronen”. On the first day
after their arrival, Mozart and his sister
gave a concert for the elector Johann
Philipp von Walderdorf in the
Philipsburg in Ehrenbreitstein. The
Mozarts had to stay a rather long time
in Coblenz. Wolfgang Amadeus
caught a cold, and bad weather kept the family in town. The nobles happily used the
occasion to organise a concert on the 21th September. Historicans assume that this concert
took place in the “Krämerzunftbau”, the merchant’s guild in the Kornpfortstraße 17. Wolfgang
Amadeus probably played on the organ of the “Liebfrauenkirche” because his father,
Leopold, mentioned the organist Harras.The Mozart’s departed for Bonn after Wolfgang’s
recovery on the 27th September.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Balduinbrücke (Mosel)
Ehrenbreitstein Fortress
Liebfrauenkirche
ABOUT KOBLENZ
Coblenz with its world famous tourist attraction “Deutsches ECK” located at the confluence of
Rhine and Moselle became officially part of the UNESCO world heritage “Oberes
Mittelrheintal” in 2002. The landmarks of Coblenz history can be traced back for more than
2,000 years. Historically seen the name Coblenz has Roman origins and derives from the
Latin words “apud Confluentes” – near the confluenting.
The colourful history of the city left marks and created a typical way of living. Traces of this
life-style can be found in its regional cuisine, the hospitality and the famous wine of the
region are all parts of the unique flair of the city. Furthermore Coblenz offers a wide variety of
sights: many famous churches, the “Kurfürstliche Schloss” the city castle, the
“Deutscherrenhaus” former administrative building of the Order of German Knights, or the
Fortress of Ehrenbreitstein. Worthwile seeing are many museums as well but you shouldn’t
forget to relax in one of the numerous beergardens, cafés or the famous “Weindorf”.
The four surrounding mountain ranges guarantee a remarkable landscape which consists of
a variation of forests, rivers and grassy plains.
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LEIPZIG
MOZART´S STAY
April 20 1789 Mozart visited Leipzig for the first

time. He was accompanied by the music loving
Prince Karl Lichnowsky. Both were bound for
Berlin. In the home town of J.S.Bach W.A.
Mozart played by ear and improvised on the
famous Thomas church organ. On one of the
following days both of them visited the
university where Mozart played on a fortepiano.
The second visit of Mozart took place in May
1789 returning from Berlin. Several concerts
are reported to have taken place this time.
Finally, on 17th of May 1789 W.A. Mozart left
Leipzig for Dresden.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Site of the home of Thomas school cator Doles

Thomaskirchhof 18
It is handed down that Mozart visited Johann Friedrich Doles several times. The building was
demolished in 1902.
Site of the former Gewandhaus
Universitätsstrasse
Mozart´s single concert in Leipzig was held on May 12 1789 at 6 p.m.. Mozart performed the
Piano Concertos K. 456 and K. 503 and probalby the Fantasie in C minor, K. 475.
Platz des Hauses des Site of Thomas School
Thomaskirchhof 18
During Mozart´s visits to Leipzig in 1789 he heard of the school choir performing Bach´s
motet, "Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied".
Site of the home of university rector Platner
Katharinenstrasse 12
During his visits to Leipzig Mozart had been invited by the rector of the university the medical
doctor Ernst Platner and performed on the fortepiano for him.
St. Thomas Church
Thomaskirchhof
Mozart improvised here for about an hour on April 111789. The organ that Mozart played no
longer exists.
ABOUT LEIPZIG
Leipzig is located in the east of Germany in a low lying area in the north-western part of
Saxony along the Elster Pleisse and Parthe rivers. Leipzig is a traditional focus of traffic
infrastructure and famous for the Leipzig Fair.
Johann Sebastian Bach Leipzig´s greates son was musical director – director ‘musices
lipsiensis’ – and choirmaster of the St Thomas' Boys Choir between 1723 and 1750. The city
has dedicated itself to maintaining Bach's heritage with the Bach Archives the Bach Museum
the St Thomas' Boys Choir and the Gewandhaus Orchestra.
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MAINZ
MOZART´S STAY
Travelling through Europe Wolfgang Amadeus

Mozart visited Mainz two times.
His first visit was in August/September 1763
during the extensive "Great Wesern" trip to
Paris. The Mozart family - Mozart at the age of
7 years - lodged in the Barock House "König
von England" near the market. His father
Leopold gave a public concert at "Roman King"
Inn and afterwards travelled for some concerts
to Frankfurt. There the 14 years old Goethe
heard Mozart. Back to Mainz Wolfgang and his
sister Nannerl gave a further concert in Mainz
before travelling to Koblenz.
For the second time Mozart stopped in Mainz on the way back from Frankfurt to Vienna and
lodged at "Arnsberger Hof". Facinated by the organbuilders the Stumm brothers Mozart
probaly played on the still existing Stumm Organ at St. Augustine Church. He also gave a
concert at the Elector´s Palace in the Academy Room before travelling to Mannheim.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Augustiner Kirche
Augustinerstrasse 34
Bassenheimerhof
Schillerplatz 2
Dalbergerhof
Klarastrasse 4
Cathedral St. Martin and Stephan
Am Markt
Elector´s Palace
Ernst-Ludwig-Platz 2
Roman Emperor - Inn
Liebfrauenplatz 5
Oststeiner Hof
Schillerplatz 1
St. Peter´s Church
Petersstrasse 3
Site of the Arnsberger Hof
Schusterstrasse 45
Site of the -King of England- Inn
Liebfrauplatz
Roman King Inn
Grebenstrasse 26
Schönborner Hof
Schillerplatz 11
ABOUT MAINZ
Mainz is located on the left bank of the Rhine River, opposite the confluence of the Main
River with the Rhine. Without doubt: Mainz has an impressive past. Roman relics and
magnificent baroque buildings bear witness of its 2 000 year heritage. The best architects
and the most talented sculptors created the general character of the city in the 17th century
and founded unique palaces for the nobility as well as new churches. Already since the
Roman era the central city on the Rhine was the bishop's see.
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MANNHEIM
MOZART´S STAY
In July 1763, W.A. Mozart travelled with

his parents and his sister Nannerl to
Mannheim for the first time. Of course,
primarily his five months stay during the
years 1777 and 1778 formed a break in
the life of the young artist, when he came
to Mannheim in the company of his
mother only. During this time, the emancipation from his father began; he had human
experiences here that affected his entire future life. At this time he also found his private
happiness: Although he first fell in love with the young singer Aloysia Weber, he also met her
sister Constanze, whom he later married.
In March of 1778, Mozart and his mother travelled to Paris, from where the composer
returned to Mannheim alone in late fall of 1778 since his mother had suddenly died in the
meantime. The town comforted him: "... in one word, the way I love Mannheim, Mannheim
loves me, too", he wrote to his father. In the fall of 1790, Mozart together with his brother-in-
law Franz de Paula Hofer, wandered through the square town for the last time. It is assumed
that on this occasion on October 24th he himself conducted the Mannheim premiere of his
opera "The Marriage of Figaro".
PLACES OF INTEREST
Electoral Castle - Commemorative plaque for Mozart's visit on the left of the main entrance
Palais Bretzenheim (A 2, 1) - In the predecessor building of today's Palais Bretzenheim
Mozart gave piano lessons to the elector's children. The house is currently being renovated.
Jesuit Church (A 4,1) - In this most beautiful baroque church on the Upper Rhine, Mozart
played the Rohrer Organ several times (now Klaiss Organ, organ brochure from the 18th
century by Adam Graff and Augustin Egell preserved in its original version). On the outside
there is a commemorative plaque with a reference to W. A. Mozart.
Theatre Plaza B 3 (today Schillerplatz) - Until its destruction in 1943, the "Teutsche
Komödienhaus" (National Theatre) was located here, where Mozart conducted the premiere
of his "The Marriage of Figaro" in 1790.
Observatory (A4, 6) - Mozart visited this facility, at that time of great scientific significance,
on November 16, 1778 and signed the visitor's book (now preserved in the regional
observatory in Heidelberg)
Armoury in C5 (now part of the Reiss-Engelhorn Museums) - was being built during Mozart's
time (1777 / 1778) (completion in 1779). To be reopened in January 2007
Lower Parish Church „St. Sebastian“ (F 1, 7) - Favourite church of Mozart's mother
Konkordien Church R 3, 3 - There Mozart played the organ of the brothers Johann Philipp
and Johann Heinrich Stumm (destroyed in 1795)
Dalberghaus (N 3, 4) - At that time property of the Baron von Sickingen (now town library
with music library)
Inn Prince Friedrich (B 2, 8) - The Mozart family stayed here during their first three day visit
to Mannheim in July 1763 (no longer existing)
Hotel / Inn Pfälzischer Hof (D 1, 5/6) - Mozart and his mother stayed here from October 30
until mid December of 1777. Now there is a large clothing store. Commemorative plaque with
reference to W. A. Mozart
House of the Privy Counsellor Anton Joseph Serrarius (F 3, 5) – Place where Mozart
together with his mother lived in a room in 1777 and instead of payment gave piano lessons
to the step daughter of the landlord, Therese Pierron. Here he wrote most of his Mannheim
Compositions. The house was destroyed during World War II. Now Jewish Community
Centre - Commemorative plaque with reference to Mozart.
Lutheran Church (G 4, Trinitatis Church) - There, Mozart played the new organ of the
brothers Johann Philipp and Johann Heinrich Stumm (church and organ were destroyed in
1943, in 1959 the new church opened by the architect Helmut Striffler)
House where Weber Family lived (M 1,10)- Mozart often visited the bass singer and
prompter Fridolin Weber, because he copied his notes for him. The composer fell in love with
the 16-year-old singer Aloysia Weber, the sister of his later wife Constanze (the house was
destroyed during World War II).
ABOUT MANNHEIM
1606: Elector Friedrich IV of the Pfalz layed the cornerstone of the fortress Friedrichsburg
1622: Almost total destruction of the town by the Catholic League under Tilly's leadership.
Elector Karl Ludwig (1648-1697) reconstructed the town gradually.
1689: Second total destruction of Mannheim during the Orleans War (1688-1697).
During the reign of elector Carl Theodor (1724 / 1743-1799) in Mannheim the economy and
the culture boomed. Mannheim became one of the leading towns in Europe.
1803: Mannheim became part of Baden Württemberg. The town developed to the trade and
later to the industrial centre, in the German southwest.
During World War II Most severe destruction of the town, primarily in the town centre. For a
number of years Mannheim has been the service metropolis in the Rhine-Neckar area and is
of great significance for the region with its cultural life
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MUNICH
MOZART´S STAY
The life and work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is

closely connected to Munich, a centre of the
German music patronage. Two of his most famous
works Mozart composed in the residence city of
Munich: On the 13th January, 1775 the premiere
from „La finta giardinera “took place, on the 29th January, 1781 the opera "Idomeneo" was
launched at Cuvilliés Theater.
Already during his first trip at the age of six years Wolfgang played together with his sister
Nannerl for Elector Maximilian Joseph III. The second visit followed a year later, in June,
1763.
From Munich the Mozart family started to their three year European journey to Paris and
London. On the way back from this triumphal journey they stopped in Munich again and
Mozart gave concerts at the Emperors court.
Main focus of the next trip to Munich (1774 – in 1775) was the premiere of the opera "La finta
giardiniera" at the Salvatortheater. In 1777 when Wolfgang and his mother were on the way
to Paris Munich was destination again and they stayed 14 days in the Isar city. Unfortunately,
at that time Wolfgang aspired in vain to and permanent employment.
Idomeneo, an opera which Mozart had composed by order of Elector Karl Theodor, was
performed in Munich for the first time at the glamorous rococo theatre in the Munich palace,
the Cuvilliés Theater. With pleasure he would have remained in Munich, however, there was,
unfortunately, none „vacatur “for him again.
In 1790 Mozart came for the last time to Munich on his trip to the coronation of Leopold II in
Frankfurt. He played in a concert before the enthusiastic King of Naples.
The works and the respect for Mozart were held in Munich always in honour since that time.
Based on order of the Eperor the opera "Don Giovanni" had been performed in 1791. In 1793
the "Zauberflöte" première took place in Munich. In January followed the opera "Figaros
Hochzeit ".
Munich was Mozart's city and became to a "Mozart city" increasingly at the end of the 19th
century when under Hermann Levi and Felix Mottl the Mozart Renaissance started and
Richard Strauss and Ernst von Possart integrated his works firmly in the program of the
opera and in the Munich opera festival. Till today his compositions are performed at the
"Bayrische Staatsoper", the "Gärtnerplatztheater and the "Cuvilliés Theater as well as by
well-known Munich orchestras.
In 2008 the extensive renovated Cuvilliés theatre will be reopened with a festive performance
of „Idomeneo “ in the frame of the 850th jubilee of Munich.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Church of our Lady

Frauenplatz 12
During the stay of Leopold and Wolfgang for the opera "La finta giardiniera", Wolfgang´s
"Grand Litany," K. 125 was performed most likely here.
Court Chapel in the palace
Several Masses by Wolfgang conducted by Leopold, were performed in the court chapel on
12 and 19 February 1775. Elector Karl Theodor ordered for the first fasting Sunday in 1775
an Offertorium per tempore „Misericordias Domini “. Mozart appreciated this composition
especially.
Cuvilliés Theater (Altes Residenztheater)
Residenzstrasse 1
This unique Rococo court theater, of splendidly carved wood in red, white and gold, was built
by Cuvilliés (1751-53). Here, on 29 January 1781, Mozart´s opera Idomeneo was fist
performed, with Leopold and Nannerl in audience.
Nymphenburg castle
On 13 June, during their second trip to Munich, the Mozarts visited Nyphenburg. Here they
played at night between 8:00 – 11:15 pm before Elector Maximilian Joseph III and the
Bavarian nobility. Nannerl was the principal performer and received the greatest applause.
Years later, on 21 November 1766, the Mozart children performed for the Bavarian Elector
again, with Mozart displaying his new talent for improvised composition, using a theme by
the Elector. 1777 Mozart spoke to the Elector privately about a position in Munich, at table in
Nyphenburg, where he was told, "It is too early now."
Nymphenburg Park
1763 Nannerl noted in her travelling notices that she saw Nymphenburg with the garden and
its four castles before the performance for Maximilian Joseph III. She spent four hours there.
Palace (Residenz)
Max-Joseph-Platz 3
In November 1790 Mozart played here for the Elector Karl Theodor and Ferdinand IV, King
of Naples
Treasury Room in the palace
Leopold Mozart writes in January 1775 that Nannerl und he himself visited the rooms and
jewels at the palace. The old Treasury Room has become the porcelain museum today. The
splendid treasure is found in the present Schatzkammer.
Further not more existing locations of Mozart's sites in Munich
Old Court Theatre on the Salvatorplatz
Redouten Hall, Prannergasse 8
House of Count Salern, Maffeistraße 7
House of Frau Durst, Residenzstraße 7
House of Count Baumgarten, Theatinergasse 8
House of Mister Fiat, corner Burggasse and Altenhofstraße
Guesthouse „Zum Schwarzen Adler“, Kaufingerstraße 25
Former Herzog Hospital and Church, today Herzogspitalgasse
ABOUT MUNICH
Munich is the Bavarian capital and with more than 1.3 million inhabitants third-biggest city of
Germany.
Foundation of the city

In 1158 Munich was mentioned for the first time as "Villa Munichen" in a document, after the
duke of Bavaria and Saxony, Heinrich the Lion, near an already existing monk's settlement
allowed to establish a bridge over the Isar all around the Peter's church. Thus 1158 was fixed
as the foundation year of Munich, as the year of the first documentary mention.
Munich in the Middle Ages

After Heinrich the Lion had been banned by the emperor in 1180 , Bavaria had been put
under the regency of the Wittelsbacher.
In 1240 Munich received its town charter and became after the first land division a seat of the
dukedom Munich Upper Bavaria. Since 1314 the Bavarian Duke Ludwig IV was German
King and since 1328 Emperor too. During his reign Munich was extended and the second
fortification was finished around the city. In this extension Munich maintained up to the end of
the 18th century. As memory of the reign of Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian, Munich took over
the imperial colours Black and Gold as her city colours. By the end of 14th century the Dukes
moved their residence from the old court to the northern city border where in the course of
the centuries the new residence grew up into a splendid palace.
Capital and residence city of Bavaria

When Bavaria was reunited in 1506 by Duke Albrecht IV Munich became capital of the whole
of Bavaria. The construction of the old town hall and the "Frauenkirche" are wittnisses of the
cultural and economic bloom of that time. Afterwards the influence of the citizenship
diminished more and more and the Wittelsbacher determined the development of the city.
Munich became a center of the German Counter Reformation. Duke Wilhelm V built the
Hofbräuhaus for brewing brown beer in 1589.
During the Thirty Years' War Munich became electoral residence when Maximilian I, Duke of
Bavaria was invested with the electoral dignity because of his support of the Catholic League
of the Emperor. When the Swedish army occupied Munich in 1632 King Gustav Adolph von
Schweden was taken so deeply by the splendour of the palace that he would have brought it
„best on wheels to Stockholm “. Elector Maximilian I initiated the baroque in Bavaria with his
early-absolutistic ruling style. His successors built the Theatinerkirche, Nymphenburg Castle
and Schleißheim Castle.
At the middle of 18th century the Bavarian Elector Karl Albrecht as Emperor Karl VII
competed with Maria Theresia von Habsburg in regard to the power in the empire. For
presentation reasons the residence was equipped in the rococo style magnificently and the
Cuvilliés theatre was built.
After the death of Emperors Karl VII the political empire of Bavaria took an end.
On account of the grounded city wall, the foundation of new quarters and incorporations of
suburbs the rise of Munich to a major city began at the end of 19th century. In 1700 Munich
had just 24.000 inhabitants, but the inhabitant's number soon doubled all 30 years, so that in
1871 170.000 people lived in Munich and in 1933 these were already 840.000.
The cultural city under the Wittelsbachern:
Bavaria was raised by the support of Napoleon to kingdom in 1806. Under the government of
King Ludwig I of Bavaria (1825–1848) Munich became an art city largely known. The
classicism architectures Leo von Klenze and Friedrich von Gärtner designed the
Ludwigstrasse, the "Königsplatz" with the Glyptothek and the extension of the residence.
With the construction of the old and new Pinakothek Munich received two of the most
significant art museums in the world. Ludwig's son Max II (1848–1864) promoted in particular
the humanities, but acted as well as a constructor. Among others the buildings along the
"Maximilianstrasse", today one of the most exclusive shopping streets of the continent, were
constructed in the new "Maximilianstil" reminding to the English Gothic. Under his brother
prince's regent Luitpold (1886–1912) experienced Munich an immense economic and cultural
impetus. Among others the "Prinzregenten Strasse" and the "Prinzregenten Theater" were
built. "Schwabing" experienced around the turn of the century a blossom as an artist's
quarter in which numerous brilliant writers and painters of the time operated. In 1896 the
Munich cultural magazine „Die "Jugend“was published for the first time which became name-
giving for the "Art Noveaul". In 1911 the artist's union the blue rider was founded. In his story
Gladius Dei Thomas Mann created the word „Munich shines “
Dark Munich times

After the First World War, in 1919, the monarchy fell down. A worried time also affected by
revolutions followed. For a short time Munich was a communist soviet republic. National
Socialist's activities developed in the city. An attempted coup of Hitler failed in 1923. Munich
still became from 1935 on „Hauptstadt der Bewegung “. The Munich circle „Weiße Rose “also
belonged to the resistant movement against the Hitler's regime. During the Second World
War experienced Munich extensive destructions by the bombardment of the allies.
Munich as a modern city

After the reconstruction, to a great extent oriented in the historical townscape, Munich
developed after the Second World War to a high tech location, in addition, numerous
enterprises of the service branch settled, thus, for example, media, assurances and banks.
Also the tourism experienced an large impetus in a city rich of significant museums (the Alte
Pinakothek, the Neue Pinakothek, and the Pinakothek der Moderne as well as the Deutsche
Museum) and places of interest. In 1972 Munich hosted XXth Summer Olympics. For the
games of "short ways" the public close traffic was developed massively, by underground and
city railroads, extended partly far in the hinterland. The shopping mile in the city centre was
converted into a pedestrian area and the cars were banished from the city centre. In 1992
the new airport of Munich, Franz Josef Strauss, had been inaugurated before the gates of
Munich. On the former airport area the fair city of Riem originated as a new part of town.
Here the federal garden show (BUGA 2005) was organized. With the football world
championship in 2006 Munich became well-known as a sports city in the public view. An
architectural highlight was created with the construction of the new stadium of the „Allianz
arena “. At the end of 2006 the new synagogue „Ohel Jakob “ situated directly in the heart of
the city opened its gates. In 2007 not only the Jewish museum, but also the BMW world were
inaugurated – another fascinating construction in Munich. Starting in 2008 the Brandhorst
collection nearby the Pinakothek will offer one of the most significant collections of modern
art. In 2008 Munich will celebrate its 850 years jubilee in a gigantic birthday party. The world-
famous "Oktoberfest" will have its 200 years jubilee in 2010. A prominent future plan of the
city of Munich is the application for the Olympic Winter Games in 2018.
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NEUBURG
a.d. DONAU
MOZART´S STAY
On 24th of December 1778 Mozart coming from

Kaisheim in direction Munich passed the
ancient "Renaissance- and Barock town". In
these days she had a magnificent orchestra
similar to one at a Duke Court.
ABOUT NEUBURG A. D. DONAU
The town is situated 22 km West of Ingolstadt and is surmounted by the great early
Renaissance Castle. Its chapel originates from the mid of 16th Century.
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OFFENBACH
am MAIN
MOZART´S STAY
Offenbach must be counted as a Mozart city or

a part of the Mozart region Rhein-Main because
it preserved the complete Mozart legacy for over 50 years, from 1799 till 1854.
It was responsible for the world's first commercial lithographic print-run of musical notes
(Mozart's piano concertos). The Andre Company's monopoly of lithographic publishing
according to the original notes started here the authoritative Köchel-Index of Mozart's works
based on work carried out in Offenbach.
Johann Anton Andre (1775 - 1842) was an enthusiastic musician and an outstanding
violinist. After his father's death he took over the music printing press founded in 1774 as
well as the music shop and signed a contract with Constanze Mozart, whereby he purchased
the musical legacy of the composer. At the same time he brought Alois Senefelder from
Munich to Offenbach am Main and had him set up the first lithographic presses in his
publishing house. The Offenbach Archive of the still existing Andre Company contains
extremely valuable lithographic first editions of Mozart's works according to the original notes
and is an unique source for musical research. The original manuscripts themselves were
however let go or passed around from 1854 on by the heirs and are now dispersed.
ABOUT OFFENBACH
Offenbach turns up for the first time in historical documents in April, 977. For centuries it
remained a sleepy village of fishermen and farmers.
In 1699 the tolerant and progressively-minded Counts of Isenburg encouraged the

immigration of Huguenots, who had been suffering persecution in France, and from 1708 on
of Jews into the town. He granted both groups trade privileges and their economic activity led
to major changes in commercial and cultural life within the community.
Massive expansion in the industrial sector during the 19th century in Offenbach and in
Germany as a whole enabled Offenbach to rise to the rank of a major city.
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Amt für Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und Tourismus

Herrn Matthias Müller
Berliner Str. 100
63065 Offenbach am Main
DEUTSCHLAND
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Fa: 069/8065-3197
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SCHWETZINGEN
MOZART´S STAY
Mozart's visits to Schwetzingen: July 14(?) - 29(?),

1763; Oct. 29, 1777; Oct. 24.1790.
Mozart was accompanied by the following
personages: Elector palatine Carl Theodor, his wife
Elisabeth Augusta, as well as the following court
instrumentalists and singers (Mannheimer
Hofkapelle): Dorothea (soprano), Johann Baptist and
Franz Anton Wendling, Pietro Sarselli (tenor), the
Toeschi brothers, Ignaz Fränzl, Christian Cannabich
and others.
ABOUT SCHWETZINGEN
Under the rule of Carl Theodor, the entire Rhenish palatinate, and with it Schwetzingen,
entered a golden age that was characterized by decades of scientific and musical brilliance,
the latter exemplified by the Mannheim school. The theatre that was built at the summer
residence during this period is Europe's oldest circular theatre. In 1752, a sumptuous 180-
acre formal garden was built whose design was influenced by French parterre and English
gardens as well as rococo cabinets. But when the residence was moved, the castle lost its
royal lustre and fell into obscurity. A full fledged reconstruction effort was begun in 1970. A
UNESCO world cultural heritage site application is currently pending for the castle garden
(including the castle and the landscape architecture), which is regarded as one of the most
exquisite parks in Europe.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Red House – Inn

Dreikönigstraße 6
The Mozarts stayed in the "Red House Inn" from 13 to 18 July 1763.
Elector´s Residence
Wolfgang and Nannerl played here for Elector Karl Theodor on 18 July 1763 from 5-9 PM,
along with "an admirable flutist, Wendling, "good singers," and what Leopold termed
"without" doubt, the best orchestra in Germany."
Theatre of the palace
Gardens of the palace
Both Leopold and Nannerl cited the gardens of the palace, a jewel of landscape gardening.
St. St. Pankratius Church
Leopold noted about Schwetzingen, "It is only a village, but has three churches.
GUIDED City TOURS
1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Schwetzingen

Ever wish you could step into the past? Meeting a member of the palatine court of the 18th
century when Mozart stayed in Schwetzingen? Listen to the talk of e.g. a lady of the court of
the prince electoral Carl Theodor about life in those times? The stay of Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart at one of the musical centres of Europe will be made alive brought to life for you.
Mozart himself, his beloved wife Constance, the palsgrave and prince electoral Carl Theodor
and or his wife Elisabeth Augusta can be met during athe walk through the town.
2. Schwetzingen, Music and Mozart
You will be guided through Schwetzingen, the beautiful summer residence of the palsgrave
and prince electoral Carl Theodor in the 18th century. The court as one of the musical
centres of Europe attracted many travellers. Being one of them, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
made his appearance at the princely court. Follow his steps in Schwetzingen.
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Tourist information, concert tickets, guided tour reservations

(group bookings, or tours for individuals, both by prearrangement):
Schwetzingen information center
Tel: +49 (0) 6202 945 875
Fax: +49 (0) 6202 945 877
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GREAT BRITAIN
The Mozart´s three-year tour through Western Europe between 1763 and 1766 led the family
from Salzburg through Germany and Belgium to Paris. After Paris they continued on to
England via Calais, a sojourn that would last 15 months. During this time, Wolfgang and his
sister Nannerl gave a number of concerts in England, several of these for the King and Queen.
While staying in London, Mozart took the opportunity to meet his contemporary Johann
Christian Bach, who exerted an important early influence on his musical style. It was in London
that Mozart composed his first two symphonies.
PLACES OF INTEREST
CANTERBURY - Chelsea – Dover – LONDON
CONTACT
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Thames Tower
Black´s road
London W6 9EL
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Fax: +44 (0) 20 85630302
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CANTERBURY
MOZART´S STAY
The Mozart family visited Canterbury between the

24th and 31st July 1765 upon returning from London
and heading back to the continent. They spent an
entertaining week at the farm of Sir Horace Mann,
nephew of the British minister in Florence.
Later, back in town, a notice in Nannerl’s diary mentions that they also visited the horse
races.
ABOUT CANTERBURY
Canterbury is a cathedral city in the county of Kent in southeast England. Canterbury is the
seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the primate of the Church of England.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Old horserace ground

Canterbury Cathedral
Sun Street
Nannerl, Mozart´s sister mentions the building in her travel notices.
Possible Hotels of the Mozarts in Canterbury
Fountain - St. Margart´s Street
Rose - in the Parade
Red Lion - High Street
All hotels are destroyed
PARTNER ACTIVITIES

http://www.mozartways.com/canterbury
Canterbury City Council

Military Road, Canterbury. CT1 1YW
United Kingdom
Tel. + 44 1227 862 000
Fax + 44 1227 862 020
http://www.canterbury.gov.uk
E-mail: customer.services@canterbury.gov.uk
Canterbury Visitor Info

Canterbury CT1 2TG
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. + 44 1227 862000
http://www.canterbury.co.uk
E-mail: canterburyinformation@canterbury.gov.uk
LONDON
MOZART´S STAY
The Mozart´s three-year tour through

Western Europe between 1763 and 1766
led the family from Salzburg through
Germany and Belgium to Paris. After
Paris they continued on to England via
Calais, a sojourn that would last 15
months. During this time Wolfgang and
his sister Nannerl gave a number of
concerts in England, several of these for the King and Queen. While staying in London,
Mozart took the opportunity to meet his contemporary Johann Christian Bach, who exerted
an important early influence on his musical style. It was in London that Mozart composed his
first two symphonies.
London was the northern-most town of the Mozart´s "Great Western" trip. The family arrived
in London on 23rd April 1764 and spent the better part of 1 1/2 years there. King George III
and his wife Charlotte warmly welcomed the Mozarts. In fact, the Mozart children performed
at Buckingham Palace no less than three times. Wolfgang dedicated various compositions to
members of the royal family and met some of the best-known composers of the time. While
the public concerts were a great financial success, the family endured other problems.
Wolfgang's father Leopold fell heavily sick for seven weeks, and the family relocated to the
(former) suburb of Chelsea. There, the children were forbidden from playing music, as the
house had to be quiet. During this time, W.A. Mozart composed his first symphonies. The
Chelsea works of Wolfgang were noted in the "London Sketchbook". Sister Nannerl
composed her own, called "Capricci" (lost today)
ABOUT LONDON
London, the capital city of the United Kingdom, sprawls out from the middle of the London
basin far into the surrounding area on both sides of the Thames. As the residence of the
Queen, location of government and Parliament as well as numerous educational and cultural
institutions of international renown, London is undoubtedly the centre for Great Britain.
London can claim over 40 important theatres, five symphony orchestras, the Royal Opera
House and a large number of large-scale art galleries and museums. The South Bank on the
bank of the Thames is a gigantic cultural centre with concert halls, art galleries and the
National Theatre.
PLACES OF INTEREST
19 Grosvenor Square
British Museum
Buckingham House rear of the Palace
Chelsea
General Site of the Swan and Harp Tavern
Golden Square
Greenwich
Kew Gardens
Lincoln's Inn Fields
Little Haymarket Theatre
Monument
Richmond
Site of Hickfords Rooms
Site of home of John Cousins
Site of Somerset House
Site of the home of Thomas Williamson
Site of the Royal Exchange
Site of the Temple bar
Site of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
Site of the White Bear Inn
Soho Square
Spring Gardens
St. Paul's Cathedral
Tower of London
Westminster Abbey (L&N)
PARTNER ACTIVITIES

http://www.mozartways.com/london
London Tourist Board

26 Grosvenors Garden
London SW1 W ODU
GREAT BRITAIN
Tel: 0171 /9322000
http://www.londontown.com
http://www.london.co.uk
http://www.visitlondon.com
Chelsea Village
Fullham Road
London SW6 1HS
GREAT BRITAIN
E-mail: info@chelseavillage.co.uk
King´s College London

Strand
London
UK - WC2R 2LS
http://www.kcl.ac.uk
ITALY
During the 18th century travellers associated Italy with sun, rich colours, verdant
gardens, enticing scents, royal courts, exuberant celebrations, architecture, music
and paintings by famous artists. For politically-interested German travellers, at least
during the first half of the 18th century, Italy also represented the republican doctrine
critical of absolutism even prior to J.Winkelmann's Greece cult. W.A. Mozart travelled
to Italy three times with his father Leopold: 1769 to 1771, 1771 and 1772/73. This
country gave Mozart a wealth of ideas and strongly influenced his taste in art. The so-
called Milan operas (Ascanio in Alba, Mitridate Re di Ponto, Lucio Silla) were
composed during his sojourns. He was acknowledged as an artist by the "Accademia
Filarmonica di Bologna" and by the Veronese Academy. Mozart was awarded the
Order of the Golden Spur by the Pope. His travels also led him to Bologna, Milan,
Verona and Rome. Mozart visited a total of 51 towns and cities, leaving his traces
everywhere.
PLACES OF INTEREST
ALA - ANCONA - Atzwang - BOLOGNA - Bozzolo - BOLZANO - Brescia - Brixen

Capua - Canonica - Caserta - Civita Castellana - CREMONA - Firenze - Foligno - Forlì
Herculaneum - IMOLA - LODI - Loreto - MANTOVA - Marino - MILANO - Modena
Napoli - Egna - Parma - PADOVA - Peri - Pesaro -Piacenza - Pompeji - Pozzuoli - Rimini –
ROMA - ROVERETO - San Martino / Napoli - Senigallia - SESSA AURUNCA - Siena -
Spoleto - Sterzing - Terni - Terracina - TORINO - Trento - Venezia - VERONA - Vicenza –
Viterbo - REGIONE TOSCANA - REGIONE LOMBARDIA
CONTACT
ENTE NAZIONALE ITALIANO PER IL TURISMO

VIA MARGHERA 2/6
I-00185 ROMA
ITALIA
Phone: +39 06 49711
http://www.enit.it
sedecentrale@enit.it
REGIONE
LOMBARDIA
MOZART´S STAY
W.A. Mozart travelled to Italy three times with his

father Leopold and this country gave Mozart a
wealth of ideas and strongly influenced his taste in
art. Mozart visited following towns und cities, leaving his traces everywhere: Brescia,
Canonica, Cremona, Lodi, Milano and Mantova.
ABOUT THE REGIONE LOMBARDIA
The "Regione Lombardia" is the richest, most highly developed and most densely populated
region of Italy. Precisely for this that it is one of most surprising and unexpected for the
tourist who arrives there knows little of its historic, architectural, artistic and natural heritage.
Milan, the great city of industry and commerce, combines the aspect of a dynamic and
modern metropolis with architectural and artistic treasures. At Monza, Varese, Como,
Bergamo, Brescia, Lodi, Cremona, and Pavia, every era has made its cultural and artistic
mark: in the urban structures, in the churches, in the civic buildings. From the Romanesque
to the Gothic, from the Renaissance to the Baroque, up to the most daring and innovative
architectural and artistic solutions of the modern and contemporary eras: Lombardy boasts
an impressive cultural and artistic heritage. And many people have yet to discover all this.
Brescia
Between February 4.and 12 1771
August 20/21 1771
December 6./7 1771
November 3/41772
March18 1772
Canonica
Between February 4 and 111771
August 211771
Cremona
January 20 - 22 1770
Lodi
March15/16 1770
Mantova
January 10 - 191770
Milano
January 23 - March15 1770
October 18 1770 - January14 (?)1771
31.1. - 4.(?).2.1771
21.8 - 5.12.1771
4.11.1772 - 4(?).3. 1773
PARTNER ACTIVITIES

http://www.mozartways.com/lombardia
Regione Lombardia
Piazza IV Novembre
20124 Milano
ITALY
http://www.regione.lombardia.it
Tourist Info
Ente Nazionale Italiano per il Turismo
http://www. enit.it
REGIONE
TOSCANA
MOZART´S STAY
Three times W.A. Mozart and his father Leopold travelled to

Italy and this country gave Mozart a wealth of ideas and
strongly influenced his taste in art. Mozart visited following
towns und cities, leaving his traces everywhere.
Firenze
March 3 – April 6 1770
Siena
Between April 6 and 10 1770
ABOUT REGIONE TOSCANA
Modern Italian was born in Tuscany, from the great literature of Dante, Petrarch and
Boccaccio. Can there be a deeper bond, a greater and nobler debt owed by a nation to one
of its regions, than that of the common language? But the whole of Europe is in debt to
Tuscany for its extraordinary contribution to European culture. It was in Tuscany between the
fourteenth and sixteenth centuries that the great era of humanism and the Renaissance was
born and developed, movements which radically renewed the culture and art of the time,
leaving a profound and indelible mark on the common civilisation of Europe. Of that
extraordinary period of history, Tuscany, starting from the regional capital Florence, bears
the greatest witness. Great works of civic and religious architecture, sculpture and paintings
of extraordinary artistic value, testify to the creative genius of great artists: Leonardo da
Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti, and Filippo Brunelleschi. But Tuscany is not just Florence.
There is Siena too, with its Piazza del Campo, the theatre each summer for its famous Palio.
In the province of Siena (also famous for its great wines, such as Chianti and Brunello)
Montepulciano and Pienza are outstanding, extraordinary gems of renaissance art, and San
Gimignano, with its famous towers and turreted houses. Then there is Pisa with its world-
famous leaning tower; Carrara, with its Duomo clad in the precious marble that takes the
name of the city; and also Lucca, Pistoia, Arezzo, Grosseto, Livorno, and Prato, that all boast
churches and other monuments of great architectural and artistic value. The beauties of the
Tuscan countryside are innumerable. Above all, its landscape: the typical, unique, gentle and
warm Tuscan countryside.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Villa of corilla / Florence

Via Fernando Zanetti
The "Black Eagle" inn / Florence
Via Borgognissanti 4
Residence of Giovanni Manzuoli / Florence
Via de´Bardi, at the church of Santa Lucia dei Magnoli
Palazzo Pitti / Florence
Piazza de´Pitti
Villa del Poggio Imperiale / Florence
Viale del Poggio Imperiale
PARTNER ACTIVITIES

http://www.mozartways.com/toscana
Regione Toscana
Via Farini, 8
50121 Firenze
ITALY
http://www.regione.toscana.it
Tourist Info
http://www.turismo.toscana.it
ALA
MOZART´S STAY
Ala was originally a small trading town and

post station on the road from Rovereto to
Verona, hometown to the art patrons Giovanni
and Pietro Pizzini.
On 17th August 1771, W.A. Mozart and his
father enjoyed the charm of Palazzo Pizzini for
the first time. For the remainders of the day,
the Mozart's played music for the two
brothers. The day after, they left for the south,
but from that time onwards, they visited the
brothers each time they passed through Ala.
Stays:
from 17th to 18th August 1771 (during the second journey to Italy); from 8th to 9th December
1771 (during the return journey); from 30th October to 1st November 1772 (during the third
journey to Italy); from 8th to 10th March 1773 (last stay in Ala);
Persons Mozart might have met during his stays:
Mozart was always hosted by the noble Pizzini family;
Compositions were written during the stays:
None, but Mozart's father (Leopold) wrote in Ala his unique letter from Trentino;
ABOUT ALA
Born as a Roman town, Ala has always been a strategic corridor in economic and military
terms for it was situated on the most important passageways between inland Europe and the
Mediterranean basin. The place was marked on one of the most important Roman
roadmaps, the Itinerarium Antonini, as a post-stage, a "palatium" for stopping and changing
horses, certainly garrisoned.
During the Middle Ages Ala took a two-core structure, which remained unchanged for
centuries: a more ancient part developed around the "castrum" and a more recent residential
area, the "suburbium", situated at a lower altitude.
During the 16th century mulberry - growing and the breeding of silkworms developed and
during the 17th century the production of silk velvets was also launched, turned the city into a
major economic centre. This attracted new inhabitants and favoured substantial
transformations both at urban level and at cultural and artistic level.
During the 17th and 18th centuries the old Mediaeval dwellings underwent substantial
restoration and renovation: the palaces of the velvet merchants are still majestic witnesses of
that period of wealth.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Palazzo Pizzini Superiore (wo Mozart schlief und spielte)

Palazzo Pizzini Inferiore (Sitz des "Klaviermuseum")
Palazzo Malfatti - Azzolini
Palazzo Malfatti - Scherer
Palazzo Angelini
Palazzo Taddei
Palazzo Gresti – Filippi
Palozzi Pizzini
PARTNER ACTIVITIES

http://www.mozartways.com/ala
Comune di Ala
Ufficio Attività Culturali, Turistiche e Sportive
P.zza San Giovanni, 1
I - 38061 - ALA (TN)
Tel: +39-0464-678751 or +39-0464-674068
Fax: +39-0464-674068
http://www.comune.ala.trento.it
E-mail: cittavelluto@tin.it
Azienda per il Turismo Rovereto e Vallagarina

Corso Rosmini 8
I-38068 Rovereto (TN)
Tel: +0464 / 430363
Fax 0464 / 435528
http://www.aptrovereto.it
E-mail: info@aptrovereto.it
ANCONA
MOZART´S STAY
Mozart visited Loreto (in the province of

Ancona) in 1770, at the age of 13. Even
today, when entering the basilica while
the organ is playing, it is impossible not
to think about the fact that Mozart’s fingers could also have touched those very keys when he
was making his pilgrimage to the Santa Casa: when he wanted, with the simplicity of popular
devotion, to send his mother a few blessed items, “bells, wax figures, bonnets and veils from
Loreto”. His personal devotion would be brought to life in the two "Litaniae Lauretanae"
that he set to music in 1771 and 1774.
At the same time, Mozart was studying the so-called “stile osservato” (a strict compositional
style) and learning about the mechanisms of the counterpoint from Giambattista Martini, the
Franciscan scholar who was famous throughout the whole of Europe in his capacity as a
composer, theoretician and exceptional music teacher.
ABOUT ANCONA
Ancona is the administrative centre of the Marche region and is located in the middle part of
Italy, between the clear blue sea alongside the Conero Riviera and the rolling hills in the
area. The historic theatre with its neo-classical facade faces the port and is a short distance
from the pentagonal ex-lazaretto designed by Luigi Vanvitelli.
In 2002, the Teatro delle Muse was reopened to the public, having been completely
restructured inside in the form of a large theatre-piazza. Il Teatro delle Muse is representing
the city of Ancona in the association.
PARTNER ACTIVITIES

http://www.mozartways.com/ancona
Infoline +39 (0)7120784204

Teatro delle Muse
Via della Loggia
60121 Ancona (Italy)
http://www.teatrodellemuse.org
E-mail: boxoffice@teatrodellemuse.org
Ticket Office +39 (0)7152525
BOLOGNA
MOZART´S STAY
Mozart and his father visited Bologna

twice. During their first and second
Italian journey, they were warmly
welcomed in Villa Pallavicini by the
Count and his wife. They stayed for
three months, soon finding acceptance
among the Bolognese artists and
scientists. Several musical activities developed. W.A. Mozart passed the difficult exam in the
renowned Academia Filarmonica and was accepted as a new member. Normally, for this
honour, one had to be at least 20 years old and the test piece took a few hours. Thanks to
Padre Martini, the academy made an exception for Wolfgang, however, who was only 14
year. The authentic sites of this procedure still exist, including the library in which Mozart's
father Leopold had waited in during the examination of his son.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Accademia di Belle Arti

Via delle belle arti,
5.4. 1770
Accademia Filarmonica
Via Guerrazzi, 13
October 9 1770
Anatomic theatre (Archiginnasio)
Piazza Galvani 1
The Mozart´s might have seen this buildung too.
Basilica di San Petronio
Piazza Maggiore
October 4 1770
Chiesa Croce del Biacco
4, Via Martelli, Croce del Biacco
Chiesa di San Francesco
Piazza S. Francesco
March 25 and 26 1770
Chiesa di San Giovanni in Monte
Piazza San Giovanni in Monte
August 301770 – second stay
Chiesa San Domenico
Piazza San Domenico, 13
October 6 1770
LÓsteria del Pellegrino
Via Ugo Bassi
March 24 1770
LÓsteria di San Marco
Vicolo della Zecca - ecke Via Ugo Bassi
July 20 1770
Museo internazionale della musica di Bologna
Palazzo Sanguinetti, Strada Maggiroe, 34
Here is Mozart´s original "Examine Antiphon" with the corrections by Padre Martini
Teatro Comunale
Piazza Verdi
Villa Pallavicini
Via San Felice, 24
March 25 1770
About Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of the region Emilia Romagna and was chosen as a European
Cultural City in 2000. Art, culture, music are brought together in Bologna, but history, most of
all, has formed the architecture of the city. The two towers, for instance, rule over the city, the
eleven city gates, that enclose it, or Italy's second largest – after Venice – historical Old City
with extended vine-laced bowers which connect the old Gothic squares, like “Piazza della
Mercanzia” with “Piazza Maggiore” and “Via Farini”. At about 1000 years, the University of
Bologna is one of the oldest in Europe. The numerous cafés and restaurants, offering the
typical cuisine of the area, make the walk through the city even more enjoyable.
The "Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica http://www.museomusicabologna.it is

representing the city of Bologna in the European Mozart Ways Association.
PARTNER ACTIVITIES

http://www.mozartways.com/bologna

Ufficio Informazioni edi Accoglienza Turistica
Piazza Maggiore
I-40121 Bologna
Tel. 0039 051 246541
Fax: 0039 051 231454
http://www.comune.bologna.it/bolognaturismo
E-mail: TouristOffice@comune.bologna.it
Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna
Palazzo Sanguinetti
Strada Maggiore 34
40125 Bologna
ITALY
Tel. +39 051 2757711 - Fax +39 051 2757728
http://www.museomusicabologna.it
E-mail: museomusica@comune.bologna.it
A further member of the association is ACCADEMIA FILARMONICA DI BOLOGNA.

Detailed information: http://www.accademiafilarmonica.it
BOLZANO
MOZART´S STAY
During their first trip to Italy (21-23 December 1769),

en route to Milan, Mozart and his father stopped at
Bolzano for two nights. Their hectic schedule
included invitations by the violinist Anton Kurzweil,
the Stockhammer family, who entertained them "in a
very costly way", and Anton von Gummer, am
member of the financial aristocracy of Bolzano.
On the way from Salzburg to Milan, during the
second Italian trip (16 August 1771), they again
stopped in Bolzano. Finally, on the third trip to Italy (28/28 October 1772), Leopold and
Wolfgang again stopped here, and visited Father Vicenz Ranftl in the Dominican Monastery.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Dominican Monastery
Piazza Domenicani
On their third trip to Italy, Leopold and Wolfgang met Father Vincenz Ranftl (an
instrumentalist whom they had met in Salzburg) in the Dominican Monastery.
Site of Sun Inn
Piazza delle Erbe
Leopold and Mozart stayed from 21 to 22 December (and perhaps again in October 1772,
when Mozart wrote his string quartet, K. 155/134a) at the "Sun Inn", which was demolished in
1873.
Home of Stockhammer family
Talfergasse 2
On December 23 1769, Leopold and Wolfgang lunched here at the home of Stockhammer
family. A commemorative plaque cites the visit of Mozart
Site of the home of Anton von Gummer
Via dei Portici
On the evening of 22 December 1769, Leopold and Wolfgang were invited to the home of
Anton von Gummer, who was part of the financial aristocracy of Bolzano. Usually such
invitations were accompanied by Mozart performing for his hosts. The house no longer
exists; however, the characteristic street is noteworthy for its fifteenth to eighteenth-century
houses.
Other characteristic sights of Bolzano
Piazze delle Erbe, Cathedral and Church of the Franciscans
Leopold and Wolfgang undoubtedly saw the picturesque Piazza delle Erbe the Romanesque
Gothic Duomo (Cathedral) with its beautiful bell tower and the Church of the Franciscans
(Chiesa dei Francescani), built in 1348.
ABOUT BOLZANO
Bolzano is the only city in the world with both a competition in honour of F. Busoni and a
house where Mozart slept, an elegant salon where different people meet, an exchange of
cultures, music, and performances.
The central Piazza Walther named for the troubadour Walther von der Vogelweide, one
street named for Dante and another for Goethe; a conservatory carrying the name of
Monteverdi an Orchestra of Haydn. A trilingual University, and an Academy of Design and a
Film School both bilingual. This is what makes Bolzano a little big capital of European
atmosphere!
The "Istituto musicale in lingua intaliana A. Vivaldi di Bolzano" is the official representative for
Bozen in the association.
PARTNER ACTIVITIES

http://www.mozartways.com/bolzano
Istituto musicale in lingua italiana A. Vivaldi di Bolzano

Piazza Parrocchia, 19
39100 Bolzano
Italia
http://www.imusicbz.it
E-mail: info@imusibz.it
Azienda di Soggiorno e Turismo Bolzano

Piazza Walther Platz 8
39100 Bolzano – Bozen
Italia
http://www.bolzano-bozen.it
E-mail: info@bolzano-bozen.it
CREMONA
MOZART´S STAY
On 20th January 1770 the Mozarts arrived in

Cremona. At this time the town is known across
the world as the hometown of the Stradivari
(violins). Leopold and Wolfgang spent the night at
the inn "Colombina". In the evening they enjoyed
"La Clemenza di Tito" with the famous singer
M.Valentini in the Theatro Nazari.
PLACES OF INTEREST
“Colombino” inn
“Colombino” inn - today a private house with shops in Via Sicardo 11.
The Cathedral
During their stay in Cremona, Mozart and his father met the cellist and concertmaster
Antonio Ferrari, as well as the cathedral organist Giacomo Arrighi.
Teatro Nazari
Teatro Nazari, today Teatro Ponchielli on Corso Vittorio Emanuele II
ABOUT CREMONA
Cremona was a roman colony founded in 218 B.C., north of river Po. Its geographical
position gave it military, civil and commercial importance in the Republican period.
In 603 A.C. it was conquered and razed by Longobards. In 1098 it became a free town, and
flourished thanks to the development of the water-way-commerce. After having supported
Federico Barbarossa's policy for a long time, in 1167 it became a member of the Lombard
League taking part in the battle of Legnano (1167).
The political and economic importance of the medieval Cremona brought about a new urban
development, which culminated in the construction of the superb complex of monuments
forming the Palazzo Comunale Square and its imposing walls (1169 - 1187). In 1334
Cremona was conquered by Visconti and finally became a part of the dukedom of Milan from
1420 until the unity of Italy. In 1441 to celebrate the wedding between Bianca Maria Visconti
and Francesco Sforza, Bianca Maria Visconti brought the town as a dowry and fostered its
cultural and artistic renewal. This artistic production which had as protagonists Bonifacio and
Benedetto Bembo in the second half of the fifteenth century went on also during the sixteenth
century when Cremona was under the Spanish rule. In this period the great season of the
refined Cremonensis mannerism grew up and had, among its significant protagonists,
Camillo Boccaccino and Campi Brothers.
The musical tradition, which had begun in the sixteenth century by Marcantonio Ingegneri
reached the height of its glory with the "divine" Claudio Monteverdi.
PARTNER ACTIVITIES

http://www.mozartways.com/cremona
Tourist Info City

Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica
Piazza del Comune 5
26100 Cremona
ITALY
Tel. +39 0372 23233
Fax +39 0372 534080
http://www.comune.cremona.it/
Tourist Info Region

Azienda di Promozione Turistica del Cremonese
Piazza del Comune 5
26100 Cremona
ITALY
Tel. +39 0372 21722
Fax +39 0372 534059
Info.apt@rccr.cremona.it
E-mail: Info.apt@rccr.cremona.it
IMOLA
MOZART´S STAY
On July 19 1770 the Mozarts lodged in

Imola on their way from Rome to
Bologna.
PLACES OF INTEREST
The International Piano Academy

"Meetings with a Maestro" is a school of musical excellence established in 1989 and officially
inaugurated on the 6th march of the same year with a concert by Vladimir Ashkenazy who,
on that occasion, was nominated honorary president.
The idea behind the academy took shape in the early eighties in the classrooms of various
Italian "conservatori", schools for young musicians and was implemented from 1981 by a
privately run association "Meetings with the Maestro" directed by Franco Scala. The idea
evolved in the course of the daily teaching routine which to this day represents the soul and
the life of a school whose claim to perfection is confirmed by the high levels of achievement
of its pupils in all the most prestigious international contests.
The fundamental concept is to give students the opportunity to prepare their work by, as the
name suggests, meeting a maestro thus gaining the benefit of his advice and criticism of the
aesthetic, historic and technical aspects of the works under consideration. The student is the
vital force at the heart of the didactics; the choice of comparing the results of his efforts with
others is left entirely up to the student guided by the advice and interpretation of the Maestri.
Concert artists of world standing have been a regular feature of the teaching seminars in
Imola since the inception of the association which subsequently became the Accademia: an
institution where the student is not the pupil of a specific teacher but a student of the
Academy. This pluralistic approach to teaching has come a long way from the traditional
teaching relationship of one teacher for one pupil.
The piano course is organised through the closely coordinated cooperation of a staff of eight
teachers and two assistant teachers all of whom are internationally recognised concert
artists: Antonio Ballista, Leonid Margarius, Boris Petrushansky, Piero Rattalino, Riccardo
Risaliti, Franco Scala, Giovanni Valentini, Anna Kravchenko, Davide Franceschetti.
A Corso for Fortepiano, a course in Chamber music and a Flute course as well as a course
in composition and analysis have developed and will continue alongside the main piano
courses.
Of the many international awards won by the students of the Accademia the most significant
is the first prize at the "Mozart" international contest in Salzburg won by the pianist Yoko
Kikuchi in 2002. Highlights of the performance programme for 2005 are a series of concerts
at the Konzerthaus in Berlin where students perform regularly. A performance of all Mozart's
Concerts for pianoforte and orchestra is also planned.
Piano museum
In recent years, instruments from the Academy's museum of prestigious, historic pianos have
been played in some concerts. Plans for further use of these instruments are in progress.
The Piano Museum in Palazzo Sassatelli in Imola contains more than seventy keyboard
instruments dating from the second half of the seventeenth century to the opening decades
of the twentieth century thus encompassing the entire history of the piano and its
predecessors.
Among the most remarkable pieces in the collection are an Italian harpsichord attributed to
Franciscus Faber, master harpsichord maker of the second half of the seventeenth century;
this piece is a great rarity and one of the few known to exist still in the country. Rich and of
extraordinary interest is the collection of fortepiani made up of rare pieces coming from
diverse geographical locations and different historical periods. It offers a complete picture of
the instrument's development from the early years of its invention by Bartolomeo Cristofori to
the modern pianoforte. The most important Viennese piano makers spanning thelast
decades of the eighteenth century to the first three decades of the nineteenth are
represented, in some cases, with many models of the same typology: there are five
instruments by Johann Schantz (who belonged to Haydn's favourite family of piano makers)
ranging from the end of the eighteenth century to about 1825, all in perfect working order.
Restoration work has been carried out to strict philological criteria to enable them to recreate
with a variety of styles and sounds the changing aesthetics of the musical and artistic world
of the "Biedermeier" period in Vienna. The products of other illustrious workshops are also
present; there are magnificently decorated instruments by Johann Fritz, by Anton Walter,
much loved by Mozart and by Conrad Graf, the most famous of the Viennese piano makers
of the first half of the 19th century whose name is irrevocably linked to those of Beethoven,
Schubert and Schumann; there are French instruments (Pleyel, Erard, Boisselot), English
ones (Broadwood, Clementi) as well as pieces from Germany and the north of Europe, both
upright and grand.
The Italian section includes a number of models which are the product of a particular building
tradition and whose history is in part still unrecorded. On display in yet another section of the
museum are several splendid Steinways, both American and European, ranging from the first
upright models to the spectacular grand pianos of the early 20th century. Noteworthy is the
section dedicated to mechanical instruments. It includes various organs and Pianolas and
two Steinway-Welte automatic models complete with 500 original piano rolls with recordings
by musicians such as Debussy and Albeniz and other artists of the calibre of Busoni
Rachmaninoff, Backhaus, etc.
The aim of this collection is to represent as faithfully as possible the history of the piano not
only from an iconographic and scientific point of view but also and above all from a musical
one. The close links between the museum and the school for pianoforte and pianoforte
romantico, whose headquarters are also in Palazzo Sassatelli, and the specialisation
courses "Meetings with a Maestro" ensure that the majority of the instruments are in tip top
working condition and capable of rendering, sound wise, a faithful tribute to the period of their
construction and therefore to the world of sound of the great masters, composers and artists
who with these instruments were able to bring their artistic inspiration to life. The Piano
museum offers not only a precious insight into the history of the piano but is above all an
irreplaceable source of instruction and information for young musicians who, at the dawn of
the third millennium, wish to explore new roads to sound and music equipped with a renewed
and profound awareness of the great traditions of the past.
Imola, the old town centre
The best way to see Imola is to take a walk around the centre whose suggestive atmosphere
has remained intact.
A good place to start is the Rocca Sforzesca one of the best examples of military
architecture in the Region; its renaissance aspect was bestowed on it during the signoria of
Riario Sforza. Inside are museum collections of mediaeval and renaissance ceramics and
arms and suits of armour dating from the 14th to the 19th centuries.
Leaving the Rocca behind him, the visitor walks straight down via F.lli Bandiera and into Via
Emilia, the ancient decumano massimo. This central street is flanked by beautiful palazzi:
one example at number 29 is the renaissance Palazzo Machirelli followed by number 29,
the 14th century Casa di Benvenuto Rambaldi who wasfamous for his commentaries on the
Divine Comedy. At the crossing with Via Verdi, at number 7 is the entrance to the Museo
Scarabelli founded in 1857. It owes its existence to the fruits of the research of Giuseppe
Scarabelli, an indigenous geologist and palaeontologist. The state archives are opposite. At
the side of the museum beneath an 18th century portico is the main entrance to the Teatro
Comunale opened in 1811. It seats 500 and its velour upholstery and period decor form the
backdrop to a much loved theatre season. One would never suspect that its 18th century
facade hides what was once the entrance of a great 14th century church which together with
the lower church below and the convent next door form the complesso di
S. Francesco which now houses both the Teatro and the Biblioteca Comunale (municipal
library) which can be accessed at no. 20 of the Via Emilia. A visit to the library will provide
the opportunity to admire the restoration work done to the affreschi and parts of the lower
church as well as the elegant 18th century rooms which house the library. Back in Via Emilia
at number 69 one’s attention is drawn to the towering proportions of 16th century Palazzo
Monsignani once home to the powerful Sassatelli family who from its stronghold
commandeered raids on its arch enemies the Vaini who belonged to the opposing ghibelline
faction. Further along the road at number 95 a visitor will almost certainly stop to admire the
interior of the 18th century Farmacia dell’ Ospedale(8) (pharmacy of the hospital) where over
400 vases made of local maiolica are on display; just opposite is the stylish facade of the
Palazzo della Volpe (Albergo del Cappello) completed in 1484 for Girolamo Riario as a
“lodging house” for his most illustrious guests.
The beautiful gothic portal of the Chiesa di S. Domenico at the corner of Via Orsini with Via
Quarto can be admired before walking across the gardens around the perimeter of the
complesso conventuale dei santi Nicolò e Domenico where the municipal art gallery
Pinacoteca Comunale now is. The former convent which dates back to the 13th century
was run by Dominican friars until the arrival of the French troops in 1797. On completion of
the restoration work the building, constructed on two quadtriporticos, will become the
prestigious headquarters of the town’s museum collections. The art collection in the
Pinacoteca which is housed in the second cloister bears witness to local pictorial activety
between the 14th and 19th centuries with paintings by Innocenzo da Imola, Lavinia Fontana
and Della Volpe and Margotti of the modern school. Retracing one’s steps through the
gardens and turning left one soon finds the chiesa di Valverde above which the 18th century
Oratorio di S. Rocco is situated. On reaching Via Appia, on the left, one can see the 16th
century Bastioni di Port’Appia the remains of porta del Piolo, an ancient gateway.
Turning back towards the centre, at the crossing with Via Cavour, 18th century Palazzo
Ginnasi is identifiable by its coats of arms. Another feast for the eyes, in Via Cavour is the
characteristic florentine ashlar-worked facade of the 15th century Palazzo Calderin. At
number 18 of the Via Appia, 13th century Palazzo Pighini (16) is the only example of a
mediaeval patrician house left standing in Imola, its austere style makes it particularly
imposing. The visitor is now at the heart of the city with the tower of the comune straight
ahead, the 19th century clock on the tower was a gift from a french officer who came to Imola
in the wake of Napoleon and decided to settle down there. The Palazzo Comunale has
always been the seat of administrative power, it dates back to the 13th century but in the
course of time has undergone several transformations, the facade which looks down onto
Piazza Matteotti today is 17th century. The square, flanked on two sides by typical,
sandstone porticos has always been the centre for shops and commerce, in front of it stands
Palazzo Sersanti one of the best examples of renaissanc architecture in the city. The
palazzo contains the Margotti art collection with the works of local artist Anacleto Margotti.
Following the Via Emilia to the east, on the corner of Via Cosimo Morelli, is the church of
Santa Maria in Regola with its romanic belltower, just a few steps further in the piazzetta
Mirri is the Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Servi with the coats of arms of ancient imolese
families decorating its portal. Back towards the centre on Via dei Mille, at number 26 is the
renaissance Casa Gandolfi which is the headquarters of CIDRA, the Centre of Documents
relating to antifascist resistance.
At this point the visitor crosses the "Via Emilia" and continues along Via Garibaldi to find, at
number 18, what must be the most fascinating of Imola’s museums: Palazzo Tozzoni, 18th
century home to the family of the same name. Its interiors, furnishing and family collections
have survived the passage of time in perfect condition. The palazzo’s impressive doorway is
a short distance from the cathedral, the Duomo. Dedicated to S. Cassiano its harmonious,
neoclassical proportions take up most of the omonimous square. Opposite is the18th century
Palazzo Vescovile (25) home to the diocesan museum and archives. Not far from there along
Via Don Bughetti is 15th century Casa della Volpe where the great military leader
(condottiero) Taddeo della Volpe was born; it was also the town pawnshop for almost three
centuries. Alongside the cathedral, Via Bixio leads straight up to the 15th century Porta
Montanara and from there by crossing piazza Bianconcini one reaches the entrance to the
church of S. Michele and of the Convento dell’ Osservanza(28). Built during the renaissance,
it is home to a valuable Pietà made up of seven terracotta statues; it dates back to the end of
the 15th century and is known locally by the name of: “I Piagnoni” (the wailing ones).
ABOUT IMOLA
Imola, originally a roman colony, was known in ancient times as Forum Cornelii. The town
plan still bears clear witness to its roman origins with the antique decuman or main road (Via
Emilia) and its main axis (Via Appia - Via Mazzini) intersecting where the roman forum stood.
Between the 14th and 16th centuries the town was ruled by a succession of powerful
families, the Alidosi, the Manfredi and the Visconti. In 1473 Galeazzo Maria Sforza was lord
of Imola; he gave it, as part of his illegittamate daughter Caterina's dowry when she married
Girolamo Riario, a nephew of Pope Sistus IV. It is a particularly happy period for the town
which experiences a brief but intense renaissance. The urban structure undergoes significant
changes and numerous, important noble palaces enhance it.
The Piazza Maggiore is extended and enriched by the building of the Palazzo Riario Sforza
(now Sersanti), the noble ruler's princely town residence. The Fortezza della Rocca (which
now houses the International Piano Academy "Meetings with a Maestro") is adapted to new
military requirements, the town walls are completed and the gateways to the town are
defined, giving the town precise characteristics which it will maintain until the 20th century. In
1502 Leonardo Da Vinci arrives in Imola on the trail of Cesare Borgia's victorious troops; he
is given the task of drawing the map of the town so that a study of its defensive structures
can be made. The map remains a unique, splendid example of the great artist's topographic
work. From 1504 up until the union of Italy, except for the Napoleonic period, Imola belongs
to the Papal States: struggles between warring factions end and, under the church's rule, the
city changes in appearance thanks to the great works of the 18th century. W.A Mozart
passed through Imola on his first trip to Italy. On the 19th July 1770, on his way from Rome
to Bologna he stayed there overnight. In this season Mozart used to travel by night to avoid
the hotness and the flies.
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LODI
MOZART´S STAY
The Mozarts arrived in Lodi on 17th

March 1770, coming from Milan. It
seems they found habitation at an inn
that also was used as a post station
(piazzale 3 agosto, presumably). In the
evening W.A. Mozart composed his first
string quartet (G-Dur K. 80). We know
this due to a short notice that W.A.
Mozart wrote eight years later:
"...the Quartet I wrote in the inn, in Lodi at 7 o'clock in the evening..."
On the following day, Leopold and Wolfgang left Lodi and embarked for Piacenca and
Parma.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Locanda
Piazzale 3 agosto
March 15 1770
Coach itinerary of the Mozarts through Lodi
Post Stopp
Via Archinti, 16
Post Stopp
Corso Mazzini, 88
ABOUT LODI
Lodi is a town in Lombardy, Italy, on the right shore of the river Adda. It is the capital of the
province of Lodi.
It was a Celtic village that in Roman times was called Laus Pompeia (probably in honor of
the consul Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo) and was known also because its position allowed
many Gauls of Gallia Cisalpina to obtain Roman citizenship. It was in an important position at
the crossing of vital Roman roads.
In became a Catholic diocese and its first bishop, Saint Bassiano, (319-409), is the patron
saint of the town (celebrated on January 19). A free Comune (municipality) around 1000, it
fiercely resisted the Milanese, who destroyed it in April 24, 1158. Frederick Barbarossa re-
built it on its current location. Starting from 1220, the Lodigiani (inhabitants of Lodi) spent
some decades in realizing an important work of hydraulic engineering: a system of miles and
miles of artificial rivers and channels (called Consorzio di Muzza) was created in order to
give water to the countryside, turning some arid areas into one of the (still now) most
important agricultural areas of the region.
Lodi was ruled by the Visconti family, who built a castle. In 1423, the antipope Antipope John
XXIII, from Lodi's Duomo, launched his bolla by which he convened the Council of
Constance (end of the Great Schism).In 1454 representatives from all the regional states of
Italy met in Lodi to sign the treaty known as the peace of Lodi, by which they intended to
work in the direction of Italian unification, but this peace lasted only 40 years. The town was
then ruled by the Sforza family, France, Spain, Austria. In 1786 it became the eponymous
capital of a province that included Crema.
On May 10, 1796: Battle of Lodi: the young Corsican general Napoleon Bonaparte won on
the river Adda his first important battle, defeating the Austrians and later entering Milan. This
is why in many towns there are streets dedicated to the famous bridge (for instance in Paris
6th arrondissement, Rue du Pont de Lodi).
In 1945, the Italian petrol company Agip, directed by Enrico Mattei, started extracting
methane from its fields, and Lodi was the first Italian town with a regular domestic gas
service.
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MANTOVA
MOZART´S STAY
Coming from Verona, Leopold and W.A.

Mozart arrived in Mantova on the late
afternoon of January 10, 1770, and stayed
at the “Croce Verde” inn. On the same
evening, they attended the "Teatro
Accademico Bibiena". Due to personal
connections, Wolfgang soon gave a fabulous concert in the new theatre-hall of the “reale
accademia di scienze”. In a letter to his wife, Leopold described the hall as follows: “I have
never in my life seen something a more beautiful hall of this kind….” The concert consisted of
14 program pieces, including own compositions. The Mozarts remained in Mantova until the
19th of January, 1770.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Albergo - CROCE VERDI

When Mozart and his father arrive in Mantua on 10 January 1770, they lodged here in the
"CROCE Verdi" an inn which no longer exists located behind the present Teatro sociale.
Capella Santa Barbara
Situated at the Palazzo Ducale
House of Gaetano Bettinelli
Via Fratelli Bandiera - at the corner to Via Certosini
Gaetano Bettinelli, the mathematician, invited Mozart and his father here to his home
Church of St. Andrea
Mozart visited this church in 1770
Site of the home of Signora Sartoretti
Contrada Due Catene, Via Dario Tassoni
On January 17 1770, Signora Sartoretti invited the Mozarts to her home, later she sent
Wolfgang a present of four ducats, with a poem and a bouquet
Palace of Count Arco
Piazza dÁrco, 4
On 12 January 1770, Mozart and his father were invited here by Count Francesco dÁrco,
cousin of the Salzburg count Georg Arco
Palace of Prince Michael II von Thurn und Taxis
Via Pietro Frattini
Teatro Accademico del Bibiena
Via Accademia, 47
Mozart performed here on 16 January 1770 included three of his symphonies
ABOUT MANTOVA
Mantova is a city in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province with the same name.
The town was founded presumably around 2000 BC on the banks of the Mincio river, a sort
of island among its waters (an indeed safe natural protection), and in the 6th century BC was
an Etruscan village that Etruscan tradition described as re-founded by Ocno. The name
derives from Mantus, an Etruscan god of Hades. The Romans, who conquered it between
the first and second Punic wars, confused Mantus with Manto, a daughter of Tyresia
(Tiresias). Publius Virgilius Maro, Virgil, was born here.
Mantua was invaded (after the decay of the Roman Empire) by Goths, Byzantines,
Longobards and Franks, and then it became a possession of Canossa, who's last ruler was
the famous countess Matilde of Canossa (d. 1115). According to the legend, she ordered the
construction of the precious
(http://www.mynet.it/mantova/turismo/storiamn/origini/rotonda/slortor4.jpg) "Rotonda
di San Lorenzo" (1082).
In 1198 Alberto Pitentino optimised the course of the Mincio, creating what Mantuans call
"the four lakes", enforcing the natural protection.
In the middle Ages, Mantua was ruled by several families which became extremely important
in the history and culture of Italy, among which the Bonacolsi and the Corradi di Gonzaga (or,
briefly, Gonzaga; 1328-1708). See Duchy of Mantua.
The Gonzaga protected art and culture, and hosted several important artists like Leone
Battista Alberti, Andrea Mantegna, Donatello, Luca Fancelli, and Nicolò Sebregondi.
Notably, the town contains many artworks and architectural treasures that record its
important epochs: the Duomo, the Palazzo Ducale, the Magna Domus, the Palazzo del
Capitano, the Palazzo Vescovile, the Palazzo degli Uberti, the Castle of St. George, the
Palazzo Castiglioni (or Palazzo Bonacolsi), the Tower of the Gabbia, and the Palazzo del
Podestà, all of which are examples of a unique patrimony in patrician buildings and in Italian
architecture. However, the most important testimony to this skill is undoubtedly the Palazzo
Te.
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MILANO
MOZART´S STAY
On 23rd January 1770, Leopold and

Wolfgang Mozart arrived in Milan.
It was the first of five visits that Wolfgang
would make throughout the course of his
life. Following a recommendation by the
Salzburg Augustine monks, they found quarter in the monastery of San Marco. There, as we
know, W.A. Mozart composed arias and motets for young singers (for instance Misero tu non
sei K. 73A). He also gave several concerts for the local nobility and finally received the long
awaited commission to write a new opera.
On 15th March 1770, father and son left Milan. They returned in the following autumn to
present Mitridate, Re di Ponto, Mozart’s first opera for Milan. During this visit, they took
private accommodations (where Largo Augusto is today).
On 26th December, Mitridate was performed for the first time. The first three performances
saw Wolfgang Amadeus conducting and playing the keyboard. The opera was greeted with
enthusiastic public acceptance, and the “Regio Ducal Teatro” was sold out for months to
come. Ascanio in Alba, Mozart’s second Milan opera (K. 111), met with a similar degree of
success.
Two private excursions followed, and led Leopold and Wolfgang to Turin and Venezia. In
December 1771, they returned to Salzburg due to the sudden death of Salzburg’s duke
archbishop Schrattenbach. As their employer, he had been socially and financially supportive
of the two Mozarts. The new archbishop, Count Colloredo (from April 1772) had different
ideas on music and, in particular, its position at court. The Mozarts only received his
permission to return to Milan one more time (November 1772) in order to present Lucio Silla,
Wolfgang’s third Milan opera (K. 135). This opera seria was performed 25 times. On the 4th
March 1773, they left and saw Milan for the last time.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Casa del Parini

Piazzetta di Brera
A commemorative plaque dedicated to the famous abbot who wrote the libretto of Mozart’s
Ascanio in Alba is still visibile.
Church of S. Fedele
Piazza S. Fedele
Mozart conducted a Passion Cantata here in 1771.
Church of S. Maria del Carmine
Piazza del Carmine
Mozart attended this church, which was built the 1400s and remodelled many times, and he
conducted a mass here during his second stay in Milan.
Church of S.Maria della Passione
Via Bellini 2
A beautiful dome enriches this 15th century church, second only to the Duomo in size, where
Mozart may have played.
Church of San Marco
Piazza S. Marco
At the time of Mozart’s first stay on Italy it was a monastery of the Augustinian Fathers. A
plaque recalls the hospitality given to the 14-year-old composer.
Cathedral (Duomo)
Piazza del Duomo
The marriage of Archduke Ferdinand, ruler of Milan, to Maria Beatrice D’Este was celebrated
here in 1771. Mozart, barely 15 years old, wrote Ascanio in Alba for this occasion.
Church of St. Antonio Abate
Via S. Antonio 5
The motet Exsultate, Jubilate was played for the first time here on January 17, 1773. The
church, still under restoration at present, is a prototype of Milanese Baroque. The organ is for
the most part the original one that Mozart played.
Palazzo Clerici
Via Clerici 5
Mozart visited the palace on the inauguration of the music hall in October 1771, after the
wedding of Ferdinand of Habsburg.
Royal Palace
Piazza Duomo
Site of the “Regio Ducale Theatre" which was destroyed by fire in 1776. Mozart’s Mitridate
Re di Ponto was created here in December 1770, Ascanio in Alba in October 1771 and Lucio
Silla in December 1772. During his second stay in Milan, Mozart was also hosted by the
Ducale in a house next to the theatre.
Verri’s House
Via Montenapoleone
Literary brothers Pietro and Carlo Verri, leading figures in the Milanese cultural scene,
received Mozart in their parlour (no longer extant.
ABOUT MILANO
Milan’s origins go back to the 4th century BC. Conquered by the Romans in 222 BC it was
re-named “Mediolanum”. Milan hosted the imperial court from A.D. 286 - 402 favouring its
historical and artistic development. Mediolanum was an important Christian centre witness
the Edict of Milan, A.D. 313, promulgated by Emperor Constantine. The City was subjected
to domination by the Longobards, Franks, and Visconti seignory. The Sforza family ruled
from 1450 guaranteeing a period of peace and prosperity. They emerged as important art
patrons inviting leading artists and architects to Milan. Leonardo da Vinci spent long periods
at the court of Duke Lodovico il Moro during which he realized many masterpieces,
culminating in the fresco “Cenacolo” for the Church of S. Maria delle Grazie.
In the sixteenth century Milan was occupied by the French and subsequently subjected to
decades of Spanish domination. The City underwent a period of decline lasting until 1713
when it was ceded to Austria. Under Maria Teresa of Austria economic reform and progress
with an intense cultural revival favoured a lively intellectual climate open to new ideas
inspired by Europe’s age of Enlightenment. When Napoleon’s troops invaded Milan in 1796
the Austrians were driven out and Milan became the capital of the cisalpine republic. After
this turbulent period marked by ambitious urban building projects, Milan once again under
Hapsburg rule, was conspicuous in the struggle for the independence of Italy. It joined the
new kingdom of Italy in 1861 under Vittorio Emanuele the second.
From the end of the nineteenth century until the period after the Second World War, Milan
played a leading role in the industrial development of Italy. Recently it has emerged as a
protagonist of post-industrial re-conversion. Milan is internationally well known as the
productive capital and leader in the tertiary services sector. The dynamism of the
environment is evident in the fields of finance, research, publishing, new technologies and
last but not least as a reference point for fashion and design (Milano città della moda).
Milan’s world famous Trade Fair (Fiera di Milano) has recently been extended, incorporating
a vast new exposition area. The city is the seat of renowned Universities and cultural
institutions such as the Scala Theatre (Teatro alla Scala, Piccolo Teatro). Tourists can
appreciate the city’s artistic legacy, and artistic and architectural heritage. Milan’s museums
offer the public immense cultural patrimonies which together with the extensive network of
exhibition areas have contributed to Milan becoming the second tourist destination in Italy
with more than ten million visitors a year.
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Milano Classica
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20131 Milano
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Galleria Buenos Aires 7
20124 Milano
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20122 Milan
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PADOVA
MOZART´S STAY
Padua is widely regarded as being among the most

refined of Italian towns. Arriving from Venice, the
Mozarts spent a night in Padua on 10th February 1771.
However, a month later, they returned for a longer period
in order to meet famous personalities such as the music
critic Antonio Valotti in Basilika del Santo, who lived in
these days in the S.Antonius monastery. W.A. Mozart
played for the Padua nobility on numerous occasions,
performances which ensued in his being commissioned
to write “betulia liberata” K. 118. He wrote it in autumn 1771, back in Salzburg.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Basilica di Santo
Piazza del Santo
March 13 1771
Basilica Santa Giustina

Via Cavazzana
March 13 1771
Trip by boat on River Brenta.

March 12 1771
ABOUT PADOVA
The city of Padua (Lat. Patavium, It. Padova) is the economic and communications hub of
the Veneto region in northern Italy. The capital of Padova province, it stands on the
Bacchiglione River. Padua claims to be the oldest city in north Italy; the early medieval
commune justified itself by a fabled founder in the Trojan Antenor, whose relics the
commune recognized in a large stone sarcophagus exhumed in the year 1274. The historical
Padua inhabited by Veneti thrived thanks to its excellent breed of horses and the wool of its
sheep. Its men fought for the Romans at Cannae, and the city became so powerful that it
was reported able to raise two hundred thousand fighting men. Abano nearby is the
birthplace of the historian Livy, and Padua was the native place of Valerius Flaccus,
Asconius Pedianus and Thrasea Paetus. Padua, in common with north-eastern Italy,
suffered severely from the invasion of the Huns under Attila (452). It then passed under the
Gothic kings Odoacer and Theodoric the Great, but during the Gothic War it made
submission to the Greeks in 540. The city was seized again by the Goths under Totila, but
was restored to the Eastern Empire by Narses in 568.
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ROMA
MOZART´S STAY
The Mozarts finally arrived in the splendid

Italian capital in spring 1770. At first, Leopold
and Wolfgang resided in private quarters,
where they shared a king size bed. Soon
enough, though, they developed good
contacts to Roman society and relocated their
quarters into the noble Palazzo Scatizzi.
During the Easter holidays, they visited the
Sistina Capella in Vatican to listen to Allegri’s
“Miserere”, which was only permitted to be
played there. Back in his room, little Wolfgang wrote down the whole opus from memory.
Soon, they advanced to the table of the cardinals and their welcome was reported to have
been warm. During May/June, they travelled on to the south with the destination Naples,
returning to Rome in late June. At this point, W.A. Mozart was awarded by the pope with the
“knight of the golden spur”. This order had been given to Gluck before, and father Leopold
wrote to his wife:
“Can you imagine how I smile when hearing people refer to him as ’Signor Cavaliere’.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Altemps Palace
Augustinian Monastery
Barberini Palace
Capitoline Museum
Church of San Lorenzo in Damaso
Church of the Apostels Filippo e Giacomo
Church S. Agostino
Collegium Germanicum
Former Embassy of the Maltese Order
Library of the Augustine Monastery
Palazzo Chigi
Palazzo Doria
Palazzo Montecitorio
Palazzo Odescalchi
Parc of Villa Medici
Piazza del Quirinale
Santa Maria Maggiore Church and Palace
Sistine Chapel
Site of the Scatizzi Palace
today Piazza Nicosia
St. Peter's Church
ABOUT ROMA
Rome – The elegant and fascinating capital city of Italy is built on seven hills.
It was once the centre of the Antique World and is still today the centre of the Catholic
Church with the Vatican City as the seat of the Pope. In the middle of the urban bustle of the
Eternal City, proud tribute is paid to Imperial Rome with the Forum, Coliseum, Pantheon and
the Castle SantÁngelo. The bright aristocratic vibrant squares of Piazza Navona St. Peter´s
Square or Campo de` Fiori are modern spaces, though connected forever by their impressive
history with Roman daily life. The city is refreshed by playful fountains like the Fontana di
Trevi. In churches, among them, Santa Maria Maggiore, Il Jesu or St. Peter´s Church, the
Vatican Museum and other world-renowned collections, masterpieces of art and architecture
are presented amid unforgettable surroundings. Rome – it also means a style of life and
pleasure.
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Comune di Roma
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ROVERETO
MOZART´S STAY
Rovereto represented a place of rest for the two

artists during the trips in Italy that for Leopold
established a sort of tour in which to exhibit
Wolfgang’s extraordinary talent looking for an
engagement by the aristocratic court. It was in
Rovereto that on December 25 and 26 1769, the 13
year-old Wolfgang held his first concert in Italy,
respectively at Palazzo Todeschi and in the Church
of San Marco, where he performed in front of an
immense crowd fascinated by such a young talent. On August 17th, 1771, Wolfgang and
Leopold passed through Rovereto again, as they did also on October 29th and 30th, 1772.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Home of Giovanni Battista de Cosmi

Via Rialto, 47, 38068 Rovereto
Wolfgang and his father were invited to lunch. The building can’t be visited.
Lucarelli Irion House – once the Hotel Alla Rosa
Corso Bettini, 11, 38068 Rovereto
Today Lucarelli Irion House, once the Hotel Alla Rosa. In this hotel the Mozarts stayed on
December 24th, 1769. The building can’t be visited.
Church of St. Maria Assunta and Chapel of St. Ruperto
Piazza S. Maria Assunta, 38060 Villa Lagarina
Open all year round, every day from 8.30 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. (+39 0464 412072).
Bridi Garden
Viale Trento, 42, 38068 Rovereto
In the garden a small temple of harmony was built on whose vault is depicted a fresco of
Craffonara titled “Apollo rewards Mozart genius with laurels”. The garden also contains a
stone monument in remembrance of W.A. Mozart erected in 1831. The garden is owned by
Anita De Probizer and can be visited free of charge following agreement by telephone (tel. +
39 0464 413026).
Church of San Marco
Piazza S. Marco, 38068 Rovereto
On December 26th, 1769, Wolfgang held his first public concert in the Church of St. Marco.
Open all year round, every day from 8.30 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. and from 2.00 p.m. to 7.p.m.
(tel.:+ 39 0464 421251)
Palazzo Todeschi
(Eastern part) via Mercerie 14 and (Western part) via Tartarotti 7
In this building, Mozart held his first private concert in Italy on December 25th, 1769. The
east wing in Via Mercerie is today the head office of the Mozart Association in Italy, and can
be visited free of charge upon request (tel. +39 0464 422719, fax +39 0464 438282, e-mail:
infoami@mozartitalia.org, www.mozartitalia.org).
The west wing , today owned by the Municipality of Rovereto, is the head office of the
Faculty of Cognitive Psychology of the University of Trento (head office Secretary: +39 0464
483532). The building can’t be visited.
Palazzo de Pizzini von Hochenbrunn
Via S. Caterina, Ala
The plate on the door reproduces a passage of a letter of Leopold Mozart. The Building is
nowadays owned by the Municipality of Ala and can be visited free of charge following
agreement by telephone (tel. + 39 0464 674068).
Palazzo Baron Gian Giulio Pizzini
Piazza Suffragio, 27, 38068 Rovereto
Wolfgang and his father stopped here during their third trip. The Palace can’t be visited.
Palazzo Lodron
Via Conti Lodron, 1, 38060 Nogaredo
The Palace is nowadays owned by the Countess F. Volpini De Maestri and can be visited
free of charge following agreement by telephone (tel. + 39 0464 410713, e-mail:
info@palazzolodron.org, www.palazzolodron.org).
Rovereto is the second town in Trentino whose historic centre expands around the Castle
and where a Mart (Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art) has been located in the
eighteenth century. Corso Bettini had the privilege to welcome for the first time in Italy,
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his father Leopold who stayed there many times. At that time
a welcoming small town of about five thousand inhabitants, “rich in diligent people engaged
in viticulture and in the weaving of silk”
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Festival Mozart Rovereto

Via Mercerie, 14
38068 Rovereto (TN)
ITALIA
Tel. +39.0464.439988
Fax +39.0464.438282
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SESSA AURUNCA
MOZART´S STAY
The Mozarts arrived in Sessa Aurunca on the evening

of 11th May 1770 before continuing to Capua the
following day. They were on an excursion from Rome to Naples. One night was spent in the
Augustine monastery.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Augustine monastery
Corso Lucilio/Piazetta “Agostino Nifo”.
Convento Nazionale
Liceo Classico
ABOUT SESSA AURUNCA
Sessa Aurunca is a small village in the province of Caserta. The antic Suesse was founded
by the Italinan "Aurunker". It is situated at the extinct vulcano Roccomonfina. The cathedral
(1113) is one of the most important buildings of Romanic in Campania.
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Assocaizione Turistica Culturale

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Via Garibaldi 14
I-8181037 Sessa Aurunca CE
Tel: +39 8239 38653
http://www.sessaaurunca.net
E-mail: g-petteruti@tin.it
TORINO
MOZART´S STAY
On their first trip to Italy, Mozart and his

father Leopold stopped in Turin from 14 to
30 January 1771 and stayed at the Hotel
Dogana Nuova in Via Corte d'Appello 4. The
building still exists and the hotel is now run
under name of Hotel Dogana Vecchia.
While in Turin, Mozart father and son probably met some personalities of the Savoy court,
including Francesco Lascaris di Castellar, the foreign minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia,
cavalier Carlo Flaminio Raiberti, count Francesco Teodoro Carron De Brianzone and count
d'Aguilar, the Spanish ambassador to Turin.
Little is known about the musicians Mozart may have met, although he probably was
introduced to Gaetano Pugnani, a violinist and composer who had recently been appointed
concert director of the court orchestra, Alessandro and Paolo Besozzi, and the violinist Carlo
Francesco Chiabrano.
What seems very likely, however, is that Mozart met Quirino Gasparini, a noted violoncellist
of the time and composer from Bergamo who was active in Turin and held the position of
Kapellmeister of the cathedral until his death in 1778.
Interestingly, Gasparini's work, Adoramus te, Christe, which Leopold copied because he
thought it an excellent piece, found its way into Mozart's collection of works and so was
eventually attributed to him (K. 327).
PLACES OF INTEREST
Biblioteca Reale
Library also housing drawings by Leonardo da Vinci
Borgo and Rocca Medievale
Historical reconstruction of a medieval village and castle
Castello di Racconigi
Castello di Rivoli
Modern Art Museum
Duomo di San Giovanni Battista
Cathedral displaying the Holy Shroud [Sacra Sindone]
Galleria Sabauda
Picture gallery
GAM - Galleria d'Arte Moderna
Museo d'Arte Contemporanea
Museo Egizio
Second to Cairo in importance
Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi
Royal hunting lodge
Palazzo Madama
Palazzo Reale
Piazza Castello
Reggia di Venaria
Savoy castle
Teatro Regio
ABOUT TORINO
As the capital city of the Region of Piedmont, with its universities and industries, Turin ranks
as one of Italy' major cities. Turin still carries an aristocratic rigor in the ordered network of its
streets and the noble charm of its buildings and monuments. Founded in the 3rd century
BCE, the city expanded in Baroque splendour between the 17th and 18th centuries, growing
to a mighty industrial centre in the late 19th century. Today, the city faces new challenges in
developing other areas besides the automobile sector to strengthen its competitiveness in
the European market.
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Città di Torino
Piazza Palazzo di Città, 1
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Turismo Torino
Atrium
piazza Solforino
10121 Torino – Italia
tel. + 39 011 535181 - + 39 011 535901
fax +39 011 530070
http://www.turismotorino.org
E-mail: info@turismotorino.org
VERONA
MOZART´S STAY
Leopold and Wolfgang arrived in the

picturesque city of Verona on 27th December
1769. They resided in the “Due Torri” inn, the
current day Hotel Due Torri. Their first social
advances were met with interest by the local
nobility. The famous Mozart painting of dalla
Rossa was created in the house of one of their new aristocratic acquaintances. On 5th
January 1770, Wolfgang joined a musical academy and on 7th January, he played both San
Tommaso organs. On the following day, the Mozarts visited the still famous Verona
Amphitheatre.
All in all, the Mozarts visited Verona seven times, which shows the priority this captivating
town and its people had in their hearts.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Accademia Filarmonica
Via dei Mutilati, 4/1
First concert of Mozart in Italy - 5 January 1770
Albergo due Torri
Piazza S. Anastasia, 2
27 December 1769
Chiesa di San Tommaso
Stradone S. Tomaso
7 January 1770
Palazzo Allegri
Via S. Vitale 29
January 1770
Palazzo Carlotti
Corso Cavour 2
January 1770
Palazzo e Giardino del Conte di Giardino
Via Giardino Giusti, 2
Palazzo Emilei
Via Francesco Emilei 1
January 1770
Palazzo Vescovile
Piazza Vescovado
January 1770
Site of the Lugatti home
Piazza Viviani 7
The wealthy merchant family Lugiati hosted the Mozarts during numerous visits to Verona.
The Lugiatis had the splendid portrait of Mozart by Saverio dell Rosa painted.
6 - 9 January 1770
16 March 1771
August 1771
November 1771
Teatro dellÁccademia Vecchia
Via Mutilati 4/1
January 1770
ABOUT VERONA
Verona is an ancient town, episcopal see and province in the Veneto, Northern Italy. The
ancient town, and the centre of the modern city, is situated in a loop of the Adige River near
Lake Garda. Verona was supposedly founded by Etruscans or by the Eugaei or Raeti tribes,
but the first historical records are from the 4th century BC. It became a notable political and
commercial centre during Roman times. During the middle ages, it was the capital of the
Italian Kingdom of Theodorich.
Verona was flooded in 1239 and largely rebuilt. The city reached the pinnacle of its political
influence during the 14th century as the seat of power of the della Scala family (also known
as the Scaligeri).
After the Venetian domination, Verona had known the French revolution and become part of
the Cisalpine Republic. With the fault of Bonaparte, it became part of the Kingdom of
Lombardy-Venetia and one of the fortress group called Quadrilatero. Verona become part of
the Kingdom of Italy only in 1866.
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ITALY
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Azienda Promozione Turistica

Piazza delle Erbe, 38
I-37121 Verona
Tel. +0039 45 8006997
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NETHERLANDS
For several months the Mozart family visited the most important cities of today’s
Netherlands. The young boy may have been fascinated by the magnificent art and the
beauty of the southern Netherlands. At Den Haag the Mozart sonatas K.26-31 have
been edited for the first time.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Amsterdam - Den Haag - Haarlem – Moerdijk - Rotterdam – UTRECHT
PLACES OF INTEREST
Old royal palace (Oude Hof or Paleis Noordeinde) / Den Haag

Noordeinde 68
Amsterdam Opera ( Grooten Schouburg)
behind #384 Keizergracht/Amsterdam
Arsenal, Kattenburgerplein 1 / Amsterdam
Leopold´s impression of Amsterdam included the Arsenal. Today, in this building the facade
is not original anymore. There is an extensive Maritime Museum, the Nederland's
Scheepvaart Museum.
Binnenhof / The Hague
The Binnenhof, perhaps the most historic area of The Hague, is a large courtyard
surrounded by buildings of different periods. The Prince of Orange, Stadtholder Willem V,
lived here at the binnehof. Many of Mozart´s activities related to the court must have take
place in the quarters of the Stadtholder.
The Busch (Park) / The Hague
Both Leopold and Nannerl cited the "busch" or park, and Leopold noted the many walks.
East-West India Company, Oostenburgergracht 77 / Amsterdam
The palace of the East-West India Company, mentioned in Leopold's travel notes, still stands
today.
Great Church of Saint Bavo - Grote Markt / Haarlem
During their visit to Haarlem Wolfgang played on the remarkable organ in the Grote of St.-
Bavokerk regarded by some as the finest in the Netherlands. The organ was completely
restored in 1868; every two years international organ competitions are organized in Haarlem.
Grote Market / Haarlem
Most of the Mozart´s activities in Haarlem centered a round this square. Remarkable are the
Town Hall and the Meat Market
Nieuwe Kerk, Gravenstraat 17 / Amsterdam
It is believed that the Mozart as usual visited the church.
Site of the - GOLDEN FLEECE - Inn Grote Markt 25 / Haarlem
April 1766
Leopold Mozart and his family stayed in this inn during their "Great Western" trip. The
publisher Johannes Enschedé came to them, with the organist of Haarlem, and Enschedé
presented Leopold with his beautiful edition of the Dutch translation of Leopold´s Violin
School. Today on the site there is a cinema. It is possible that parts of the building are
original.
Site of the NEW CITY HOSTELRY / Rotterdam
Westplein 1-3
Since they only had the next half day in Rotterdam, before travelling to The Hague, this inn,
frequented by foreigners, was conveniently located near the water and was therefore a likely
lodging of the Mozarts. The house was built in 1714, and no longer exists.
Site of the home of the clockmaker Eskes / The Hague
Spui # 34
After a brief stay at the "very badinn," "La Ville de Paris," the Mozarts moved to the home of
the clockmaker Eskes, which must have been between 27 September 1765 and 17 January
1766. It was here that first Nannerl, and then Wolfgang, became seriously ill with typhus
abdominal is, to the extent that Nannerl received the sacrament of Extreme Unction. Dr.
Schwenke (sent by the Princess of Nassau-Weilburg) could properly treat her.
Site of the palace of the Princess of Nassau-Weilburg, Korte voorhout 3 / The Hague
Although it has been published that Mozart played in this splendid palace which today
houses the Royal Theatre, the present splendidly restored facade belongs to a palace of
Princess Caroline von Nassau-Weiburg which was constructed from 1766 to 1774. Between
12 September and 19 September 1765, Mozart played twice for the Princess.
Site of the publishing firm of Johann Julius Hummel, near Dam square / Amsterdam
March and April 1766
During their two stays in Amsterdam Leopold was in close contact with the publisher
Hummel, who sold tickets for the Mozart concerts, with whom Leopold left copper etchings
and sonatas to sell.
Oude Doulen, Tournooiveld 5, near the Royal Theatre / Den Haag
The Mozart children gave a concert there on 22 January 1766. Today little remains of the
original building, except for the unimposing brick facade with "Oude of St. Jovis Doehlen,
anno 1695" over the door.
Oude Kerk, Oude Kerksplein / Amsterdam,
situated at the Inn "Golden Lion". It is believed that the Mazarts stayed there.
Site of the Golden Lion Inn, Warmoesstraat / Amsterdam
28 January 1766 and mid-April 1766 / demolished
Portuguese Synagogue, Mr. Visserplein 3 / Amsterdam
Mozart's sister Nannerl mentioned the German and Portuguese synagogues in her travel
notes.
Royal Palace (former City Hall), Dam / Amsterdam
The Royal Palace was sited by both Leopold and Nannerl in their travel notes.
Salle du Manege, Leidschegracht and Linjbaansgract / Amsterdam
Concerts on 29 January, 26 February and 16 April 1766
Statue of Erasmus / Rotterdam
Great Market Square
Leopold wrote that he "looked with pleasure at the statue of the famous Erasmus
rottersdami...on the square.
Publishingfirm of Johannes Enschedé - 3-7 Klokhuisplein / Haarlem
When the Mozarts visited Haarlem, Johannes Enschedé presented Leopold with the Durch
translation of his Violin School. The Enschedé publishing business was located behind the
Church of St. Bavo; the office still exists and part of the business is still located there.
CONTACT
Nederlands Bureau voor Toerisme & Congressen (NBTC)

Vlietweg 15
NL-2266 KA Leidschendam
NETHERLANDS
Tel: + 31 70 370 57 05
Fax: +31 70 320 1654
http://www.holland.com
E-mail: info@holland.com
UTRECHT
MOZART´S STAY
When aged ten, musical prodigy Mozart visited

the cities of Rotterdam, the Hague, Haarlem,
Amsterdam and Utrecht. The Mozarts travelled
to Utrecht on April the 18th 1766 by boat and
remained there until the end of the month. For
their lodgings they chose the Place Royale
Hotel at the Minrebroederstraat. Utrecht has a
number of buildings and places which
commemorate Mozart’s visit, such as the
Bijlhouwers Gildehuis (Axe-grinders’
Guildhouse) opposite the current Vredenburg
Music Centre and the Schiller Theatre Place
Royale. On the 21st of April, Wolfgang and his
sister Nannerl performed in the
Bijlhouwersgildehuis on Vredenburg Square.
Wolfgang spent his days there practising the
harpsichord with his father in the current Schiller Theatre Place Royale, which at the time
was the ballroom of the Plaets Royael (Place Royal) boarding house. He also slept in the
Place Royal at the Minrebroederstraat, where the Willibrorduskerk now stands.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Inner City of Utrecht

Domkerk
Domtoren
Jans Church
Schiller Theater
ABOUT UTRECHT
Site of the Bijlhouwersgildehuis at the Vredenburg Square

Pleasant, hospitable, and friendly; these concepts are second nature to the people of
Utrecht. Discover the basics of these concepts while strolling along the canals, where the
wharf cellars (werfkelders) house attractive restaurants and enjoyable pubs, or while
enjoying a nice cup of coffee in an old castle in the heart of the city after a day’s shopping in
Hoog Catharijne or the historical city centre. Whatever your location in Utrecht, the six
centuries-old Dom tower rises above it all. This old and familiar landmark is the highest point
in the city’s treasury: the Utrecht Museum Quarter. A walk through the narrow streets of this
southern part of the historical city centre guarantees admiration and surprise. The almshouse
courtyards with their hidden gardens the network of canals; the mediaeval houses with their
architectonic beauty; the historical churches, the restaurants with their extremely varied
delicacies; and the pubs where the clinking of glasses welcomes visitors.
During the year there are all kinds of festivals: the Netherlands Film Festival, Blues Festival,
Old Music Festival; and on Cultural Sundays, there’s no such thing as boredom on Sundays
in Utrecht. No hard feelings if you cannot decide where to begin.
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Musikzentrum Vredenburg
For information and tickets
Musikzentrum Vredenburg Utrecht
Telefon: +31 30-2314544
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SWITZERLAND
At Mozart´s time Switzerland was a confederation of 13 autonomous cantons. Traces
of Mozart can be found at seven stops on his trip back from Paris in the fall of 1766.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Baaden im Aargau - Bern - Genf - LAUSANNE - Schaffhausen - Winterthur - ZÜRICH
CONTACT
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Finkenhubelweg 11
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SCHWEIZ
Phone: + 41 31 307 47 47
Fax: + 41 31 307 47 48
e-mail: stv@swisstourfed.ch
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LAUSANNE
MOZART´S STAY
The Mozarts had originally planned to make a

short lunch stop over in Lausanne, the capital of
the Swiss canton of Waadt. But friendly
inhabitants persuaded them to stay and so their
visit lasted for one week. During this time, the
children gave concerts and Wolfgang composed
K. 33a, which has unfortunately been lost.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Old Academie
(Rue Cité Devant 3)
House of Prince Ludwig Eugen Württemberg
Today site of Villa Monrion Avenue Dapples 9, 13,15
Salle des Deux-Cents im Hôtel de Ville
ABOUT LAUSANNE
Have you ever arrived in Lausanne by boat? If so, perhaps you can imagine how it looked in
olden times to the lake boatmen and the merchants of the Roman port of Lousonna, which
stood where Vidy is today. Over millions of years the Rhône has flowed through the huge
basin of the Léman, giving our city of today the most beautiful mirror imaginable. For two
thousand years and more the lake has meant trade, war or leisure, and the turbulent history
of this part of Switzerland has been marked by the lake’s role as an intersection of the great
cross-European routes connecting the North Sea, the Po Plain and the Mediterranean, Via
the Rhine, the Alps and the Rhône.
Lausanne: a medieval city with an influence spreading throughout the Christian world ; a
splendid Gothic Cathedral, consecrated in 1275 and reformed in 1536 ; a town ruled by
Berne until proclaimed part of an independent republic in 1798 ; capital of the canton of
Vaud, a member of the Swiss Confederation since 1803. Lausanne’s historic past could
hardly be sketched more briefly, but what a story it is!
In the Old Town on its hilltop, time seems to have stood still. Nightly, the voice of the
watchman crying the hours still echoes from the Cathedral tower. And today as of old,
commerce is the heart of Lausanne. Since the turn of the century many hotels – some in
deluxe style – have been built in response to the increasing influx of visitors for trade and
tourism. Writers, artists and statesmen have stayed in the city; its grand hotels and palaces
have seen the signing of several international treaties, reflecting the atmosphere of
tolerance, serenity and good sense which permeates the town and its surroundings.
One historic figure who fell under Lausanne’s spell was Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder
of the modern Olympics. In 1915 he established the first headquarters of the International
Olympic Committee (IOC) here, and many international sports bodies have since followed.
1993 saw the Olympic Museum, a centre of interest for sports enthusiasts, inaugurated on
the lakeshore. In 1994 Lausanne, now the home not only of the IOC but also of numerous
international sports federations – aeronautics, rowing, baseball, cycling, horse-riding,
fencing, gymnastics, skating, wrestling, swimming, archery, volleyball – was officially named
Olympic Capital.
The service organizations (banking, insurance, tourism) and multinational companies which
have their headquarters here have brought considerable national and international influence
to Lausanne. It is also a place of learning (University, Federal Institute of Technology, many
professional and private schools) and of research (University teaching hospital, Nestlé
hospital), a city of culture (music and opera, cinema, theatre, ballet, many museums), and
the scene of world-class sports events. To people in Switzerland and abroad, for whom city
elegance and social interchange are part of a lifestyle, Lausanne is unique. Poised above the
lake it is still as desirable, still as welcoming as it was for those who sailed into the harbour of
Vidy twenty centuries ago.
The "Orchestre e Chambre de Lausanne" is representing the city of Lausanne in the

European Mozart Ways Association
PARTNER ACTIVITIES

http://www.mozartways.com/lausanne
Lausanne Tourisme
Avenue de Rhodanie 2
Postbox 49
CH - 1000 Lausanne 6
Tel: 021 / 6137321
Fax: 021 / 6168647
http://www.lausanne-tourisme.ch
E-mail: jancovic@lausanne-tourisme.ch
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne

Rue St-Laurent 19
CH-1003 Lausanne
Tel. +4121-345 00 20
Fax +4121-345 00 21
http://www.regart.ch/ocl/
E-mail: ocl@vtxnet.ch
ZÜRICH
MOZART´S STAY
The Mozarts arrived in Zurich on 28th September 1766, and lodged in the most acclaimed
inn of the town, enjoying one of the best outlooks on Limmat and old Zurich houses. They
visited friends and the children gave two concerts. Their departure took place on 12th
October.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Red Sword Inn

Weinplatz 10 – near by the Rathaus Bridge
The most likely possibility where the Mozart family lodged about 28 September - 13 October
1766 during their stay in Zürich is the "Red Sword" Inn.
Swan House
Münstergasse 9
The Mozarts were undoubtedly frequent guests (their first visit was 3 October 1766) of the
artist and poet, Salomon Gessner, who attained world renown for his "Idyllen (1756), which
was translated into numerous languages.
Cathedrale (Grossmünster)
Zwingliplatz
The usual habit of the Mozarts was to visit the most important religious edifices of each city.
Musiksaal beim Fraumünster
In the City Hall - Stadthausquai 17
The Mozarts were given permission to give two concerts in Zürich, which took place on 7 and
9 October 1766.
City Hall
Corner of the city Hall (Rathaus) Bridge
The Mozarts visited this splendid Italian Renaissance-style City Hall, built 1698, during their
cultural tour of the city.
ABOUT ZÜRICH
Zürich is conveniently located at the heart of Europe. Nestling beside Lake Zürich with
stunning views of the Swiss Alps Zürich and the surrounding region is home to the biggest
number of museums and exhibitions in the whole of Switzerland. The Kunsthaus is one of
Europe's foremost museums of art and host to a series of constantly changing exhibitions.
Zürich is culture! The Zürich Opera House and the Tonhalle concert hall attract stars of world
stature on the classical music scene. They all love the special atmosphere that Zürich has to
offer, and their performances tend to reflect this pleasure and enthusiasm. Prestigious
theatres, innovative small drama centres, music bars with live music, several stadiums and
concert halls plus the Schiffbau culture centre provide entertainment for all tastes.
Occupying a central position at the heart of Europe, the Greater Zurich Area is one of the
world's leading financial centres. Low taxes, a highly qualified workforce, renowned
education and research institutes, and an exceptional quality of life are what make this
location stand out.
The Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich represents the City of Zürich in the association

(Detailed information: http://www.tonhalle.ch)
PARTNER ACTIVITIES

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Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich
Gotthardstrasse 5
8002 Zürich
Schweiz
Telefon ++41 1 206 34 34
Fax ++41 1 206 34 69
http://www.tonhalle.ch
E-mail: info@tonhalle.ch
Zürich Tourismus
Bahnhofstraße 1
8023 Zürich
SCHWEIZ
Tel. +41 1215 4000
Fax +41 1215 4099
E-mail: marketing@zürichtourism.ch
SLOVAKIA
During his 1st trip to Vienna W.A. Mozart traveled to Bratislava at "the request of the
Hungarian nobility." Leopold Mozart bought a carriage due to the poor condition of the
roads.
PLACES OF INTEREST
BRATISLAVA
CONTACT
Slovenskà agentúra pre cestovný ruch,

Námestie L´. Stúra 1
SK-97405 Banská Bystrica
SLOVAKIA
Phone: + 421 48 413 61 46
Fax: + 421 48 413 61 49
E-mail: sacr@sacr.sk,
http://www.slovakiatourism.sk
BRATISLAVA
MOZART´S STAY
W.A. Mozart and his family travelled to

Bratislava at "the request of the Hungarian
nobility" on the 11 December 1762 passing by
Petronell and Hainburg. We do not know a lot
about the stay in this City. Leopold Mozart bought a carriage due to the poor condition of the
roads. In this carriage the Mozarts travelled during their great Western Europe trip one year
later too. On Saturday 24 December 1762 the Mozarts left Bratislava at 8.30 in the morning
and arrived in Vienna at 8:30 in the evening.
ABOUT BRATISLAVA
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and the country's largest city, with a population of some
430,000. Bratislava lies on the River Danube, at Slovakia's borders with Austria and
Hungary, and relatively close to the border with the Czech Republic. It is only 60 km (45-65
minutes by train) from Vienna. The city is the most densely populated in Central Europe. The
Carpathian mountain range begins within the territory of the city with the Malé Karpaty (or
Little Carpathians) mountains (part of the Carpathians). Bratislava is the seat of the Slovak
presidency, parliament and government. The city is home to universities, a relatively large
number of museums, and to theatres and other cultural institutions (for example, the famous
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra).
Historically, the town has been influenced by several nations (among others, Austria,
Hungary, and Slovakia).
Mestská čast´Bratislava - Staré Mesto (Old City of Bratislava) is the official representative in
the association. The old City of Bratislava represents the music academy Schengen-
Bratislava, the "Bruno Walter – music days" as well as the "Mozart-Gemeinde Bratislava and
the "Pressburger Philharmoniker".
PARTNER ACTIVITIES

http://www.mozartways.com/bratislava
Bratislava Tourist Service

Mgr.Zuzana Janogová
Ventúrska 9,
Zichy´s palace
tel: +421 2 5464 1794 5
Fax: + 421 2 5464 1796
http://www.bratislava-info.sk/
E-mail: info@bratislava-info.sk
CZECH REPUBLIC
Fleeing from the smallpox, the Mozart family travelled from Vienna to what is now the
Czech Republic in October 1767. They visited seven cities on those journeys. Prague
played an important role during the last years of W.A. Mozart's life. This is where he
composed several of his best-known works such as the Prague Symphony (K. 504)
and the opera "Don Giovanni" (K. 527).
PLACES OF INTEREST
BRNO - Moravské Budejovice - Cáslav - Jihlava – OLOMOUC - PRAHA - Znojmo
CONTACT
Ceská centrála cestovního ruchu - Czech Tourism

Vinohradská 46 P.O. Box 32
CZ-120 41 Praha 2
CZECH REPUBLIC,
Phone: + 420 221 580 111
Fax: + 420 224 247 516
e-mail: ic@czechtourism.cz or cccr@cccr-cta.cz
http://www.czechtourism.cz
BRNO
MOZART´S STAY
The visit to Brno by Mozart took place at the end of

1767 and the beginning of 1768. When in October
1767 an epidemic of chickenpox broke out in
Vienna, Leopold Mozart feared infection and so he
travelled with his children to Moravia. On 24th
October he arrived in Brno with Wolfgang and Maria
Anna (Nannerl). On 26th October they went to
Olomouc and returned on Christmas Eve to Brno,
where they probably stayed in the palace of Count Schrattenbach on Koblizná Street. On
30th December the young Wolfgang performed a concert together with his sister Nannerl
before the district governor in the Taverna, today the Reduta theatre. Operas and plays
would be performed here and sometimes concerts were arranged. Wolfgang and Nannerl
probably performed on the harpsichord. The Mozart family returned to Vienna on 9th January
1768. Of the later Mozart operas the first to be performed in Brno was Don Giovanni in
December 1789 (two years after the Prague premiere), followed by The Magic Flute (autumn
1793), The Abduction from the Seraglio (May 1794), The Marriage of Figaro (June 1797) and
La Clemenza di Tito (April 1798).
PLACES OF INTEREST
Jiri-Mahen-Bibliothek
(former Schrattenbach-Palais)
Conservatory Brno
Museum of the City of Brno
Moravian Galerie
Moravian State Library
Moravia State Museum
Public Library
Theater Reduta
(former Theater Taverna)
ABOUT BRNO
Man has inhabited the Brno basin since prehistoric times, and there has been a settlement
on the site of Brno since the Greater Moravian Empire. In circa 1000 a village was
established by a ford across the River Svratka, now known as Staré Brno (Old Brno), which
has given the city its name. In the 11th century the castle of Břetislav was built, the seat of
the Přemyslid prince. Under the castle developed Czech market villages, both in Old Brno
and around the marketplace of Horní trh (today Zelný trh). In the 13th century foreign
colonists arrived from Germany, Flanders and Wallonia, and they settled around the Dolní
náměstí (today's náměstí Svobody) square.
The Jews also established a community around the lower part of what is today Masarykova
Street. Legal backing for the development of the city was provided by the greater and lesser
privileges that were conferred on the city by the Czech King Wenceslas I in 1243. The city
was provided with fortifications and five gateways (Měnínská, Zidovská, Starobrněnská,
Veselá and Běhounská).
PARTNER ACTIVITIES

http://www.mozartways.com/brno
City of Brno
Dominikanske nam. 1
CZ-601 67 Brno
Tel: +420 542 172 225
Fax: +420 542 172 085
http://www.brno.cz
E-mail: kudelka.robert@brno.cz
Narodni divadlo v Brne

Dvorakova 11
CZ-657 70 Brno
Tel.: +420 542 158 111
Fax +420 542 217 045
http://www.ndbrno.cz
E-mail: dramaturg.opera@ndbrno.cz
OLOMOUC
MOZART´S STAY
In the Moravian city of Olomouc the family

took lodging in the Black Eagle Inn
(Hauenschild Palace). When the first signs of
smallpox appeared on Wolfgang, the family
moved to the residence of the capitulars deanery (today the Archdiocesan Museum), where
they stayed with the dean of the Olomouc Chapter, Count Podstatský. The medic Dr. Joseph
Wolff treated Wolfgang and later Nannerl so well, that both finally overcame the dangerous
plague. When Wolfgang’s ability to see was in danger, the Chaplain Mr. Hay visited him daily
and drew off his attention with various card tricks. During his convalescence the eleven year
old Mozart also composed music; his Symphony No. 6 in F Major was written in Olomouc.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Cathedral Deanery (Today's Archdiocesan Museum) near St. Wenceslas´s Cathedral

Arcidiecézní muzeum (Katedrála sv. Václava)
On the 28th October Mozart, already ill with smallpox, and his family were transferred to the Cathedral deanery.
Hradisch Way
Leopold undertook during the recovery of Wolfgang often walks on the Hradischen way which leads to the
monastry (Klášter Hradisko) in the north of Olomouc.
“Black Eagle Inn“ (Hauenschild Palace)
Hospoda u Černého Orla (Hauenschildův palác) Down Square (Dolní náměstí)
The Mozart family, arriving on 26 October 1767, first lodged here for two days.
ABOUT OLOMOUC
Olomouc, today a city of more than one hundred thousand citizens, is situated in the heart of
the Haná region, and has long been one of the most important cities in Moravia. Its recent
designation as a county seat is but the logical development of the city as a cultural, societal
and economic centre, whose history has already been written about for centuries.
Olomouc is the fifth-largest city of the Czech Republic, administrative seat of the Olomouc ý
kraj, district capital, seat of an archbishopric, the second-oldest Czech university and one of
both Czech upper courts. The city was a historical centre of Moravia till 17-th century and
also has today a significant position as a strong commercial, cultural and administrative
centre.
Detailed information about the Olomouc History you find on

http://www.olomouc-tourism.cz
PARTNER ACTIVITIES

http://www.mozartways.com/olomouc
Magistrát města Olomouce / City of Olomouc

Horní náměstí – radnice
779 11 Olomouc
Czech Republic
http://olomouc.eu
E-mail: infocentrum@olomouc.eu
Informační centrum Olomouc /Information Centre

Horní náměstí – radnice
(Oberer Marktplatz – Rathaus)
779 11 Olomouc
Czech Republic
http://www.olomouc-tourism.cz
E-mail: infocentrum@olomouc-tourism.cz
PRAHA
MOZART´S STAY
Prague may be proud to have provided Mozart

with several happy moments.
In December 1786 the Italian impresario
Pasqual Bondini presented Le nozze di Figaro
in the Nosticz (today The Estates) Theatre. Unlike in Vienna, where the opera had not
received much attention and soon disappeared from repertoire, in Prague its success was
immense. In January 1787 Mozart came to Prague for the first time to conduct Le nozze di
Figaro himself. On 19th January 1787 followed the first performance of Symphony No. 38 in
D major which has since then been called Prague. During this stay he also composed Six
German Dances for Count Pachta and signed a contract with Bondini for a new opera for the
autumn season. It was Don Giovanni, written to the text of the Viennese court poet and
librettist Lorenzo da Ponte. Mozart finished the opera in Prague. He rehearsed it and on 29th
October 1787 he conducted its premiere in the Nosticz Theatre. In its time this immortal
piece met only with misunderstanding at most foreign theatres but its success with Czech
audiences could only be compared to the success of Le nozze di Figaro.
During his stays in Prague Mozart spent a lot of time at the Ducheks' at villa Bertramka. He
composed the concert aria Bella mia fiamma, addio for the excellent singer Josepha
Duschek.
The end of Mozart's last stay in Prague from August to September 1791, when he conducted
Don Giovanni again with almost all the same singers, was unhappy for the ill composer. The
opera La clemenza di Tito, held to celebrate the coronation of Leopold II Czech king, was not
accepted well by the royalty at the premiere on 6th September 1791. Upon his return to
Vienna Mozart sent his only Concerto in A major for Clarinet to Prague to his friend Anton
Stadler to premiere it. The first performance took place in Prague on 16th October 1791,
seven weeks before the composer's death.
Having learnt of Mozart's death on 5th December 1791, the members of the Prague theatre
orchestra organized a solemn ceremony in the Church of St Nicolas at the Little Quarter on
14th December. Four thousand Praguers came to honour his memory.
Mozart and Prague, these two words have always been in harmony. Prague returns to the
work of the Maestro with dedication and joy and in 2006 his music will sound in Bohemia in
an unparalleled entirety.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Basilika Strachov
http://www.mozartpraha2006.cz/index_en.php?id=8&id_p=1index.php?id=8&id_p=6
Clam - Gallas – Palais
Estate Theatre
Klementinum
Palais Liechtenstein
Palais Pachta
Palais Thun
Villa Bertramka
http://www.mozartpraha2006.cz/index_en.php?id=8&id_p=1
ABOUT PRAHA
The capital of the Czech Republic is our most valuable urban conservation area. In 1992 the
historical core of the city covering 866 hectares was listed in the UNESCO World Cultural
and Natural Heritage Register.
"Praga caput regni" has been inscribed in Prague's coat of arms. Since the very beginning,
Prague has always played an important role in the history of both the nation country and
Europe. Since the middle Ages, Prague has been known as one of the most beautiful cities
of the world, and has been attributed adjectives such as "golden", "city of hundred spires",
"the crown of the world", "a stone dream". Throughout centuries, prominent personalities paid
homage to it. W.A. Mozart, L. van Beethoven, F.M. Dostoyevsky, A. Rodin, G. Apollinaire, P.
I. Tchaikovsky, O. Kokoschka as well as the British Queen Elizabeth II and Pope John Paul II
professed their beguilement by its attractiveness and architectural beauty. Writers and poets,
such as Jan Neruda, Jaroslav Hasek, Jaroslav Seifert, Franz Kafka, Max Brod and Egon
Erwin Kisch featured their home town in thier works. Prague represents a unique collection of
historical monuments dominated by Prague Castle which towers high above the city. It
merges all artistic and architectonic styles and movements. The historical core of the city is
situated on both banks of the Vltava River and consists of 6 parts - formerly independent
urban units unified in the 18th century. They are as follows: Stare Mesto (Old Town), Josefov
(the preserved part of the former Jewish Town - today part of the Old Town), Nove Mesto
(New Town), Mala Strana (Lesser Town), Hradcany and Vysehrad. Naturally, most of the
historical monuments, museums and galleries are concentrated there.
PARTNER ACTIVITIES

http://www.mozartways.com/praha
Stadt Prag
http://www.praha.cz
http://magistrat.praha-mesto.cz
Tourist Service Prague

CZ-12041 Praha
Tel: +42 02 24225965
http://www.pis.cz
E-mail: accomodating@touristguide.cz
VERSION 2008
This version will be updated from time to time
We do not take over any responsibility for the correctness and completeness of the content.
Please mail amendments or corrections to “zeiner@salzburg.info”
The content is based on information of our partners (compare webportal), the books
“Mozarts Reisen in Europa” by Dr.Rudolph Angermüller and “In Mozart’s Footsteps” by Harrison
James Wignall, personal advises by Dr. Josef Mancal, City of Augsburg and International Foundation
Mozarteum in Salzburg
Great Thanks to all of them.
CONTACT
EUROPÄISCHE MOZART-WEGE
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Kaigasse 2/4
5020 Salzburg
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Deutscher Tourismusverband e.V

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