We are planning our 2026 trip to Austria. Originally, I had budgeted two full days (three nights) in Salzburg – one day focusing on the Alstadt (Old Town) sights and the other on New Town and the Hohensalburg Fortress & Monchsberg. Ideally, we’d spend evenings taking in a musical event at the fortress, Marabell Palace or somewhere else.
However, my wife is now interested in taking the half-day SOM tour. My question is this – do I need to add a third day in Salzburg or can this be squeezed in somewhat comfortably with the rest? I believe there is some overlap on sites, but not much. If we add a third day, what would you suggest we pair with the SOM tour to fill out the day? We will be coming from Wolfgangsee and Hallstatt and heading next to Werfen so no need to head out of town to those places.
Thank you.