I will be driving into Salzburg early July, staying at the Christkoenig Pension. My mother has knee pain so I don't wish to use the park and ride outside town. Can anyone offer me ideas on Salzburg Old City parking? On an 2000 map I see there were a few lots as well as the large parking under the Mountain. Do they have in and out privileges for parking several days? Thank you!
Posted by
Vernon, Canada
32351 posts
Jennifer, I was looking at that "parking under the mountain" in Salzburg a few weeks ago - it's like a Bunker! However, as I recall the prices weren't cheap (I was travelling by train, so wasn't really concerned about parking costs).
You might want to contact your Hotel for suggestions, as they may have arrangements with a local parking facility. Also, check Rick's Austria book as I believe parking options are listed there.
Happy travels!
Posted by
US Pacific Northwest
10344 posts
The mountain that has parking is Mönchsberg. I've never parked there but Rick recommends it for overnight parking.
Posted by
Lakewood, Colorado
19274 posts
Mönchsberg can be written Moenchsberg. But I am not so sure I would call that an English spelling. The German Rail schedule website recognizes the substitution of oe of ö.
Ö is what is called a "gerundete Vorderzungenvokale" - a vowel sound made with the lips rounded and the tongue forward in the mouth. In English we have two forward tongue vowels, a and e (Pr. aa and ee), but they are pronounced with the lips spread. We also have two vowel sounds, o and u, with the tongue back and the lips rounded. German adds two more, ö and ü, with the tongue in about the same positions as e and a, but with lips rounded.
Historically, these vowels were designated by adding a small superscript "e". In old German handwritting (Sütterlin) the e was written as two vertical slashes, connected and with serifs, kind of like o". Eventually, the e just became two slashes over the vowel, and then, when printed, two dots.
Posted by
Myrtle Beach, USA
12313 posts
Lee,
That's fascinating. All I know is it takes me a little time in Germany before my umlauts are warmed up enough to be passable. Now that I'll actually think about my tongue and lips, maybe I'll "get it" quicker.
Jennifer,
The best place to start is to ask your Pension where you can park. I stay at the Institute San Sebastian. They have a small parking lot they allow me to use. Cars are usually parked about 2" apart and it's entertaining to watch the process of parking or retrieving a car.
I hope you have a great trip!
Posted by
OP
Tacoma, WA, USA
5 posts
Thank you for your suggestions!