Local Excursions

Depending on the semester/session a selection of the following excursions is offered:

• Salzkammergut trip
• Nuremberg
• Mauthausen trip
• Cultural field trips
• Course-related field trips

Salzkammergut trip

A fun and incredibly picturesque excursion to the famous lake and mountain district near Salzburg.

Nuremberg

Our day trip takes us to the medieval city center of Nuremberg as well as the Nazi Ralley Grounds and Nuremberg Trial of Justice.

Upper Austria trip 

This all-day trip takes us to the Mauthausen Concentration Camp Memorial Site - the central and largest of the Austrian concentration camps from the time when Austria was part of Nazi Germany.

• Photo Gallery: Mauthausen Concentration Camp

Cultural field trips

Typical weekly afternoon field trips would include:

• The Old City
• Hellbrunn Palace and Water Games
• Salzburg Fortress
• Salzburg Museum and Panorama
• ORF - the national broadcasting station

...as well as other places of interest in and around Salzburg.

Course-related field trips

Field trips and other events are regularly scheduled in connection with individual courses, such as

• visits to companies and professional organizations for business and PR students,
• concerts and opera performances for music history,
• museum visits and walking tours for art history,
• etc.

On organized field trips: travel expenses, entrance fees for course-related excursions, and accommodations are all included in the Salzburg College program fee.