Car Hire Salzburg

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Car Hire in Salzburg

EasyTerra Car Hire is an independent comparer of prices for worldwide car hire. In the extensive system, rates of well-established car hire companies are compared, in order to provide you with the best price. With the use of a hire car, Salzburg and its surroundings are easy to access. Austrian Salzburg has a busy and much visited city centre, which is listed under UNESCO as world heritage. The city is renowned as it is the birthplace of Mozart. Lovely cities such as Linz and Munich are located at 135 and 145 kilometres, meaning that they are easy to reach by hire car. When arranging car hire, Salzburg Aiport and two offices downtown can function as the pick up and drop off location for your hire car.

Travelling by hire car in Salzburg

Salzburg has a history dating back to the start of our era; it was one of the prominent Roman cities North of the Alps. At the beginning of the 16th century counter reformation commenced. Salzburg owes its baroque looks to this time. New buildings were erected in baroque style and old ones rebuilt. Furthermore, Salzburg is known as city of music. The birthplace of Mozart is therefore intwined with the development of classical music. Contemporary music presented as well, at the Musikfest Salzburg. The following three sights are well worth a visit:

• the Benedictine Abbey St. Peter dates back to 696. It is the oldest monastery in Austria and the oldest library as well
• the baroque Dome of Salzburg, completed in 1611
• the rococo palace Leopoldskron, built in 1740. The castle, which is located in the Leopolds-Moos quarter, is easy to reach with the use of a hire car

Popular skiing resorts in Austria, like Sankt Johann in Tirol, Kitzbühel and Zell am See are easy to reach from Salzburg. Getting here will take about one hour. However, the region is beautiful throughout the whole year. High peaks, lakes and woods surround this city of culture. More areas of interest, all easy to reach by car, include:

• Castle Neuschwanstein. Located at one hour from Salzburg, the enchanting castle rises high in the sky. This was actually the real model for Cinderella's Castle in Disneyland
• Innsbruck is located at 185 kilometres from Salzburg. The city has many Medieval buildings, under which a 15th century castle, including the balcony with the famous golden roof

The advantage of hiring a car through EasyTerra

Booking through EasyTerra entails the following advantages:

• A clear presentation of up-to-date tariffs from well-established car hire companies.
• Worlwide coverage.
• No cancellation or conversion fee (when cancelled or modified within 48 hours prior to departure).
• Multiple pick-up and drop-off locations for your hire car.

EasyTerra Car Hire compares prices of well-established, local car hire companies in order to provide the most advantageous tariffs for hire cars. This way, the most up-to-date and useful information is always at your fingertips.