Shops Along Getreidegasse Overlooking the town below is the Citadel of Salzburg, or Hohensalzburg - Europe's largest fully preserved fortress. In 1500 the fortress was built to its present form. Salzburg became part of Austria in 1816. Salzburg's other notable feature is the ornate wrought iron signs protruding on the main shopping street Getreidegasse. The shops and houses on Getreidegasse grew from a merchant settlement located downstream.
Houses still have the hoists for lifting supplies.
Though commercial, the shopping on this street was actually quite good. The shops appear small and quaint but actually are quite voluminous. One such shop sold beautifully decorated eggs a dozen of which were efficiently packed and survived the trip back home. That evening we returned to Berchtesgaden for a walk around town.