À propos de ce lieu
Laid out between 1613 and 1615 by Prince-Archbishop Markus Sittikus, the Hellbrunner Allee was conceived as a grand ceremonial approach, a ruler-straight green corridor running roughly 2.8 kilometres from the moated Schloss Freisaal down to the eastern gate of Hellbrunn Palace. More than six hundred trees, mostly venerable oaks alongside other broad-canopied species, form a living colonnade that filters the light into a soft, cathedral-like glow. Along its flanks stand a string of distinguished manor houses and small palaces, including Emslieb, Emsburg, Fronburg and the Gwandhaus, giving the route the feel of an open-air gallery of Salzburg's landed nobility. Closed to motor traffic and protected as part of a green belt, the avenue today belongs to walkers, runners and cyclists, and it is one of the best-preserved fragments of the Renaissance landscape that once surrounded the city.
À retenir
- 2.8 km — Length of the dead-straight avenue from Schloss Freisaal to Hellbrunn Palace
- 621 trees — Ancient oaks and other trees flank the historic alley on both sides
- 1615 year — Completed under Prince-Archbishop Markus Sittikus, who founded Hellbrunn
📍 Fürstenweg, 5020, Salzburg