À propos de ce lieu
Schloss Hellbrunn was conceived around 1613 by Prince-Archbishop Markus Sittikus von Hohenems as a villa suburbana, an Italianate day-villa built purely for pleasure and entertaining. He handed the design to Santino Solari, who was simultaneously raising Salzburg Cathedral, and the architect delivered one of the finest late-Renaissance buildings north of the Alps. The palace is famous for having been built without a single bedroom, because Sittikus only ever used it by day and returned to the city each night; he died in 1619. Yet Hellbrunn's true legend is its water: Sittikus built playful trick fountains, the Wasserspiele, designed to soak his unsuspecting guests, and they still delight visitors more than four hundred years on. Those fountains are the one ticketed corner of the estate, so they are not on this free route. But standing in this open courtyard you are right at their threshold, free to admire Solari's golden facade and to hear the shrieks and laughter, glimpsing visitors getting playfully splashed just beyond, without paying a cent.
À retenir
- 1615 year — Markus Sittikus created Hellbrunn's famous trick fountains, the Wasserspiele, to soak his guests
- 0 bedrooms — Hellbrunn was built without one, as it served only as a daytime pleasure villa
- 1613 year — Construction of the palace began under architect Santino Solari, who also built Salzburg Cathedral
📍 Wasserspiele Hellbrunn, 5020, Salzburg