EuroCheapo's Salzburg Articles

Austria: European Football 2008!

Photograph by World of Jeff!
Photograph by World of Jeff!

Mar 27 The important cities in Austria and Switzerland are where the action is when it comes to the UEFA European Championship 2008. According to the UEFA Web site, groundwork for a European national-team competition began in 1956, achieving fruition in 1958 as the European Nations’ Cup, and is now known as the UEFA European Championship. Fans » Read more

Posted in Austria, Europe, Events, Free Stuff, Salzburg, Sports, Vienna

Salzburg: Questionable Cupcakes in Mozart’s Hometown

Mar 23 Photograph by Miranda Siegel We don’t want to give Salzburg a bad rap, and we especially don’t want to give Salzburg’s incredible bakeries a bad rap, but we couldn’t help cringing after discovering the above-pictured cupcakes in a cafe display case in Mozart’s hometown. The display case started out cute. Men in top hats formed » Read more

Posted in Austria, Cheapos at work, Food, Local Customs, Local Objects, Salzburg

Salzburg: Rock aus at the Rockhouse!

Salzburg: Rock aus at the Rockhouse!

Mar 14 Our ongoing quest for a “scene” in touristy Salzburg brought us to a music venue in residential Schallmoos, just north of Kapuzinerberg: Rockhouse. At first we were dorked out the rock of the Kapuzinerberg, to be precise. Giant wire-covered rocks adorned the lawn out front, while the entrance gave way to a cavernous space defined » Read more

Posted in Austria, Cheapos at work, City Guides, Local Objects, music, Salzburg

Salzburg: Everyone Loves a Flohmarkt!

Salzburg: Everyone Loves a Flohmarkt!

Mar 08 Most major European tourist destinations want so badly for you to shop at their luxury stores that they even publish little ritzy “how-to” pamphlets, as though you need help figuring out how to use your credit card. But all good Cheapos know that it’s the fleamarkets, not Louis Vuitton, that deserve our hard-earned euros. Not » Read more

Posted in Austria, Cheapos at work, City Guides, Local Customs, Local Objects, Salzburg