Tours and Vacations for Women - Hellbrunn Summer Palace

Hellbrunn Summer Palace

The Hellbrunn Summer Palace in Salzburg was built in the early 17th century by Prince-Archbishop Marcus Sittcus. The palace is famous for its "watergames", a series of mechanical, trick fountains that splash the unexpecting visitor. Such water jokes were extremely popular in the 17th century. They delighted the idle rich of the time and fit the playful mode of the baroque mindset (another example of such pleasures is Villa d'Este in Tivoli near Rome). The lavish Hellbrunn palace was built purely for pleasure. It was not even a residence, as the Prince-Archbishop used it only during the day, thus it has no bedrooms. The waterworks installed here nearly 400 years ago still operate in the ornate baroque garden (where you can also see the gazebo where the children in The Sound of Music sang "Sixteen going on Seventeen"). This is one of the oldest gardens in Europe where it's genuinely possible to experience the pleasures of a seventeenth century garden. The waterworks which were installed here nearly 400 years ago are still fully functional and offer surprises and laughter to be found in the ornate baroque garden. The garden is one of the oldest in Europe where it’s genuinely possible to experience the pleasures of a seventeenth century. The gazebo located in the garden is also a location of the Sound of Music movie scene where the children sang “Sixteen going on Seventeen”.