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GASTRONOMY WITH
A LONG TRADITION
THE COLORFUL WORLD OF GOLLING GASTRONOMY
LEAVES (ALMOST) NOTHING TO BE DESIRED.
Text: Erich Urbanek
Postcard ca. 1930
The market town of Golling features one of the most beautiful
extended street squares in the province of Salzburg. Under the
protection of the medieval castle perched atop a rocky spur, a
double row of houses has evolved over the centuries along an
important north-south axis, shaping the town‘s appearance.
Travelers, artists, merchants, carriages, the military, and all
others who frequented this place sought a stopping point that
was one-day’s travel from Salzburg and where food and lodging
would be plentiful.
Until the advent of motorized vehicles, pedestrians, horseback
riders, and carriage drivers with their horses and wagons
needed to be safely accommodated and provided for. Thus it
was that numerous inns were established in the town, through
whose massive arched gates the carriages could trundle into a
courtyard.
Shortly after 1800, an early form of tourism began to unfold in
the town. Romantic souls wanted to experience the untouched
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