Where were you born?
Vienna.
Where do you live?
Salzburg.
What’s best about your neighbourhood?
The architecture, the city’s pedestrian area and the view of the surrounding mountains.
If money was no object where would you live?
Still in Salzburg!
Which is your favourite Salzburg street?
Alter Markt, Residenzplatz.
Do you have a favourite local café?
Café Bazar on the riverside and Café Tomaselli on Alter Markt for breakfast, Café Stein for late brunch.
Where do you go for a drink with friends?
Carpe Diem Finest Fingerfood bar and restaurant on Getreidegasse, or Red Bull’s Hangar-7 at the airport.
Any recommendations for Austrian dishes to try?
Salzburger nockerl at St Peter Stiftskeller restaurant and a käsekrainer hot dog from the hot dog cart on Alter Markt.
Which are your favourite Salzburg clothes and accessories stores?
Dantendorfer on Getreidegasse and Gössl Gwandhaus for lederhosen.
Which places sum up Salzburg for you?
The Hohensalzburg castle, the Mönchsberg hill above the city and the Untersberg mountain, which is great for long or short walks.
Where do you take out-of-town friends?
Hotel Schloss Fuschl close to Salzburg, with its spectacular view of Lake Fuschl, and the Friesacher Heurigen winery in the Anif district.
Which do you think are the best museums in town?
The M32 museum of modern art and the Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac.
Which natives of Salzburg do you most admire?
Mozart and Georg Trakl.
What don’t you like about the city?
It gets crowded during the summer music festival.
What can’t you live without?
Austrian white wine and apfelstrudel.
Any advice for visitors?
The Sound of Music tour is fun. Plan at least one day to explore the surrounding countryside – it’s unique!
Can you recommend any good hotels?
Hotel Schloss Leopoldskron, which is very good value for money, and Hotel Goldener Hirsch, which is more expensive.
Tell us a secret.
The last chapter of James Joyce’s novel Finnegans Wake is allegedly set in Salzburg.
