VIENNA Cheap Emre Mor Jersey , March 28 (Xinhua) -- The historical city of Salzburg in Austria's west has maintained its position as a major European tourist destination on the enduring strength of some of its main attractions, a tourism manager from the city claimed.


Klemens Kollenz, sales and marketing manager at Tourismus Salzburg GMBH, said in an interview two key attractions are responsible for the continued influxes of large numbers of visitors, including more and more from China.


The first is due to the town being the birthplace of world-famous composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with his childhood home still featuring as a prominent attraction in the Old Town city center, and whose name is almost synonymous with the city.


The other is the enduring legacy of the 1965 film The Sound of Music, filmed in the city and surrounding area Cheap Dzenis Burnic Jersey , that has brought generations of fans to see firsthand the landscape that provided the backdrop for the movie.


In addition, Kollenz said the picturesque nature of the city -- the Old Town that has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997, the Hohensalzburg Castle, Mirabell Palace and gardens, cathedral, traditional lanes and public squares, as well as the lakes, forests Cheap Dominik Reimann Jersey , and mountains just outside the city -- remains a drawcard for visitors from far and wide.


Festivals are also an integral part of the attraction of the city, such as the annual Salzburg Festival, which includes renowned performers and brings in visitors from across the globe, and which will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2020.


It is also no coincidence that the main tourist influx occurs in July and August, when the festival takes place, he added.


The tourism industry is vital to the local economy -- one in four people in the whole state is employed this way, Kollenz said.