Garden Dreamer | Mirabelle Gardens, Salzburg

The Mirabell Gardens are an immaculate display of Baroque design, which was first laid out along with the palace, by Archbishop Johann Ernst von Thun in 1690.  Trickling fountains, expertly trimmed hedges and a romantic rose garden are on display with the view of Fortress Hohensalzburg in the distance.  Each year, their team of gardeners tends to over 100,000 flowers, which they turn over two to three times depending on the season. The Mirabell Palace is a vision in pink, and while it currently is home to municipal offices, you can peer inside the gloriously gilded Marble Hall, which frequently hosts concerts and weddings. 

Photography by Alison Engstrom