We visited the Augustiner Brau  Mulln for dinner which was founded in 1621 by Augustinian monks. It operates the oldest continuously active brewery and Austria’s largest beer tavern. The beer is still traditionally drawn from wooden barrels and served in stone steins.

Visiting the tavern is a unique, self-service experience that operates on centuries-old tradition. You grab a stone stein from the shelf yourself and then rinse it with cold water at the continuously running fountains and then hand your mug to the barkeep who fills it directly from massive wooden barrels. The beer is famous as it is brewed largely by hand using ultra traditional, 17th century monastic methods that have been completely abandoned by modern breweries.

Upstairs there is a long corridor that serves as a traditional marketplace (or food court). You buy your meal from the stalls and it includes schnitzels, roast chickens, chips, pork steaks or Bosna (Bosnian hot dogs which are unique to the area). We got a collection of dishes and shared it amongst ourselves.

Post dinner the weather had changed as a thunderstorm had come through. We took a bus back into town – and all public transport is free for all visitors to Salzburg – and headed to a local ice cream shop. It is a shop that specialises in unique flavours including Alpine Caramel and Marzipan (a Salzburg special).