Send Flowers to Hallein, Austria

South of Salzburg on the river Salzach, Hallein owes its existence to salt. The mines on the Dürrnberg above the town were worked by the Celts and later financed the splendour of the prince-archbishops in Salzburg, and visitors can still ride the miners' slides underground. A Celtic museum by the river displays the finds. Hallein has another quiet claim to fame: Franz Xaver Gruber, who composed the melody of Silent Night, spent the last decades of his life here as choirmaster, and his grave lies beside the parish church.

The old town is a tangle of narrow lanes and tall houses. Newer districts include Burgfried, Neualm, Rif with its university sports centre, and the hillside village of Bad Dürrnberg. Many inhabitants commute to Salzburg. To send flowers to Hallein, order before midnight local time and a florist delivers the next day, Monday to Saturday, not on Sundays or public holidays. Christmas has a special resonance in this town, and winter bouquets are popular.

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