The views are amazing, we took so many photos. We spent a lot longer here then we first thought. Plenty to see in this historic fortress. Fascinating history and grounds that have been kept well. We paid the extra to use the funicular to ride up to the castle and take the tour. Glad we did, we visited on a rainy day so I'm sure the climb would have been better in nicer weather but the ride up saved us. The fortress has a great gift shop and the onsite restaurant was serving tasty food. On busier days there is also a fast food outlet in the courtyard, but the day we visited it was not worth opening for the few visitors. The exhibition on hex and witches was a nice bonus, and offcourse the falconry display was exceptional. Watching those birds perform amazing flights with the keepers was fantastic. The tour was a real insight into the history and we got to see some parts of the castle you can't see without the extra ticket. Do this as it's so worth it, you get to climb the ramparts, visit the jail, and climb into the highest point the bell tower! If your scared of heights don't do this bit! Amazing tour guide too. Handsets avalible for most languages. A good solid day out.... A dream of mine to visit. Ample parking if your driving. If your walking from the station like we did note it is a gentle climb up and then the path is next to the busy road. In busier seasons there is a bus service.. 10/10 P.s all the staff we interacted with in the restaurant,shop and the tour were friendly, happy and clearly enjoy there role. Good to see.

Hubby, me and 14 up went by bus for the day. Saw the birds of prey show which was amazing (albeit we couldn't understand the commentary - our faults for not learning German!) and the tour was good fun. Views from the bell tower were superb. The tour is also conducted in German and English speakers have an audio which isn't as loud as the tour guide, however if there was some thing which sounded interesting I just asked her to explain it in English which she did. The trip was really good and easy to rea h from Werfen train station. The funicular was terrifying but fun!

We prebooked tour tickets including the funicular. We caught the train from Salzburg to Werfen, then walked from the train station to the funicular. The walk is about 1.5 miles and took 20 minutes. The cable car is very quick. We booked an English version and were given an audio handset that you could listen to as the tour progressed. My complaint - instructions on how to use the device would have been helpful, it was frustrating trying to figure out how to get it to work. Got it to work and then enjoyed the rest of the tour. The castle is very impressive. Definitely try and catch the Birds of Prey show. The Castle is the official Falconry of Austria. The birds are magnificent. We are glad we did this tour. Would definitely recommend.

The castle is stunning. We didn’t have to wait too long for the cable car.There are a few exhibitions which are relatively interesting. The best part was definitely the birds of prey show. We were at the castle for a couple of hours. We bought our tickets online, which meant we avoided the queue.