Stiftsbäckerei St. Peter
The sourdough bread tastes delicious and the setting is stunning: the Stiftsbäckerei St. Peter [St Peter's Abbey bakery] on Kapitelplatz is a very special landmark in Salzburg.
The first written records on Salzburg's oldest bakery right next to the mystical St Peter's cemetery dates back to the 12th century. At that time, a tunnel for the Almkanal was cut through the Mönchsberg to supply the city with water. Directly at the exit of the canal from the mountain, the monastery built a grain mill and also the bakery that is still appreciated today as St Peter's Abbey Bakery.
With its historic vaults, the Abbey Bakery presents itself rich in history. The extremely popular wood-fired bread made from pure natural sourdough is still baked in the original wood-fired oven. The bread keeps well and paired equally well with butter and jam as it is with cheese and ham. Other classics of the traditional bakery are mini brioches and Vintschgerl [aromatic rye and wheat bread from South Tyrol].
- Product range: original St Peter's wood-fired bread, various baked goods
- Worth seeing: directly next to the entrance to the bakery, the mill wheel at the Almkanal was rebuilt according to old models.
