The Prince-Archbishoprical 'Alte Hofapotheke'
With its more than 400-year history, the Alte Fürst-Erzbischöfliche Hofapotheke is the oldest still existing pharmacy in Salzburg. In addition to all current pharmaceutical products, they also carry a wide selection of homemade specialties.
Established in 1591, the ‘Alte Hofapotheke’ is the oldest apothecary still in existence in Salzburg and has been at no. 6 Alter Markt since 1903. The rococo furnishing dates back to 1777, and was obviously designed for the previous location in the neighbouring building, since it only just has enough room in today’s flat-ceiling setting.
In 1923, the grandfather of the current owner purchased a share of the Hofapotheke, of which this ninth-generation family of pharmacists has had sole ownership since 1936. The shop’s original porcelain jars can still be seen on the reseda green and hollyhock mallow pink painted shelves of the apothecary display. Some of them are still in use for items such as soft soap.
Specialities of the house include suger-coated pills, special teas, marigold balsam and all kinds of drops, tinctures, syrups, balsams and creams. They also offer incense capsules, a Salzburg digestive tonic and various Schüssler salts.
- Product range: Teas, pastilles and creams produced in-house, frankincense capsules, Salzburg stomach tonic, Swedish bitter, homeopathy, Schüssler salts, and cosmetics
- Special features: The old mixing table with pestle, mortar and jars from the 18th century, painted window shutters
