Porsche magnate puts historic Salzburg villa up for sale after row over private ‘tunnel for one’
Plans by Wolfgang Porsche to bore private 500-metre road link through Austrian hill caused anger among locals Wolfgang Porsche, the Austrian-German automotive magnate, appears to have abandoned plans to build a private 500-metre tunnel for his cars through the Salzburg hills after a public uproar over the “tunnel for one”. In 2020, Porsche bought a storied 17th-century villa on the outskirts of Salzburg for €8.4m (£7.2m), and last autumn he secured permission from the city authorities for an est
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The Salzburg villa, known locally as the Paschinger Schlössl, was once the home of Stefan Zweig, whose memoirs inspired The Grand Budapest Hotel. Photograph: Ullstein Bild/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe Salzburg villa, known locally as the Paschinger Schlössl, was once the home of Stefan Zweig, whose memoirs inspired The Grand Budapest Hotel. Photograph: Ullstein Bild/Getty ImagesAustriaPorsche magnate puts historic Salzburg villa up for sale after row over private ‘tunnel for one’Plans by Wolfgang Porsche to bore private 500-metre road link through Austrian hill caused anger among localsKate Connolly in BerlinFri 26 Jun 2026 01.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 26 Jun 2026 01.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleWolfgang Porsche, the Austrian-German automotive magnate, appears to…
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