Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The Hills are Alive
Cut! Make that
proper
mountains. The opening scenes were filmed around
the jewel-coloured Salzkammergut lakes. Maria makes her twirling entrance on alpine pastures
just across the border in Bavaria.
A Problem like Maria
Nuns waltzing on their way to mass at Benedictine Stift Nonn-berg (
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)
is fiction, but it's fact that the real Maria von Trapp intended to become a nun here
before romance struck.
Have Confidence
Residenzplatz (
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)
is where Maria belts out 'I Have Confidence' and
playfully splashes the spouting horses of the Residenzbrunnen fountain.
Do-Re-Mi
Oh the Pegasus fountain, the steps with fortress views, the gnomes…the Mira-
bellgarten (
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)
might inspire a rendition of 'Do-Re-Mi', especially if there's a drop of
golden sun.
Sixteen Going on Seventeen
The loved-up pavilion of the century hides out in Hell-brunn Park,
where you can act out those 'oh Liesl', 'oh Rolf' fantasies.
So Long, Farewell
The grand rococo palace of Schloss Leopoldskron, a 15-minute walk from
Festung Hohensalzburg, is where the lake scene was filmed. Its Venetian Room was the blueprint
for the Trapp's lavish ballroom, where the children bid their farewells.
Edelweiss and Adieu
The Felsenreitschule (Summer Riding School) is the dramatic backdrop for
the Salzburg Festival in the movie, where the Trapp Family Singers win the audience over with
'Edelweiss' and give the Nazis the slip with 'So Long, Farewell'.
Climb Every Mountain
To, erm, Switzerland. Or content yourself with alpine views from Un-
tersberg, which appears briefly at the end of the movie when the family flees the country.
Tours
If you would rather go it alone, the
tourist office
( 889 87-330;
www.salzburg.info
;
Mozartplatz 5; 9am-6pm or 6.30pm, closed Sun Sep-Mar)
has four-hour iTour audio
guides (€9), which take in big-hitters like the Residenz, Mirabellgarten and Mozartplatz.
Fräulein Maria's Bicycle Tours
(
www.mariasbicycletours.com
;
adult/child €24/15; 9.30am & 4.30pm May-Sep)
Belt
out
Sound of Music
faves as you pedal on one of these jolly 3½-hour bike tours, taking in
film locations, including the Mirabellgarten, Stift Nonnberg, Schloss Leopoldskron and
BICYCLE TOURS
