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the
Sound of Music
shown daily at 8pm and a sun-trap of a cafe terrace with views of Ho-
hensalzburg fortress. It's a five-minute stroll southeast of the Altstadt.
HOSTEL
Stadtalm €
( 84 17 29;
www.diestadtalm.com
; dm €19)
This turreted hostel plopped on top of
Mönchsberg takes in the entire Salzburg panorama, from the city's spires and fortress to
Kapuzinerberg. There's a good-value restaurant on-site.
NO TOURIST TRAPP
Did you know that there were 10, not seven Trapp children, the eldest of whom was Rupert (so
long Liesl)? Or that the captain was a gentle, family-loving man and Maria no soft touch? Or, per-
haps, that in 1938 the Trapp family left quietly for the United States instead of climbing every
mountain to Switzerland? For the truth behind the Hollywood legend, stay the night at
Villa
Trapp
( 63 08 60;
www.villa-trapp.com
; Traunstrasse 34; d €109-500)
, tucked away in
Salzburg's biggest private park in the Aigen district, 3km east of the Altstadt.
Marianne and Christopher have transformed the original von Trapp family home into a beauti-
ful guesthouse (for guests only, we might add). The 19th-century villa is elegant, if not as palatial
as in the movie, with tasteful wood-floored rooms and a balustrade for sweeping down á la
Baroness Schräder. Family snapshots and heirlooms, including the baron's model ships and a
photo of guest Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour strumming 'Edelweiss', grace the dining
room. From the main station, take a train or bus 160 to Aigen.
Eating
Salzburg's eclectic dining scene skips from the traditional to the super-trendy to the down-
right touristy. This is a city where schnitzel is served with a slice of history in vaulted tav-
erns, where you can dine in Michelin-starred finery or be serenaded by a warbling Maria
wannabe. Save euros by taking advantage of the lunchtime
Tagesmenü
(fixed menu)
served at most places.
MODERN EUROPEAN
Magazin €€€
