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DIY SOUND OF MUSIC TOUR
Do a Julie and sing as you stroll on a self-guided tour of
The Sound of Music
film locations. OK, let's start at the
very beginning:
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The Hills are Alive
Cut! Make that
proper
mountains. The opening scenes were filmed around the jewel-col-
oured Salzkammergut lakes. Maria makes her twirling entrance on alpine pastures just across the border in Bav-
aria.
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A Problem Like Maria
Nuns waltzing on their way to mass at Benedictine Stift Nonnberg is fiction, but it's
fact that the real Maria von Trapp intended to become a nun here before romance struck.
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Have Confidence
Residenzplatz is where Maria belts out 'I Have Confidence' and playfully splashes the
spouting horses of the Residenzbrunnen fountain.
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So Long, Farewell
The grand rococo palace of Schloss Leopoldskron, a 15-minute walk from Festung Ho-
hensalzburg, is where the lake scene was filmed. Its Venetian Room was the blueprint for the von Trapp's lavish
ballroom, where the children bid their farewells.
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Do-Re-Mi
Oh the Pegasus fountain, the steps with fortress views, the gnomes…the Mirabellgarten at Schloss
Mirabell might inspire a rendition of 'Do-Re-Mi', especially if there's a drop of golden sun.
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Sixteen Going on Seventeen
The loved-up pavilion of the century hides out in Hellbrunn Park (
Click here
),
where you can act out those 'Oh Liesl', 'Oh Rolf' fantasies.
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Edelweiss and Adieu
The Felsenreitschule (Summer Riding School) is the dramatic backdrop for the
Salzburg Festival in the movie, where the von Trapp Family Singers win the audience over with 'Edelweiss' and
give the Nazis the slip with 'So Long, Farewell'.
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Climb Every Mountain
To, erm, Switzerland. Or content yourself with alpine views from Untersberg (
Click
here
), which appears briefly at the end of the movie when the family flees the country.
Mozarts Geburtshaus
MUSEUM
(Mozart's Birthplace;
www.mozarteum.at
; Getreidegasse 9; adult/child/family €10/3.50/21; 9am-5.30pm)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Salzburg's most famous son, was born in this bright-yellow
townhouse in 1756 and spent the first 17 years of his life here. Today's museum harbours
a collection of instruments, documents and portraits. Highlights include the mini-violin
he played as a toddler, plus a lock of his hair and buttons from his jacket. In one room,
Mozart is shown as a holy babe beneath a neon blue halo - we'll leave you to draw your
own analogies…
Mozart-Wohnhaus
MUSEUM
(Mozart's Residence;
www.mozarteum.at
; Makartplatz 8; adult/child €10/3.50, incl Mozarts Geburtshaus €17/5;
9am-5.30pm)
Tired of the cramped living conditions on Getreidegasse, the Mozart family
