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Sound of Music in Salzburg

The film itself is based on a true story.
Born in Vienna, Maria von Kutschera was living as a novice candidate at the Benedictine Convent on Nonnberg in Salzburg when she was sent by her Mother Superior as a governess to the househould of Baron Georg von Trapp to look after his seven children, left motherless after the death of his wife.
Shortly afterwards Maria became the Baron's wife and in the early 30's she founded a family choir with which she undertook frequent public performances whilst they remained in Austria.

After fleeing the country on Hitler's annexation of Austria in 1938, the family had no income other than that drawn from their musical performances.
They fled eventually to the USA where their success, proved sufficient to enable them to settle there and, in 1941, to purchase a farm in Stowe,Vermont, which ultimately became the Trapp Family Lodge.Today the Trapp Family Lodge is a flourishing hotel.

The film tells a true story, a moving family story which appeals to many people, the lovely city of Salzburg provided an unforgettable backdrop and the really outstanding actors and actresses did the rest.

Visitors from all over the world use the opportunity to see the locations in the city of Salzburg, where the film Sound of Music was shot:

  • The BenedictineConvent on Nonnberg
  • Hohensalzburg fortress
  • Mirabell Gardens
  • Mirabell Palace
  • Residenz Square and Residenz Fountain
  • the Rocky Riding School (where, in the film, the Trapp Family performed its farewell song and where Baron von Trapp sang Edelweiss)
  • St. Peter's Cemetery (it was here that the dramatic flightscenes were filmed)
  • Leopoldskron Palace (the façade facing the lake represented the von Trapp residence)
  • the Sound of Music gazebo (where the love scene took place)
  • Frohnburg Palace(where the courtyard and main front were used as a backdrop)
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