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The Sound of Music
Vacations at the movie scenery of 'The Sound of Music'
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Salzburg and the Salzkammergut Lake District were the setting for Roger and Hammerstein’s movie The Sound of Music and the Hotel Mohrenwirt in Fuschl am See is right in the centre of the stage! Staying at the Hotel Mohrenwirt gives you the opportunity to walk in Maria Von Trapp’s 
footsteps on her long journey from novice to becoming a mother of seven children and finally an inspiration for the most successful musical film of all times. Visit the convent in Salzburg, the wedding church in Mondsee, dance on the steps of the Mirabel Gardens, and take the Schafberg Cog Railway to the top of the Schafberg mountain in St. Wolfgang. Visit the numerous sound of music film locations in the Mohren-Mini, go on a Sound of Music guided tour or enjoy a superb Sound of Music Dinner in Salzburg.
Salzburg became a household name, all over the world thanks to this wonderful musical and movie. The musical was played on Broadway almost 1500 times, won 6 Tony awards and sold more than 3 million records. The film was first screened in 1965, was nominated for 10 Oscars and one 5. The film is based on a true story. Born in Vienna, Maria von Kutschera was living in the Benedictine Convent on Nonnberg in Salzburg, preparing to be a novice, when she was sent by her Mother Superior as a governess to the household 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 30s she founded a family choir with which she undertook frequent public performances.
Visit the scenery of Sound of Music in Salzburg Province, Austria
From Hotel Mohrenwirt, located in between the landscape of the famous film The Sound of Music, to the films original locations in Salzburg Province it's at most 20 minutes by car.
Mondsee Cathedral
Location for the Church wedding scene of Baron von Trapp and Maria
Castle Fuschl
Castle of the aerial view at the beginning of The Sound of Music.
St. Gilgen & Lake Wolfgang
Scenery shown at the beginning of the movie was filmed at Lake Fuschl on the way to St. Gilgen.
Visit the City of Salzburg and the famous film locations of The Sound of Music
From Hotel Mohrenwirt in Salzburg Province you can reach Salzburg city by car within 20 minutes. Visit the famous scenes of Salzburg City by yourself or feel free to contact us for your Sound of Music tour.
The Benedictine Convent on Nonnberg
where the nuns sing 'Maria'
Mirabell Gardens and Mirabell Palace
Maria and the children sing 'Do-Re-Mi'
Residenz Square and Residenz Fountain
Maria crosses Residenz square in a bus an sings 'I have confidence in me'
Felsenreitschule
where the Family performed its farewell song and Baron von Trapp sang Edelweiss
St. Peter's Cemetery
hiding place during the chase scene
Leopoldskron Palace
the façade facing the lake represented the von Trapp residence
The Sound of Music Pavillon
can be found at Hellbrunn Palace today, in the movie it was still located at Leopoldskron Palace. One of the most famous and romantic scenes was filmed here: 'I am 16 going on 17'
Frohnburg Palace
courtyard and main front were used as a backdrop
Can you hear the sound of music calling you? We would be more than happy to put together your very own Sound of Music holiday offer!