Embark on this Salzburg day tour to view the many spectacular landmarks featured in the "Sound of Music." Your guide will remind you of the highlights of the film and also the historical and architectural elements of each landmark in the city, including the Lake District.
Enjoy the 18th century Mirabell Gardens and bask in the beauty of the Austrian landscape. The scene where Maria and the children dance around the statue of Pegasus and sing "Do-Re-Mi" took place in these spectacular gardens. Next, visit the Leopoldskron Castle, used as part of the set for the Von Trapp family, and Leopoldskron Lake, where the Von Trapp children boated in the film. As you visit each landmark, your guide will offer explanations for each site that relates to the movie as well as historical references. The Hellbrunn Castle, built in the 1600s, was a hunting castle originally built for Prince Sittikus. This castle will dazzle you and bring back your favorite memories of the "Sound of Music." Tour Nonnberg Abbey, one of the oldest convents in Europe, where Maria lived before meeting the Von Trapps and eventually was married.
Once you have seen these famous landmarks of the musical, the tour will continue to other picturesque sites in Salzburg, such as St. Gilgen, Lake Wolfgang, and the Mondsee Wedding Chapel, where the wedding of Maria and Baron von Trapp was filmed. Enjoy breathtaking sceneries of pure blue waters and snow-capped mountains, the hallmarks of the Austrian countryside. Join the Original Sound of Music Tour for a unique and exciting experience that will have you singing atop the nearest hill.