Sound of Movies: Musical Tour to Salzburg from Vienna

Join a picturesque trip to Salzburg, the Sound of Music city to find the places shot in the film. Our tour is a perfect balance of information and fun as well as of incredible beauty of the Austrian Apls and the Old City of Salzburg. If you are a fan of the film, the tour is a-must and you could not visit Austria without doing it.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Strengberg, Austria

In one and a half hour we will make a short coffee break at a quality restaurant Landzeit “Country time” on a highway, where you can relax and enjoy a comfortable rustic atmosphere and stretch your legs during your break.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Mondsee, Mondsee, Upper Austria

Your unforgettable trip begins in the idyllic sceneries of the Austrian Alps, where you will visit the famous church of Mondsee, chosen by the film director as an ideal location for Maria’s wedding setting.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Saint Gilgen, 5340 St Gilgen, Austria

On the way to Salzburg you will not stop taking pictures of the beautiful lakes and peaks. View over elegant village of St. Gilgen on the northern shore of Lake Wolfgangsee reveals an Alpine idyll coupled with mountain Flair. One of Salzburg’s most famous sons has his ancestral roots here. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s mother, Anna, was born in this beautiful village.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Salzburg, Salzburg, Austrian Alps

You will take a stroll through the magnificent Mirabell Gardens, where Maria and children danced around the Pegasus Fountain while singing the song «Do-re-mi». Then you will see the picturesque „Hourse Pond“, shot in the film as well. Enjoy the chilling of the Residence Square with the famous Residence Fountain, the most famous fountain in the city, chosen for the «I have confidence in me» song. You will take picture of the Summer Riding School, where the Trapp family took part in the world-famous Salzburg music festival and enjoy the silence of the oldest cemetery in Austria by the Sankt Peter´s Monastery. Here the Trapp family finds a secure hiding place before escaping to Italy. As the city in which Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born and grew up, Salzburg can fairly claim the title of City of Mozart. Just be ready to bump into Mozart around almost every corner as well.

Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes

Stop At: Schloss Leopoldskron, Leopoldskronstrasse 56-58, Salzburg 5020 Austria

We will be fascinated by this jewel of the Baroque perfectly chosen as an original shooting location for the world-famous movie.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Schloss Hellbrunn, Fuerstenweg 37, Salzburg 5020 Austria

You will enjoy the fresh air in the Hellbrunn Park, where the famous Gazebo pavilion has been still keeping the secret of the first Liesl’s kiss.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Nonnberg Convent, Nonnberggasse 2, Salzburg 5020 Austria

You will see the Nonnberg convent, the oldest in Europe that became famous thanks to voice of Maria Kutschera. Her story served as inspiration for the Sound of Music movie.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Landzeit Voralpenkreuz, Voralpenkreuz 2, 4642 Sattledt, Austria

Coffee break in a countrylike atmosphere of another quality restaurant Landzeit “Country time” on a highway, where we will make a compulsory 30 minutes stop for our coach according to EU law regulations.

Duration: 30 minutes