Sound of Music Film Sites

Mirabell Gardens are defined by their rigid, symmetrical baroque flowerbeds and an unobstructed perspective that draws the eye toward the Hohensalzburg Fortress. Established on the north bank of the Salzach River, this site originated in…

The Pferdeschwemme is a wide, stone-lined basin tucked directly against the sheer vertical cliff of the Mönchsberg. Designed in sixteen ninety-three by the architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, this water feature served as a grand…

The Felsenreitschule is recognizable by the ninety-six arched openings carved directly into the steep face of the Mönchsberg mountain. These three tiers of stone arcades were hewn into the rock in sixteen ninety-three by order of…

St. Peter’s Cemetery, known locally as the Petersfriedhof, is distinguished by the ornate, wrought-iron crosses that mark its graves and the ancient catacombs carved directly into the sheer cliff of the Mönchsberg mountain rising above it.…

The Domplatz is a rectangular, enclosed square in the heart of Salzburg, defined by the towering, monumental baroque façade of the Salzburg Cathedral. It is unified by three open arcade arches that connect the cathedral with the Salzburg…

The Residenzbrunnen is a monumental Baroque fountain that rises in the center of the Residenzplatz, immediately recognizable by the figure of Triton at its peak, who blows a jet of water into the air from a conch-shell trumpet. Carved from…

The Mozartsteg is an Art Nouveau pedestrian bridge spanning the Salzach River, recognizable by its delicate steel latticework and elegant, curved design. It was completed in nineteen oh three, not as a public project, but as a private…

Stift Nonnberg is recognizable from across Salzburg by the red onion dome that crowns its abbey church. Founded between seven eleven and seven fifteen by Saint Rupert, it holds the record as the oldest continuously functioning nunnery in…