A musical tour to Salzburg, Austria

Salzburg, Austria, is the site of the actual story behind “The Sound of Music.”

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July 8, 2018 6 AM PT

Portions of “The Sound of Music” were filmed in Salzburg’s Mirabell Palace Garden, including the “Do-Re-Mi” scene.

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Leopoldskron Palace stood in for the family’s mansion in “The Sound of Music.”

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The gardens at Mirabell Palace make a striking backdrop.

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The Hellbrunn Castle gazebo is where the “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” scene in “The Sound of Music” took place.

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The view from the roof of Salzburg’s Hohensalzburg Castle.

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