From Bad Gastein: Private Sound of Music & Lakes Day Trip

Discover the filming locations of the Sound of Music on a private day trip from Bad Gastein. Explore Salzburg and the Salzkammergut lake district with a private guide.
Begin with a pickup from your hotel in Bad Gastein, Bad Hofgastein, Dorfgastein, or Sportgastein in a private air-conditioned car or minivan. Drive out of the Gastein Valley and along the Salzach Valley past Hohenwerfen Castle to Salzburg. On the way, your guide shares local tips and recommendations for the day.

Stop at Hellbrunn Palace Park to see the famous glass gazebo from "Sixteen Going on Seventeen." Continue to Schloss Leopoldskron and view the palace whose lakeside terrace appears as the von Trapp villa.

Next, head to Nonnberg Abbey, the Benedictine convent where the real Maria was a novice and where the nuns sing "Maria" in the film. Take a short uphill walk with views over the old town, and visit the abbey church.

Continue to Mirabell Gardens and see the Pegasus fountain, the steps, and the hedge tunnel from "Do-Re-Mi," with the view of Hohensalzburg Fortress. Then, take a scenic drive past Lake Fuschl into the Salzkammergut lake district, the landscape from the film's opening aerial scenes.

Stop in St. Gilgen on Lake Wolfgang and enjoy a lakeside promenade, the birthplace of Mozart's mother, and time for coffee and cake. Drive to Mondsee and visit the Basilica of St. Michael where the wedding of Maria and Captain von Trapp was filmed. Explore the old town square and have lunch by the lake.

Finally, relax on the drive back to your hotel.

In winter the lakes and villages are often covered in snow, and from late November the Advent markets in St. Gilgen and Mondsee add to the atmosphere: a perfect rest day from skiing or a break from the spa.

Your guide shares local tips and recommendations, and you explore each stop at your own pace.

Prefer your own language? During the drives, recorded audio commentary is available in the vehicle in English, Chinese, Spanish, Malay, Hindi, Filipino, Portuguese, Korean or Japanese (in the vehicle only).

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