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Jul 2, 2023 · From the gazebo where Liesl sings “16 going on 17” to the Abbey where Maria lived and got married, here are all the must-visit Sound of Music filming locations. Recommendation: Relive the scenes of some of the most popular Sound of Music locations in Salzburg including Leopoldskron Palace, Nonnberg Abbey, and Mirabell Gardens on a guided ...
Nonnberg Abbey in Salzburg is the oldest existing nunnery in the German-speaking region and became world-famous through the film The Sound of Music. History of Nonnberg Abbey. The nunnery was founded sometime between 712 and 715 by Saint Bishop Rupert of Salzburg on a terrace of the Salzburg Fortress Mountain.
The abbey and fortress are connected by the Reisszug, one of the world's oldest extant railways. In popular culture. At Nonnberg the story of Maria von Trapp began, who became a postulant there in 1924 and whose life was the basis for the Broadway musical (1959) and (1965) film, The Sound of Music.
Benedictine Nonnberg Abbey lies a little above the city at the foot of the Festungsberg and is famous for its Gothic architectural elements and its murals and smaller works of art. It is also here that the story told in the Hollywood production of “The Sound of Music” begins.
The Sound of Music film location: Maria’s abbey: Nonnberg Abbey, Nonnberg Gasse, Salzburg, Austria. Convent interiors were recreated in the studio, but the exterior really is Maria’s abbey. It’s Nonnberg Abbey, Nonnberg Gasse, where you can visit the courtyard and peek inside the chapel (which looks nothing like the interior recreated ...
Jul 12, 2023 · Only the front gate of the Nonnberg Abbey and cemetery were featured in The Sound of Music. Here, you can recall the scenes in the movie which show Maria leaving the convent, the children asking to see Maria, and the Von Trapp family escaping Nazis with the help of the nuns who sabotaged the Nazis’ car.
Aug 6, 2022 · Nonnberg Abbey is probably most famous for its connection to 1965 musical, The Sound of Music. Starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, the movie became a household name and is one reason a number of tourists travel to Salzburg each year to visit the filming locations.
