Salzburg Austria – Musical Home to Mozart and The Sound of Music

Our final port on our Mediterranean cruise was Venice, from which we hired a car and drove to Salzburg Austria, home to both the Sound of Music and Mozart.

This was a great choice. We found an affordable apartment and rested, as cruises tend to leave us needing a bit of recovery time.

Now we are ready to see the sights.  We couldn’t find a free walking tour, but we were able to avoid the expensive Sound of Music tours by purchasing a self-guided Sound of Music Tour from the Salzburg tourist information site.  I am guessing that a bit more work and we would have found one for free on-line, but for €2.50, it didn’t seem worth the bother to head back to the hotel.

Which of these sites do you recognize from the Sound of Music?

Unless otherwise noted, all photos on this page ©Rhonda Albom 2012

Note: Based on world conditions, we advise checking official channels including cancellation policies prior to booking. Also, with often reduced capacity, booking ahead becomes more important.

Travel Tips for Salzburg:

• Watch the Sound of Music before you go.
• Ask at the i-site about self-guided tours.
• The hop-on, hop-off bus gives a great overview and fun history, and it stops to allow photos at two of the locations.
• If you have a car, don’t miss the salt mines (tomorrow’s post).

Mozart, The Sound of Music, or something else, what is your favourite thing about Salzburg?

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