The Casamari pharmacy, still in operation after two centuries, remains a powerful symbol of the connection between monastic ...

Maria Augusta Kutschera, born in 1925, a postulant from Nonnberg Abbey, arrived at the Von Trapp ... after their flight from Austria in 1938. They left Austria, not, as in the film, by climbing ...

In their centenary year, Tearle reached out to Strensall & Huntington WI to play the Nonnberg Abbey nuns ... much a cry for today’s world as 1938 Austria, where the hills may be alive with ...

Napoleon put an end to Salzburg’s independence, and after his fall the city became part of Austria ... And we walked by Nonnberg Abbey, where Maria joined the convent. Our guide Anna remarked ...

The Sound of Music tells the heartwarming story of Maria, a spirited young postulant in 1930s Austria who struggles to conform to the rules of Nonnberg Abbey. Sent to be the governess for the ...

The former is characterized by its monumental buildings - the Cathedral, the Residence, the Franciscan Abbey, the Abbey of St Peter - and ... such as the Cathedral and the Nonnberg Convent, have ...

the classic musical tells the story of young postulant Maria Rainer (Annabelle Basgall), whose free spirit has trouble fitting into the rules and regulations of Nonnberg Abbey. She is soon sent to ...

Austria. Fans of The Sound of Music can visit Nonnberg Abbey where the nuns in the movie were contemplating, “How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria.” The new styles are based on a combination ...

Salzburg, Austria, is a city of timeless beauty ... showcasing iconic spots such as Mirabell Gardens and Nonnberg Abbey. The local language is German, with Bavarian-Austrian dialect influences ...

For the story of the Von Trapp family singers, of the events leading up to their becoming a top concert attraction just prior to World War II and their fleeing Nazi Austria, Wise went to the ...