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 ...

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 ...

1938, Salzburg, Austria; Maria is a young postulant at Nonnberg Abbey, but her request to become a member of the community of nuns is causing some concern, because she is seen as too flighty for ...

We were standing outside Nonnberg Abbey, one of the oldest convents in the world, where the real Maria von Trapp was married in 1927. I wasn’t wearing traditional Alpine clothing, but I kind of ...

In Salzburg, Austria last spring ... To follow the film from the start, head up to the ancient Benedictine Nonnberg Abbey dating to 714, where Maria struggled to become a nun.

The Sound of Music follows the life of Maria Ranier, a postulant of the Nonnberg Abbey, as she leaves the ... the Nazi hold on Austria becomes too much for the captain to bear.