Tourism in the Austrian city of Salzburg generates about a billion euros annually. Many of those tourists visit locations where some scenes of The Sound of Music were filmed, but many residents ...

Salzburg is a city steeped in history and culture, with its unique blend of Italian and German heritage immediately evident in the well-preserved baroque architecture of its UNESCO-listed core ...

Salzburg lost its independence during the Napoleonic Wars, and after Napoleon was defeated, in 1815, it was incorporated into Austria. Stripped of its autonomy, it became a cultural capital instead.

Photo courtesy of Tourismus Salzburg Several memorable scenes from The Sound of Music were filmed at this lakeside palace, including moments with the von Trapp family on the terrace and by the water.

Hear the magical bells of Salzburg <?EM-dummyText [Drophead goes here] ?> By Karen Campbell Globe correspondent,April 13, 2016, 2:24 p.m.

“The portrait was sold at auction a few years ago for an incredible €4.6mil (RM21.56mil),” says Linus Klumpner, director of the Salzburg Mozart Museum in Salzburg, Austria.