--- title: The Sound of Music, Mondsee url: "https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/en/artikel/detail/3323/the-sound-of-music-mondsee.html" description: The marriage scene in the movie The Sound of Music was filmed in the wedding church basilica St. Michael in Mondsee. image: "https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/_processed_/b/9/csm_Basilika_fbf34eb11e.jpg" date: 2012-06-14 modified: 2026-03-06 --- # The Sound of Music, Mondsee The Sound of Music ================== Holiday in Mondsee, near Salzburg, in the footsteps of the von Trapp family from “The Sound of Music” will bring you back in the early 20th century but with the comfort and standard of the 21st century… Who hasn’t heard about the **von Trapp family**? Who hasn’t seen the movie “The Sound of Music”? Who doesn’t know songs like **“Edelweiss”** or **“The hills are alive”**? Probably everyone knows “The Sound of Music” with their famous actors **Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer**. Imagine being at the places where the family lived, where movie scenes have been taken in 1965 and where the locals are still used to wear “Dirndl” and “Lederhosen”. And that’s not all – the impressive landscape of Salzburg and its surroundings with the mountains and lakes is unique. The following photo gallery can be navigated with the arrow keys (left, right). © Open copyright © Basilica St. Michael ©www.mondsee.at Close copyright [ ![Front view of the basilica St. Michael with its two towers](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/_processed_/b/9/csm_Basilika_53db65d9db.jpg "Basilica St. Michael ©www.mondsee.at") ](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin//user_upload/mondsee/Responsive_Design/Startseite/1bzw2Spalten_750x422/Basilika.jpg "Basilica St. Michael ©www.mondsee.at") © Open copyright © Panorama Mondsee ©Meindl, Mondsee Close copyright [ ![View across lake Mondsee and the surrounding area](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/_processed_/e/9/csm_Panorama-_Meindl_-Mondsee_01_443f1eef99.jpg "Panorama Mondsee ©Meindl, Mondsee") ](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin//user_upload/mondsee/Responsive_Design/Startseite/1bzw2Spalten_750x422/Panorama-_Meindl_-Mondsee_01.jpg "Panorama Mondsee ©Meindl, Mondsee") © Open copyright © Hilfberg Church © Foto Meindl Close copyright [ ![View to the Hilfberg Church and all over lake Mondsee.](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/_processed_/d/1/csm_HIlfbergkirche_mit_Blick_auf_den_Mondsee_Foto_Meindl_56a07578c8.jpg "Hilfberg Church © Foto Meindl") ](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin//user_upload/mondsee/Responsive_Design/Startseite/1bzw2Spalten_750x422/HIlfbergkirche_mit_Blick_auf_den_Mondsee_Foto_Meindl.jpg "Hilfberg Church © Foto Meindl") © Open copyright © Mondseeberg ©www.mondsee.at Close copyright [ ![View from the mountain Mondseeberg across the town and lake Mondsee during sunset](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/_processed_/5/b/csm_MONDSEEBERG_2096b5aeb0.jpg "Mondseeberg ©www.mondsee.at") ](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin//user_upload/mondsee/Responsive_Design/Startseite/1bzw2Spalten_750x422/MONDSEEBERG.jpg "Mondseeberg ©www.mondsee.at") © Open copyright © View from a mountain ©www.mondsee.at Close copyright [ ![View from a mountain in the direction of another mountain and lake Mondsee](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/_processed_/3/4/csm_Schoberblick-Oktober_fbdabf7914.jpg "View from a mountain ©www.mondsee.at") ](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin//user_upload/mondsee/Responsive_Design/Startseite/1bzw2Spalten_750x422/Schoberblick-Oktober.jpg "View from a mountain ©www.mondsee.at") © Open copyright © Promenade in autumn ©www.mondsee.at Close copyright [ ![Promenade with trees with coloured leaves and view across the lake in the direction of the mountain](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/_processed_/5/9/csm_Seepromenade-Herbst_c50bf8c0e6.jpg "Promenade in autumn ©www.mondsee.at") ](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin//user_upload/mondsee/Responsive_Design/Startseite/1bzw2Spalten_750x422/Seepromenade-Herbst.jpg "Promenade in autumn ©www.mondsee.at") [ previous slide ](#ttgDetailSiteCarousel "back") [ next slide ](#ttgDetailSiteCarousel "forward") In Salzburg many scenes of the movie were taken, for example the beginning, when Maria Augusta Kutschera began to work as nanny and home teacher for the family of Georg von Trapp. (The wife of Georg von Trapp died a few years earlier because of scarlet fever). Some years later Maria founded a family chorus with the children and gave many concerts. Some of the songs are introduced in the movie. When you arrive in Salzburg, the atmosphere of the city and the wonderful view will blow you away. Seize the opportunity and visit some film locations like **the castle “Schloss Frohnburg”**, which was the Villa of the von Trapp family or the **“Mirabellgarten”** where Maria and the children were singing “Do-Re-Mi” or the **cemetery St. Peter** where the dramatic escape was filmed. The von Trapp family had to escape in the 30s and went to America where they made concert tours under the name “Trapp Family Singers”. Later they opened a hotel in Stowe, Vermont, which is now called “The Trapp Family Lodge”. But let’s return to the movie… … What about the **wedding scene?** Can you remember? You will at the latest when you come to **Mondsee**, only 30 minutes away from Salzburg. Mondsee, a very nice town with a history of 6000 years, including a UNESCO world heritage site, is located at Lake Mondsee in the Salzkammergut region. In the heart of the town center, right at the market square, the [basilica of Mondsee](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/en/en/austria/poi/401362/wedding-church-basilica-st-michael-mondsee.html?h=323) is located, where the **marriage scene of Maria and Georg von Trapp** was taken. Nowadays the basilica is very famous and many couples marry in Mondsee. But that is not only because of “The Sound of Music”! Mondsee offers much more… #### Documents: - [ Elisabeth\_von\_Trapp.pdf (43 KB) ](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/user_upload/mondsee/Services/Kataloge/Elisabeth_von_Trapp.pdf) ### Service **Salzkammergut Tourism, Destination Mondsee-Irrsee** Dr. Franz Müller Str. 3 5310 Mondsee Phone [+43 6132 26909 600](tel:+43613226909600) E-Mail Web [mondsee.salzkammergut.at/en](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/en) ### Attractions and sights in the region Mondsee [ © Open copyright © Copyright: www.mondsee.at Close copyright ![Basilica St. Michael](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "Basilica St. Michael (© Copyright: www.mondsee.at)") Mondsee am Mondsee ### Wedding church basilica St. Michael Mondsee The Basilica of St Michael in Mondsee - a special art treasure near SalzburgFormer Benedictine collegiate churchPatrocinium: 29 September. 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