The Leopoldskron Castle and its lakefront in Salzburg were used as the setting for the von Trapp family home and where the children went boating and fell into the water. The real Maria was a newcomer to Salzburg's Nonnberg Abbey, the oldest convent in the German-speaking part of Europe. In 1927, she married the Baron there. Movie scenes shot there include the opening, which shows the nuns going to Catholic Mass and young Maria arriving late. In the film, Maria marries the Baron in the ornate Mondsee Cathedral in the lake district near Salzburg.
Visitors can walk down the aisle, tracing the couple's nuptial steps.
Nearby is Hellbrunn Castle, a 17th Century Royal hunting castle. It also entitles card-holders to special rates and reduced prices at various shops, cultural institutions and cable cars in Salzburg and the vicinity. Prices are per person, double-occupancy, airfare not included.