article_snippet.sent: The real Maria von Trapp – played by Julie Andrews in the beloved film actually did become a novice at Nonnberg, which was founded in the 8th Century.
article_snippet.sent: My hotel for my first trip, the rather more luxurious Castellani Parkhotel, shows the beloved film on a continual loop on one of the beloved film TV channels.
article_snippet.sent: The hotel even has The hotel own wedding chapel – a gorgeous baroque concoction created during The hotel days as an aristocratic mansion.
article_snippet.sent: As for the Salzach, the river that the city straddles, you cross it via the Mozart bridge, used by Maria and the children as the children sang Do-Re-Mi.
article_snippet.sent: The Mirabell Gardens on the other side of the river allow an even fuller expression of appreciation for the film.
article_snippet.sent: And all the time, Austrians are just enjoying walking in The Mirabell Gardens on the other side of the river, completely oblivious, next to a palace built by an archbishop for his 15 children (particularly noteworthy in a Catholic country).
article_snippet.sent: us also passed the house that served as the main location for the von Trapp family home.