"Sound of Music" tourism is huge business in Salzburg, Austria, with some 300,000 guests (twice the local population) visiting "Sound of Music" locations annually. A full 70% of American tourists ...

Visiting Salzburg Last summer, my 15-year-old daughter and I took a trip to France, Austria, and Germany. We flew from Paris to Vienna and then spent the rest of the trip traveling within Austria ...

Overview Lovely Salzburg, located 155 mi/240 km west of Vienna, is Austria's premier tourist city—it's as popular with Austrians as it is with visitors from the rest of the world.

Photo / 123RF Salzburg skyline with Festung Hohensalzburg and Salzach river in summer. Photo / 123RF Every year, 300,000 'Sound of Music' fans make the journey to Salzburg, Austria.