Salzburg, Austria. 23rd - 24th December 2016
Villa Von Trapp
For those of you who may not know, The Sound of Music was actually based on a real life musical family living in Salzburg. The character of Maria was based on the life of Maria Augusta who married Georg Von Trapp, a marine captain in 1927 & later wrote a book about her family’s life. Like the movie, Capt. Von Trapp was a stern man of significant wealth. He was originally married to the daughter of the man who invented & produced the torpedo. The couple had 7 children but his wife developed scarlet fever and died aged just 31. |
The real home of the Von Trapps is in Aigen, about 10 mins outside Salzburg. The family lived at this residence from 1923 - 1938. In 2008 it was turned into a hotel called villa Trapp so we couldn't resist checking in for one night to have a nose around. Basic but authentic, the 3 storey house is not quite as grand in the one in the movie. One can imagine the rooms filled with people, 7 children, the captain, maria and presumably some staff would have had the house at full capacity. |