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The summer of 2018 still brings the sound of music to my ears. It was only a week, but it was a week to remember. From tracing the footsteps of the Von Trapp family to spinning circles in flower fields, my crew and I were giddy about entering the city of “The Sound of Music.” But little did I know, Salzburg also houses magical and alluring sights, tastes and adventures that lie apart from the city’s silver-screen fame yet succeed in whisking you away in its fairy tale embrace. Let me take your hand and show you the way.
Flying overhead, you immediately notice the sheer vastness of greenery down below. Houses are sparse, and green and yellow plots of land shaped like blocks are manicured to look like an abstract painting. Forests, on the other hand, appear dense, clustering around buildings, mushrooming here and there.