Villa Trapp, Von Trapp family home, Salzburg: The Sound of Music and the site of history

By Craig Platt
Updated October 12 2015 - 3:30am, first published October 11 2015 - 6:09pm
Villa Trapp in Salzburg.
Villa Trapp in Salzburg.
Heinrich Himmler's bunker at Villa Trapp.
Heinrich Himmler's bunker at Villa Trapp.
Hotel Schloss Leopold, Salzburg.
Hotel Schloss Leopold, Salzburg.
The Mirabell Gardens in Salzburg.  Photo: G?nter Breitegger
The Mirabell Gardens in Salzburg. Photo: G?nter Breitegger
The Mirabell Gardens in Salzburg.  Photo: G?nter Breitegger
The Mirabell Gardens in Salzburg. Photo: G?nter Breitegger
The Mirabell Gardens in Salzburg.  Photo: G?nter Breitegger
The Mirabell Gardens in Salzburg. Photo: G?nter Breitegger
Villa Trapp in Salzburg.
Villa Trapp in Salzburg.
Villa Trapp in Salzburg. str11salzburg Photo: Supplied.
Villa Trapp in Salzburg. str11salzburg Photo: Supplied.

When the Von Trapps, the famous musical family depicted in The Sound of Music, escaped the Nazis, the story of their Austrian home was far from over.

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