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until the 19th century that it becomes DAY 5 INNSBRUCK DAY 7 SALZBURG
the favorite dance of the aristocratic Today we will enjoy the Tyrolean Mountains. We will dedicate this day to music by
classes, helped above all by the Strauss We will first climb the Bergisel, the Olympic first visiting the stages where the famous
family, who make the waltz their musical ski jump built at the beginning of the 20th film “The Sound of Music” / “The Sound
ensign. Works such as “The Emperor’s century and which became a symbol of the of Music” was shot, which tells the life of
Waltz”, “Viennese Blood” or “The Blue city following the 1964 Winter Olympics, the Trapp family, originally from Salzburg,
Danube” have made this peasant dance the first of three held in the city. Its current their relationship with music and their
the king of dances. appearance is due to the architect Zaha escape at the beginning of World War II.
We will end the day by attending one Hadid, who renovated it in 2001. From To do this we will move to the palaces of
of the popular Viennese Balls that are its summit we can admire the panoramic Hellbrunn, which houses in its gardens
held during the winter season. Emerged views of the city and the mountains that the pavilion built for the film where Liesl,
as matchmaking scenarios where girls surround it. the eldest daughter, sings with her suitor
were presented to society, they have led Afterwards we will have fun with some Rolf; and of Leopoldskron, into whose
to social events to publicize companies, of the many activities offered by the lake the children fall. We will pass in
associations and social groups and labor area: alpine and/or cross-country skiing, front of the Nonnberg monastery, easily
groups such as doctors, firefighters, snowshoeing, horse-sledding, sledding, recognizable by its red dome and where
police, lawyers or teachers (Bonbon Ball, ice-skating... the real Maria worked as a teacher. We
Opera Ball, Officer´s Ball ) among others. For this we will go to the most famous will continue the route to the lake and
They are usually open to the public by snow areas such as Seefeld, Neustift am mountain area, whose landscape will
paying an entrance fee, which they attend Stubaital, Ischgl or Kitzbühel. Finally we will remind us of the beginning of the film,
following the dress code (usually dark recover our strength with a typical Tyrolean with Maria singing, and we will stop in
suit or tuxedo for them and long evening meal in a mountain hut. Mondsee to visit its church, where the
dress for them) and willing to spend a Accommodation wedding scene was shot.
fun time dancing in the different musical On the way we will be able to test our
scenarios offered, from disco to Latin DAY 6 INNSBRUCK - SALZBURG musical knowledge by remembering and
music, reserving, of course, always a time After breakfast, we continue our journey to singing the soundtrack.
to waltz. Salzburg. In the evening, we will enjoy a farewell
Although Vienna is known as the musical dinner in the oldest restaurant in town,
DAY 4 VIENNA - INNSBRUCK capital of Europe, Salzburg can boast of St Peter Stiftskeller. Dressed according
Breakfast and departure to Innsbruck, being the birthplace of the genius who to the Rococo era, the musicians and
capital of the Alps and the Austrian Tyrol changed music forever, Wolfgang Amadeus singers will enliven the dinner by playing
region. Olympic city on three occasions Mozart. and singing the best arias and duets
(1964, 1973 and 2012, the latter On our arrival we will enter his world by from Mozart’s most famous operas “Don
being the first Youth Olympic Games), visiting the houses where the genius of Giovanni”, “The Marriage of Figaro” and
Innsbruck is the main starting point for classical music was born and lived. “The Magic Flute”.
winter sports. We will continue to the Mirabell Palace, in
Upon arrival, we will take a walking tour whose Marble Hall he performed with his DAY 8 SALZBURG
of the city Centre, where the streets of father and sister Nannerl. Breakfast at the hotel and at the agreed
Innsbruck date back to the Middle Ages We will continue the tour of the city passing time, transfer to the airport
and the 21st century. The Avenue of by the Mozarteum (University of Music),
Maria-Theresa, with its Triumphal Arch the Puppet Theatre, the Church of the Holy
and St. Anne’s Column, leads you to Trinity, the Summer Music Festival Theatres,
the city’s symbol, the Golden Roof, the the Getreidegasse and the fortress.
Imperial Church and the Imperial Palace. Accommodation and rest of the day at
Accommodation. leisure.

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