Overview
Schloss Leopoldskron is a 1736 Rococo palace built by Archbishop Leopold Anton von Firmian, famous as the filming location for the Von Trapp family mansion's exterior and lake scenes in The Sound of Music. It now operates as a hotel and the Salzburg Global Seminar center. The interior is open only to hotel guests, but the Leopoldskron lakeside path offers free views of the palace reflected in the lake with Untersberg mountain behind — a picture-perfect scene. Lake walk free. About 25 minutes on foot from the city center or by bus.
Opening Hours
Lake path: open 24 hours (palace interior: hotel guests only).
Travel Tips
The southern lakeside path offers the best photo spot capturing the palace with Untersberg behind. Morning visits offer the stillest water for perfect reflections.
Hotels near Schloss Leopoldskron & Lake
Hotels and guesthouses in Salzburg, Leopoldskron, Salzburg
Other attractions in Salzburg
Hohensalzburg Fortress
One of Europe's largest medieval castles, towering over the city with sweeping views of Salzburg.
Mozart's Birthplace
The yellow building at Getreidegasse 9 where Mozart was born, now a museum of his early life.
Mirabell Palace & Gardens
The 'Sound of Music' filming location — a gorgeous Baroque garden with the Alps as a backdrop.
Hellbrunn Palace & Trick Fountains
The Archbishop's summer palace, famous for its 400-year-old playful trick fountains.
Untersberg Mountain
An Alpine peak just south of Salzburg, with a cable car to the 1,853m summit for 360-degree panoramas.
Getreidegasse
Salzburg's iconic Old Town shopping street, lined with medieval wrought-iron signs.
Salzkammergut Lake District
76 lakes surrounded by Alpine peaks near Salzburg — Austria's most celebrated natural landscape.