You can't stop the music in Salzburg

The maze-like lawn of Schloss Leopoldskron against the backdrop of the Alps and lake, where Maria and the kids tumbled into the water. Photos: The Star/Looi Lai Yee

Fifty-five years after The Sound Of Music was filmed in Salzburg, the movie continues to entice visitors from all over the world to the Austrian city to retrace the oversize footprints left by the cast and crew.

Of the six million tourists who journey to the small city yearly, some 40% of them make the pilgrimage because of the sensational musical drama. The sound of music is not only very much alive in the alpine hills but resounds throughout the globe.