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Salzburg, Austria

This list was first published in the book The World's Best Cities.

The hills were indeed alive with the sound of music when the much beloved movie was shot on location in and around Salzburg in 1964. Filming took place at the city’s Mirabell Gardens, Nonnberg Abbey, and Felsenreitschule.

Photograph by Franco Cogoli, SOPA RF/Redux

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