Like Mozart, Liza was born in the city of Salzburg, and among the greatest of her passions is foreign languages. She holds degrees in Italian and Portuguese Literature and Linguistics from the University of Salzburg. Thanks to her studies, she has lived in Italy and Portugal, and taken classes at and researched through the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and the University of Lisbon.

During her studies, Liaa collaborated on a research project about Northern Italian dialects at the Department of Romance Languages at Salzburg’s University and did fieldwork in the regions of Lombardy and Trentino. The topic of her PhD thesis was "Travel by Land – Travel by water: A comparison of Portuguese and Italian Travel Journals in the Early Modern Period,” which she completed with distinction in 2011.

Liza's interest in foreign languages and cultures naturally led her to become a tour guide. She specializes in European and music history, such as Mozart’s biography, Herbert von Karajan and the Salzburg Festivals, the true story of the von Trapp family, and the historical background of the Christmas song "Silent Night, Holy Night."