Filming locations · TuscanyVal d’Orcia — Gladiator (2000)
The hills between Pienza and San Quirico d’Orcia appear in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator (2000), starring Russell Crowe. Terrapille provided the Elysian Fields; Poggio Manzuoli stood in for Maximus’s home and is private property not open to visitors. We arrange your road transfers to public viewpoints and starting points, agreeing stops and timings.
When to plan your visit
Visit dates to be agreed according to the route and local conditions; check access arrangements.
For the scenic route, choose authorised paths and viewpoints that are open to the public.
Filming locations · TuscanyPienza and Sant’Anna in Camprena — The English Patient (1996)
Pienza and Sant’Anna in Camprena appear in Anthony Minghella’s The English Patient (1996), starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche. Piazza Pio II features in a scene; the former monastery shelters Hana and her patient in the story, amid Val d’Orcia’s architecture and landscape. We coordinate your transfers between the two stops according to available access to the complex and interiors.
When to plan your visit
Visit dates to be agreed according to the route and site access arrangements; check any opening times and booking requirements.
Piazza Pio II and Sant’Anna in Camprena are separate stops. Check access to the complex and its interiors with the venue.
Filming locations · Aosta ValleyFort Bard and the Avengers
In Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fort Bard plays Hydra’s base: sequences were filmed along its pedestrian road, among military structures and views across the valley. We arrange your road transfer to an agreed reachable point, allowing time to recognise the real landscape behind the film’s imaginary geography.
When to plan your visit
The timing of a visit depends on the site’s opening times, availability and conditions.
Filming locations · PiedmontPiazza CLN, Turin in Deep Red
Piazza CLN in Turin is associated with Dario Argento’s Deep Red, whose storytelling draws on the square’s architecture and the city centre’s atmosphere. Your chauffeur agrees arrival and return around your plans, allowing time for a walk to recognise the urban spaces behind the thriller’s images.
When to plan your visit
Arrange the timing of your visit. Check separately for any themed events.
Filming locations · LombardyVilla del Balbianello, Star Wars and James Bond
On Lake Como, Villa del Balbianello hosted Anakin and Padmé’s wedding in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and Bond’s recovery in Casino Royale. Its architecture and gardens connect these cinematic worlds. We arrange your road transfers to the starting points for reaching the villa, with access planned according to available arrangements.
When to plan your visit
Visits follow the FAI opening calendar. Check bookings and access to individual spaces separately.
Filming locations · VenetoRialto and the Grand Canal in The Tourist
The Grand Canal and Rialto Bridge feature throughout The Tourist, starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp; Rialto’s fish market also appears in a lively action sequence. We arrange your transfer to a Venetian arrival point reachable by road, from which you can plan travel on foot or by water to explore the film’s architecture and everyday city spaces.
When to plan your visit
Arrange the timing of your visit according to local conditions and regulations.
Filming locations · Emilia-RomagnaBrescello, Don Camillo and Peppone
Brescello’s square, church and museums preserve its connection with the Don Camillo and Peppone films, adapted from Giovannino Guareschi’s stories. We arrange your transfer towards the town in Emilia’s plains, agreeing stop timings so you can recognise the screen locations and explore this part of its local history according to your plans.
When to plan your visit
Arrange the timing of your visit. Museums and interiors follow their opening times and availability.
Filming locations · TuscanyFlorence in A Room with a View
James Ivory’s A Room with a View connects Lucy’s story with Piazza Santissima Annunziata, Santa Croce and Piazza della Signoria in central Florence. We agree your transfer and stop timings around a route through cinematic memory and artistic heritage, keeping public settings distinct from private spaces.
When to plan your visit
Arrange the timing of your visit. Monument admission depends on opening times and bookings.
Filming locations · LazioTrevi Fountain and La dolce vita
The La dolce vita scene featuring Anita Ekberg and Marcello Mastroianni connected the Trevi Fountain with Fellini’s cinema and the image of Rome. We arrange your transfer towards the city and agree arrival and return points, allowing time to rediscover the baroque monument within everyday Roman life.
When to plan your visit
Arrange the timing of your visit. Check current access arrangements and visiting rules.
Filming locations · AbruzzoRocca Calascio and Ladyhawke
Rocca Calascio’s pale stone walls and the Gran Sasso landscape provided locations for Ladyhawke, connecting defensive architecture with cinematic imagination. We arrange your road transfer to a permitted starting point for your chosen route, agreeing stop timings for your visit to the fortress and the mountain panorama.
When to plan your visit
The timing of a visit depends on opening arrangements, weather and route conditions.
Filming locations · CampaniaMarina Corricella, Procida in Il Postino
Marina Corricella on Procida provides a backdrop to Il Postino with Massimo Troisi and Philippe Noiret; colourful houses, steps and harbour views preserve its memory. Filming also involved other islands. We arrange your road transfer to an agreed embarkation point, coordinating timings with the sea connections you plan to reach Procida.
When to plan your visit
Arrange the timing of your visit. Ferry connections and local activities depend on the season and availability.
Filming locations · BasilicataMatera in No Time To Die
No Time To Die turns Matera’s Sassi, historic squares, streets and urban views into action settings for James Bond. We arrange your transfer towards the city and agree reachable arrival and return points, allowing time to recognise the real locations behind the film’s edited screen geography along your chosen route.
When to plan your visit
Arrange the timing of your visit. Check any themed visits and admission arrangements separately.
Filming locations · SicilySavoca and The Godfather
Bar Vitelli in Palazzo Trimarchi and the Church of San Nicolò connect Savoca with Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather. Historic architecture and memories of the production preserve the film’s Sicilian settings. We arrange your road transfer and agree timings according to your chosen stops and the access available.
When to plan your visit
Arrange the timing of your visit. Check opening times and access to individual locations.
Filming locations · SardiniaCala Luna, Lina Wertmüller’s coastal setting
Cala Luna in the Gulf of Orosei was one of the settings for Lina Wertmüller’s Swept Away (1974), with cliffs, caves and a beach forming the film’s coastal landscape. We agree your road transfer to a departure point for the boat connections or walking routes needed to reach the cove.
When to plan your visit
The timing of a visit depends on the season, weather, connections and route conditions.
