Italian Film
Locations
Would you like to stand in the
very
spots where your preferred Italian
movies were filmed? Would you
like to drink a
coffee sitting at the same table of the coffee bar where the
most
famous actors were seen? Let's go behind the scenes of
some of
the most famous Holliwood productions in Italy
Film lovers will surely appreciate our selection of
the
best movie
scenes locations in Italy, from old films interpreted by the most
famous
Italian actors to more recent ones which became very famous all
over
the world. The beautiful landscapes of the green peninsula were
the
perfect set for all kinds of movies from war, horror and action
films
to
more romantic ones and, of course, to renowned comedies.
Our Qualified
Italian
Guides
will
be happy to take you to visit the
most important locations which have been immortalized in the most
famous movies, showcasing the astonishing beauty of the entire
Italian
peninsula.
Islands of Ischia
and
Procida
Those two amazing green islands of the bay
of Naples, in Southern Italy, were the perfect set chosen by
famous film directors like
Michael Radford and Anthony Minghella.
The scenes representing Mongibello in The
Talented Mr Ripley (1999) with Matt Damon and Jude Law,
were, in
fact, filmed in Ischia Ponte, close to the Aragonese Castle and at
Marina di Corricella in Procida.
The same location with its narrow streets was used as the
set of
the film Il Postino
which reports Pablo Neruda's life when he was on the island of
Procida. Part of the film was also filmed in Salina, one of the
amazing Sicilian islands.
The little island of Procida was also the evocative set of the
famous Cleopatra (1963)
with Elisabeth
Taylor and Richard Burton.
Our Qualified Tourist Guide from Campania will
be at your disposal for this amazing tour
Florence
From beautiful films like Ricomincio
da
tre with Massimo Troisi to A
Room with a View
(1987) starring Helena Bonham-Carter, Florence
has
always been one of the
most fascinating movie
locations.
Those films presented most of the key sights of this
beautiful artistic and romantic city which was the backdrop of
many
Holliwood movies.
The famous Ridley Scott's Hannibal
(2001) starring Anthony Hopkins and Giancarlo Giannini, was
mainly filmed
in Palazzo Vecchio one of the most important
touristic spots of this astonishing town.
Other locations were Piazza della Repubblica, Pazzi Chapel which is
next to the Monastery of Santa Croce and, of course, the unique and
beautiful Piazza della Signoria.
Our
Qualified Tourist Guides from Tuscany
will be at your disposal for this amazing tour
Caserta
The amazing eighteenth century Royal Palace of Caserta
has been the perfect movie location for many famous films.
Here a few episodes of Star
Wars,
Mission Impossible and Angels and Demons, as well as
other
Italian films, were shot during the last decades.
Our
Qualified Tourist Guide from Campania will
be at your disposal for this amazing tour
Naples
Not many people know that Naples has been the film set of many
films
even before the two world wars. The city has always had a strong
artistic tradition and it has been one of the first places in the
world
where music was created. The theatre has always been one of the
peculiar caracteristic of Naples.
Besides all those films with internationally
known actresses like Anna
Magnani and Sofia Loren, the town of Naples has been the film
location
of many famous films like Napoli
Milionaria, A journey
to Italy,
Macaroni.
There have been
recent movies like Eat, Pray,
Love
(2010) with Julia Roberts and Mary
Magdalen with Rooney Mara.
Our
Qualified Tourist Guide from Campania will
be at your disposal for this amazing tour
Rome
The beautiful city of Rome has been the location of many movies
filmed
in the town centre or at the film studios known as Cinecittà: the
Dream
Factory.
This wanderland is considered to be the most important film
industry in Europe and here more than 3000 films were shot
spanning
over a period of 70
years.
Movies like Ben Hur
(1959), Spartacus (1960),
La Dolce Vita with the
beautiful
Anita Eckberg, or films with Alberto Sordi, Marcello Mastroianni,
or
more recent films like Eat,
Pray, Love
give an opportunity to visit the most genuine and interesting
areas of
Rome.
Roman Holidays with
Audrey
Hepburn and Gregory Peck where actors were starring using a
vespa is always one of the most fashinating films. More recently Angels and Demon was also
filmed in
Rome.
C'era una volta in America, Gangs of New York, Mission Impossible
(sul
Tevere) e Ocean 12 con George Clooney. 007 ultimo episodio
Our
Qualified Tourist Guide from Lazio will be at your
disposal for this amazing tour
Sicily island
Besides The Godfather
(1972)
the mafia film with Marlon Brando starring as Don Corleone, which
became a world known masterpiece, considered to be one of the most
important films of all times, Sicily island has featured in some
iconic
cinematic moments.
Many famous movies like Inspector
Montalbano which has been filmed for more than ten years
in many
areas of the island and the Academy Award winning film Cinema Paradiso (1989) were
set in
this amazing green island.
Even a few scenes of the Bertolucci's The Last Emperor, were shot
in
this amazing island.
Our
Qualified Tourist Guide from Sicily will be at
your disposal for this amazing tour
Venice
The spectacular city of Venice, which hosts the famous Biennale,
the
oldest film festival in the world, has been the movie location of
many
famous films.
In 1996 Woody Allen decided to film here the film
"Everyone says I love you" whiere many of the beautiful Venetian
palaces were shown. Casinò
Royale (2006) which is part of the James Bond saga, was
shot
here showing most of the Gran Canale. In 2010 another world known
film The Tourist, with
Angelina Jolie and
Johnny Depp was starred in this magical set.
Our
Qualified Tourist Guide from Veneto will be at your disposal for
this amazing tour
