SLOVAKIA – Bratislava // The Living Daylights (1987)
From the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the Soviet era – Bratislava is packed with history. And now some hideouts in the city are more hip than your Brooklyn coffee dealer. Continue reading
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The Colors of Westminster
UNITED KINGDOM – London, Westminster & HM Treasury // Skyfall (2012) & Spectre (2015)
James Bond loves to play around Westminster and Whitehall – it is the political center of London. And the touristic one. Continue reading
The Ballroom Blitz
AUSTRIA – Vienna, Sofiensaal // The Living Daylights (1987)
In “The Living Daylights”, James Bond visits the Bratislava opera. The exterior is the easy to find Vienna Volksoper, but you have to try hard to get into this interior filming location. Continue reading
Off to the Island
SARDINIA – Palau // The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Palau is a beautiful small city in the north of Sardinia. More importantly are the islands just ashore: Maddalena and Caprera are two magnificent hideouts with golden beaches! Continue reading
What goes Up must come Down
UNITED KINGDOM – London, Broadgate Tower // Skyfall (2012)
One must not travel far to see Shanghai – or Londons Victorian past. The Broadgate Tower offers both. Continue reading
The Devil in the Desert
MOROCCO – Gara Medouar Crater near Rissani // Spectre (2015)
Deep in the Moroccan desert is an oddly shaped crater – hideout of Bonds nemesis Blofeld. Read here how to get there and have your own desert experience. Continue reading
At the Banks of Moyka
RUSSIA – Moyka Canal in St. Petersburg // GoldenEye (1995)
Wrecking havoc seems one of Bonds famous activities. Right in the heart of historical St.
Petersburg he shows off his talent by driving a tank through a house or two. Continue reading
Exploring the modern Prague
CZECH REPUBLIC – Prague, Ministry of Transportation // Casino Royale (2006)
A ministry doubles for a museum, well. But vis-à-vis to the building is an area just across the busy historical centre – that offers you a whole new view on modern Prague. Continue reading
The Hildebrand Rarity
UNITED KINGDOM – London, “Hildebrand Safe House” // Spectre (2015)
Trafalgar Square is a hotspot of James Bond movie locations. With the Hildebrand Safe House, Spectre added a real conspiratorial one to the list. Continue reading
The Fox and the Philanthropist
SARDINIA – Hotel Cala di Volpe // The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Take a sip at your martini and watch the yachts come back from their day cruise. Later on, pamper yourself at one of Sardinias finest restaurants. Welcome: Your at a true Bond hotel! Continue reading
On a Tank Cruise in St. Petersburg
RUSSIA – The tank chase locations in St. Petersburg // GoldenEye (1995)
The tank chase is one of the most thrilling scenes in James Bonds “GoldenEye”. Some scenes had been done on set, but most parts had been filmed on location in St. Petersburg – including some famous sights. Continue reading
The Heart of Whitehall
UNITED KINGDOM – London, Old War Office Building // Octopussy (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), Licence to Kill (1989), Skyfall (2012) & Spectre (2015)
The War Office is a relict of the old empire, but still shapes the heart of the new kingdom. It is a Bond home for the ages. Continue reading