A Bond film needs a chase – and since this is the water city Venice, there has to be a gondola chase. Instead of cars, planes or motorcycles Bond uses a a motorised gondola that can morph into a hovercraft: the Bondola!
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In “Quantum of Solace”, the MI6 finds a new home in the Barbican. We can’t blame the spooks: The venue lets you step out of the London rush.
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Parts of the “Moonraker” rocket station are set in a subterranean maze. The location is partly a studio set and partly a real place: the Paris underground. Continue reading
Cadiz is a gem, combining Spanish history and beach life. One part also offers Bond fame: La Caleta, where Jinx emerged from the waters!
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The famous opening scene from “The Living Daylights” shows all of Gibraltar – from the mountain top to the yacht harbour. But it wasn’t the only time, Bond visited the peninsula.
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At the end of “Casino Royale”, Bond says his signature line for the first time – at beautiful Villa La Gaeta. The luxury lake house isn’t easy to access. But there are a few tricks. Continue reading
Parts of “Octopussy” were filmed in Berlin – and the then divided German capital had to double for Bavaria as well. Luckily, the film crew found some corners with “German Gemütlichkeit” outside of Berlin. Continue reading
In “Moonraker” James Bond shatters a lot of glass all over Venice. Many locations are real, some are a set. Now HuntingBond rediscovered, what was long thought to be filmed at a studio: the glass furnace!
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Villa del Balbianello is a lush paradise at Lago di Como. No wonder, James Bond came here to recuperate in “Casino Royale”. He was not the only one. Continue reading
Whitehall is the political heart of London – and a James Bond location galore. But “No Time To Die” has managed to find yet another corner of the area, that hasn’t been filmed.
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Twice has Bond visited Ha Long Bay in Vietnam – and twice had it actually been filmed in Thailand. Both places are equally beautiful. As are all other “Tomorrow Never Dies” Movie Locations.
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Paris is the city of the Belle Époque – with a futuristic space hub right in its heart, the Centre Pompidou. Good for “Moonraker”! Continue reading
