The beautiful Venetian museum Ca’Rezzonico hosts one of the cities finest art collections. The paintings and statues leave you awe-struck. No surprise, that pompous Drax had to use the palazzo as his office.
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In “Moonraker”, the MI6 hosts a secret monastery base in the Brazilian jungle. The monastery is real – but you won’t find it in the jungle.
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Sotheby’s is a world-known auction house – and plays a major role in both a Bond short story and a Bond film. Besides the place, the whole area is magic: London’s stylish neighborhood Mayfair!
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Conservatorio Benedetto Marcello in Venice has a special place in Bond history: Two different Bonds pursue two different Bond Women at the same location. We can’t blame him: The Palazzo really is a magic place!
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“Moonraker” presents a Venice full of love and action. One area combines both – without being too crowded. This is, why you should visit Cannaregio!
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“Moonraker” presents a Venice full of love and action. One area combines both – without being too crowded. This is, why you should visit Cannaregio!
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Piazza San Marco is the cultural and touristic heart of Venice. And it is full of famous (and hidden) James Bond movie locations. Let us guide you through all the right places.
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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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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
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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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
ITALY – Venice, Hotel Danieli // From Russia With Love (1963) & Moonraker (1979)
The Danieli is one of Venice most legendary hotels, housing celebrities throughout the centuries. Of course, James Bond had to be one of them. He liked it so much, the Danieli is the only hotel to appear in two films.
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