Movie locations around the world part 10

This is part 10 of my quest for finding movie locations around the world. Left images are from the actual films and to the right are my visits to the spots.

You may also be interested in Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8 and Part 9.

No Time To Die (2021)

No Time To Die: Convento di Sant’Agostino, Matera

The last James Bond film featuring Daniel Craig starts with relaxed scenes in the Italian city Matera, region of Basilicata. He arrives in the classic Aston Martin on the hill next to Convento di Sant’Agostino with a great view of the city (except there is no tunnel there, that part was added).

No Time To Die: Vio Bruno Buozzi, Matera

The entrance to their hotel is actually a restaurant on Vio Bruno Buozzi.

No Time To Die: Via Muro, Matera

Bond and Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux) walk arm in arm up the slopes of Via Muro to their hotel….

No Time To Die: Piazzetta Pascoli, Matera

…but the hotel room was actually an elaborate set build across the gorge, next to the viewpoint at Piazzetta Pascoli.

No Time To Die: Piazza San Giovanni, Matera

The dramatic shootout takes place on Piazza San Giovanni, but the church bells were added as a prop.

No Time To Die: Whitehall, London

Bond heads back to MI6 in London, after parking on a street opposite the Ministry of Defense.

No Time To Die: Hammersmith, London

Bond and M (Ralph Fiennes) have a chat at Lower Mall in Hammersmith, with a classic Bond tune in the background.

Sherlock (2012)

Sherlock: North Gower Street, London

North Gower Street was used as stand-in for the famous 221 Baker St, making the neighbour Speedy’s Sandwich Bar & Café into a tourist hotspot shortly after Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Watson (Martin Freeman) were seen there.

Sherlock: St. Bartholomew Hospital, London

During a pivotal scene, Sherlock stands on top of the roof at St. Bartholomew Hospital.

Day of the Jackal (2024)

Day of the Jackal: Heroes’ Square, Budapest

In this contemporary remake series of the original film from 1973, based on the book by Frederick Forsyth, we follow the skilled but estranged lone wolf assassin The Jackal. This time he is played by Eddie Redmayne who travels all over Europe while hunting his targets. One of the destinations is Budapest.

Day of the Jackal: South Bank, London

The Jackal is in turn hunted by MI6 agent Bianca (Lashana Lynch) based in London. Here she meets up with colleague Osita (Chukwudi Iwuji) at the National Covid Memorial Wall, along the Thames.

The Sandman (2022)

The Sandman: Hammersmith, London

Dream (Tom Sturridge) is having a sunny walk with his sister Death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste) along Lower Mall in Hammersmith.

The Sandman: Hammersmith, London

They walk down to the house on the corner of Digby Mansions, next to Hammersmith Bridge.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

The Crimes of Grindelwald: Highgate Cemetery, London

The dramatic finale at Lestrange Mausoleum allegedly takes place at Père-Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, but it’s actually the Circle of Lebanon in Highgate Cemetery, northern London.

Scott Pilgrim vs the World (2010)

Scott Pilgrim: Baldwin Steps, Toronto

This quirky movie features a lot of locations from Toronto. Scott (Michael Cera) and Ramona (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) goes for a climb up the Baldwin Steps…

Scott Pilgrim: Casa Loma, Toronto

…and arrive in front of Casa Loma, called “Totally Awesome Castle”.

Spring (2014)

Spring: Grotta Piana, Polignano a Mare

Spring is a low-budget vampire movie, set in beautiful Polignano a Mare, Puglia. The American youngster Evan Russell (Lou Taylor Pucci) travels to Italy and arrives in the town where the houses cling to the cliff on the Adriatic Sea.

Death and Other Details (2024)

Death and Other Details: St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta

Even though this crime series mostly take place on a cruise ship, they still manage to find time for shoreleave. In the city of Valletta on the island Malta, Imogene (Violett Beane) visit the impressive St. John’s Co-Cathedral and have a conversation in front of the altar.

Vikings Valhalla (2024)

Vikings Valhalla: Dubrovnik, Croatia

Vikings Valhalla takes place over a century after the events of the original Vikings series. Later in the series they go to Constantinople, where Harald (Leo Suter) is talking to his longtime friend Leif (Sam Corlett) at the docks. But the pier is actually located outside the city walls of Dubrovnik. The same pier can also be seen several times in Game of Thrones.