Greece has long attracted filmmakers with its ancient ruins, island landscapes and coastal towns, often giving films an immediate sense of history, mythology and Mediterranean atmosphere. Athens and the Acropolis have appeared in several productions, while the Greek islands have become especially recognisable on screen. Skopelos and Skiathos were used for “Mamma Mia!”, Kefalonia provided the main setting for “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin”, and Rhodes was used for the wartime adventure “The Guns of Navarone”. Meteora’s dramatic monasteries and rock formations also appeared in the James Bond film “For Your Eyes Only”. From classical landmarks to whitewashed island villages and rugged coastlines, Greece remains one of Europe’s most distinctive filming countries.
Acropolis of Athens
The Acropolis of Athens has served as a dramatic, often backdrop for several films, most notably Boy on a Dolphin (1957) and The Two Faces of January (2014).
Holy Monastery of Rousanou
The Holy Monastery of Rousanou in Meteora has appeared in Sky Riders (1976) and The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father (1996).
Monastery of the Holy Trinity
The Monastery of the Holy Trinity has appeared in Boy on a Dolphin (1957), Tintin and the Golden Fleece (1961), For Your Eyes Only (1981) and Meteora (2012).
Monastery of Varlaam
The Monastery of Varlaam has appeared in Jupiter's Thigh (1980), originally titled On a volé la cuisse de Jupiter, a French adventure comedy.