Italy has one of the richest film histories in Europe, with Rome, Venice, Sicily, Tuscany and the Amalfi Coast among its most recognisable screen locations. Rome has appeared in classics such as “Roman Holiday”, “La Dolce Vita” and “The Talented Mr. Ripley”, while Cinecittà Studios has played a major role in both Italian cinema and international productions. Venice has provided an unmistakable backdrop for films including “Don’t Look Now”, “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”, “Casino Royale” and “The Tourist”. Sicily is closely associated with “The Godfather”, with Savoca and Forza d’Agrò used for several of the film’s Sicilian scenes, while Matera has stood in for ancient Jerusalem in “The Passion of the Christ” and appeared in the James Bond film “No Time to Die”. From historic cities and ancient ruins to coastal villages and dramatic countryside, Italy remains one of the world’s most important filming countries.
Bridge of Sighs
Bridge of Sighs appears in From Russia with Love, The Avenger of Venice, A Little Romance, A Haunting in Venice, and Madonna’s music video for “Like a Virgin”.
Church of San Barnaba
The Church of San Barnaba in Venice is a 18th-century church renowned for its role in the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as a library.
Hotel DeMatteis
Hotel DeMatteis in Venice appears in "Spider-Man: Far From Home" as the rather disappointing hotel where Peter Parker and his classmates stay.
Palazzo Barbaro
Palazzo Barbaro has appeared in Brideshead Revisited, Nosferatu in Venice, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, In Love and War, The Wings of the Dove and more.
Palazzo Pisani a Santo Stefano
Palazzo Pisani a Santo Stefano appears in the James Bond film Casino Royale, A Haunting in Venice and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.
Park Hotel Villa Grazioli
Park Hotel Villa Grazioli has appeared in Kill, Baby, Kill, The Marquis of Grillo, Nosferatu in Venice, The Dew Point and The Long Night.
Piazza C.L.N.
Piazza C.L.N. in Turin is most famously known as a filming location for Dario Argento’s 1975 horror masterpiece Profondo Rosso (Deep Red).
Ponte dei Pugni
Ponte dei Pugni ("Bridge of Fists") in Venice, Italy, is a famous filming location, most notably in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Rialto Bridge
Rialto Bridge appears in Summertime (1955), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), and A Haunting in Venice (2023).
Royal Palace of Caserta
Royal Palace of Caserta has appeared in Star Wars – The Phantom Menace, Star Wars – Attack of the Clones, Mission: Impossible III, and many more.
Santa Maria Formosa
Films associated with Santa Maria Formosa are A Little Romance (1979), The Wings of the Dove (1997) and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019).
St Mark’s Campanile
St Mark’s Campanile often appears in films as part of the wider San Marco skyline, its most direct use as a filming location is in "Nosferatu in Venice" (1988).
St. Mark’s Square
Films associated with St. Mark’s Square are Summertime, Death in Venice, A Little Romance, Moonraker, The Tourist, Inferno and Spider-Man: Far From Home.
Teatro Regio di Parma
Teatro Regio di Parma has been used in several films, most notably Dario Argento’s Opera from 1987 and Bernardo Bertolucci’s Before the Revolution from 1964.
Villa del Balbianello
Villa del Balbianello has appeared in several films, most famously A Month by the Lake, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and Casino Royale.