SPAIN – Mercado Central, Parroquia de Santa Cruz & Avenida Campo del Sur, Cadiz // Die Another Day (2002) “Die Another Day” turns the beautiful Cadiz into buzzling Havanna – and it works! Beach? Cigar Factory? Church Roof? This is, how the locations around the city are linked to each other. Why Bond was hereJames Bond (Pierce Brosnan) travels to Cuba to investigate Isla de Los Organos, where dubious people buy fictitious DNA replacement therapies. Villainous Zao (Rick Yune) is just of them. So Bond is about to meet his Havanna contact Raoul (Emilio Echevarría), a sleeper agent, who provide ..read more

UNITED KINGDOM – London, Saint Sofia Greek Cathedrale // Goldeneye (1995) A Greek Cathedrale in London doubling as a Russian Church in St. Petersburg? The Bond crew did a lot of tricks for this “Goldeneye” local gem. Why Bond was hereThe evil Janus group steals the “GoldenEye” from the Russian army, a deadly electro-magnetic weapon controlled via satellite. The system was hidden at a supposedly abandoned radar station at Severnaya, in the middle of northern Russia. When the attackers hit, computer experts Natalya Simonova (Izabella Scorupco) and Boris Grishenko (Alan Cumming) were th ..read more

ITALY – Venice, Piazza San Marco & Torre dell’Orologio & Sotoportego del Cavaletto & Calle Barcaroli & Venini Glass // Moonraker (1979) & Casino Royale (2006) 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. Why Bond was here In “Moonraker”, Bond (Roger Moore) is in pursuit of French megalomaniac Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale) and follows him to Venice in Italy. Drax wants to kill all mankind and repopulate a “master race” in space. For this, Dr ..read more

ITALY – Venice, Calle Lunga Santa Catarina & Ponte Foscarini & Squero di San Trovaso & Fondamenta Briati // Moonraker (1979) 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! Why Bond was here Bond (Roger Moore) investigates some mischief by sinister industrialist (Hugo Drax) and travels to Venice. Drax doesn’t want him to sniff around and sends some henchmen after 007. Soon, the whole water city becomes a playgrou ..read more

FRANCE – Paris, Les Catacombes & Coltrival // Moonraker (1979) 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. Why Bond was here Space megalomaniac Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale) is up to kill all mankind and then re-populate it in space. James Bond (Roger Moore) follows him to his hidden base deep inside the South American jungle – that had partly been staged at Parisian park Bois du Boulogne and the ruins of Tikal in Guatemala. But with the base comes also a vast underground maze. It ..read more

SPAIN – Castillo de San Sebastián, Balneario de las Palmas & La Caleta, Cadiz // Die Another Day (2002) Cadiz is a gem, combining Spanish history and beach life. One part also offers Bond fame: La Caleta, where Jinx emerged from the waters! Why Bond was hereJames Bond (Pierce Brosnan) travels to Cuba to investigate Isla de Los Organos, a private island with shady visitors. On the island, the Alvarez Clinic offers fictitious DNA replacement therapies – apparently something, villains long for. Bond covers as an ornithologist and has his binoculars ready. From the beach he has a perfect ..read more

UNITED KINGDOM – Gibraltar // You Only Live Twice (1967) & The Living Daylights (1987) 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. Why Bond was hereIn “The Living Daylights” the MI6 sends some 00-agents to a training exercise – including James Bond (Timothy Dalton). The goal is to infiltrate the SAS base at Gibraltar, the agents are using paint rounds. But there is an assassin in the game using real ammunition – and killing both 004 and several SAS guards ..read more

ITALY – Lago di Como, Villa la Gaeta // Casino Royale (2006) 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. Why Bond was here After James Bond (Daniel Craig) won a poker game in Montenegro to bring down villain Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen), his beloved Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) betrays him and gets away with the money. She got extorted, sacrifices herself for Bond and leaves him a single clue: a contact to mysterious Mr. White (Jesper Christensen). Bond finds Whit ..read more

GERMANY – Spandau Altstadt, Spandauer Forst & Grunewald // Octopussy (1983) 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. Why Bond was here Afghan prince Kamal Khan (Louis Jourdan) exploits wealthy circus owner Octopussy (Maud Adams) to smuggle Russian riches into Europe – and a nuclear bomb. Bond (Roger Moore) is on their trail and follows the circus through the two German states. The circus is scheduled to first perfrom in the form ..read more

ITALY – Lago di Como, Villa del Balbianello // Casino Royale (2006) 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. Why Bond was here James Bond (Daniel Craig) went from winning a poker game in Montenegro to getting beaten down by Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen). Healing time is at beautiful Lago di Como in northern Italy, with his lover Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) at his side. The private clinic was set up at the renaissance lake house Villa del Balbianello on the western lake shore.  Regenerati ..read more