Campania Region Of Italy - Italian Movie Trips

The Allied forces landed in Anzio during World War II, but now Roman holiday-makers take daytrips there to the otherwise quiet and surprisingly modern seaside village.

Movies filmed on location in Anzio Italy:

The Life Aquatic

Underwater filmmaker Bill Murray and a crew of strange, distant relations go in search of a notorious, multicolored shark, accompanied by Brazilian pop songs.

Caserta Italy:

It's said that Caserta has the largest palace in all of Italy, built atop a mountain, with over 1200 rooms and several astonishing English gardens, all inspired by Versailles. The palace at Caserta was also headquarters for allied commanders during WWII. The German surrender to the Allies finally took place in a ceremony within this palace.

Movies filmed on location in Caserta Italy:

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

The prequel providing the history of Anakin Skywalker, Luke's father, as he's discovered in a remote desert outback and begins training to be a jedi. Mainly digital production but the coronation sequences take place in Italy.

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

The second prequel to the original epic film, as Anakin Skywalker's jedi training is tested in battle against the strong and increasingly appealing forces of the darkside. Padme's home on the lake is the beautiful Villa Balbianello, near Lenno on Lake Como.

Ischia Island Italy:

Ischia is an exceptionally green island of thermal baths and popular beachfronts sitting on an extinct volcano. Local towns offer individualized vacation retreats, from excellent beaches to especially active nightlife. Ischia is generally a bigger, quieter, and less expensive alternative to Capri.

Movies Filmed On Location In Ischia Island Italy:

The Talented Mr. Ripley

A psychopath with few actual talents arrives in Italy and pretends to be the wealthy socialite he was originally asked to protect. By the same director as the The English Patient.

Naples Italy:

Decaying, crowded home of the original and freshest version of pizza, its excellent museums don't attract the crowds of Rome, but more modern, equally stunning sculptures are everywhere in public life and many of Italy's modern artists trace their origins to Naples. From here you can visit the nearby active volcano and the villages of Herculaneum and Pompeii which were there to see it first.

Movies Filmed On Location In Naples Italy:

The Bourne Supremacy

Jason Bourne is back in the game, running, fighting, and looking good. They’re already sorry they didn’t let well enough alone.

The Life Aquatic

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Ponza Italy:

Ponza is a small and mostly unpopulated island very near the mainland, popular with Roman tourists on inexpensive summer holidays.

Movies Filmed On Location In Ponza Italy:

The Life Aquatic

Positano Italy:

Artists and expatriate authors made this steep cliffside fishing village famous for its white Moorish houses and incredible views over emerald waters. Positano's compact and astonishing architectural accomplishments, combined with a relaxing and upscale piazza life are an excellent base for short visits to the island of Capri.

Movies Filmed On Location In Positano Italy:

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Under The Tuscan Sun (2003)

Based on a recently published autobiography, an American writer moves to Italy after a painful divorce and buys a villa in Tuscany -- slowly learning from the astonishing countryside as she refurbishes her new home.

Procida Italy:

Although it's not more than a few kilometers long, Procida's peaceful inlets, sea-warn walls and white, strikingly geometric facades cut into the cliffsides -- often high above the water -- are regularly featured in international and domestic films. One beach on Procida has even been named "beach of the postman".

Movies Filmed On Location In Procida Italy:

Il Postino

A simple postman working in the Italian islands near Sicily befriends the reclusive poet Pablo Neruda and learns to express his love for a distant woman in heartfelt letters. Filmed mainly at Marina Corricella and Pozzo Vecchio beach in tiny Procida.

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Salerno Italy:

This tranquil port city is where the U.S. Army first landed forces in WWII. Along the Salerno seafront promenade you'll find a cathedral with the remains of St. Matthew along with Greek artifacts sampled from nearby Paestum -- a small town renowned for a greater concentration of well-preserved Greek temples than you'll find anywhere but Sicily. You can read more about Paestum in the works of early Romantic writers, who rediscovered the area and made it famous.

Movies Filmed On Location In Salerno Italy:

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Under The Tuscan Sun (2003)