Trace the gorgeous film locations from the musical movie mamma mia 2008 by joining the mamma mia. Sep 06, 2016 filming locations of mamma mia the movie. Mamma mia immediately became a smash hit when it was released in the summer of 2008, but it was the gorgeous locations that stole the show, inspiring travel to greece ever since. You might also recognize scenes from the abba musical mamma mia, which used the island as its primary filming location in 2007 for good reason. The main reason for the change in direction for the greek government was the loss of mamma mia 2. Mamma mias move to croatia infuriates greek government. Jul 24, 2018 despite taking place on the same greek island as the first movie, mamma mia 2 was actually filmed in croatia. Mamma mia filming locations on vis island croatia traveller. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The original mamma mia film was shot on location on the greek island of skopelos with secondary filming in the pelion region, nearby. Skopelos itself does not have an airport the closest air connections are on the island of skiathos and at volos on the mainland.
Order food online at pizzeria mamma mia, dusseldorf with tripadvisor. Judging by trailers and advance buzz, it seems mamma mia. The producers also built a beach bar and jetty along the beach, but sadly removed both set pieces after they finished. Mar 15, 2020 so, where was mamma mia filmed well, mamma mias production took place in a couple of locations. A longside dodgy singing and meryl streep, the sun, sea and sand of the greek islands were the true stars of 2008 abba musical mamma mia. The film features an ensemble cast, including dominic cooper, amanda seyfried. Skiathos the old harbour near bourtzi was featured in the boat scene at the very start of the film. Unfazed by the fuss in skopelos skopelos, the island where the film mamma mia. It is well known that skopelos is the kalokairi island from mamma mia, where the most of the filming took place. Until, that is, the mamma mia cast and crew invaded in september of last year and occupied its entire 35 square miles for a full six weeks. Theres plenty of choice the island has more than 360 churches and chapels, but the one seen in the film is the chapel of agios ioannis prodromos, near the town of glossa. Pierce brosnan, who played one of the key role of the musical, called. You might also recognize scenes from the abba musical mamma mia, which used the island as its primary filming location in 2007 for good.
Its back to skopelos, on the islands northwestern tip, for the wedding. The movie built around abba songs about a daughters quest to figure out who her father is. Komiza transformed into a taverna for filming to host several of the movies large dance number. Jul 25, 2018 mamma mia 2 was filmed on the remote croatian island of vis credit. Therefore, apart from the information you will read. Many visitors to our island, request information about the locations where the movie mamma mia was filmed. The first part, filmed in greece, achieved incredible success, earning as much as 610 million dollars and bringing masses of tourists to the islands of skopelos and skiathos. Excursion for all the fans of meryl streep and abba band. Aug 04, 2017 the skopelos village hotel was the mamma mia. In mamma mia, most of the outdoor scenes were filmed on location at the small greek island of skopelos, and the seaside hamlet of damouchari in the pelion area of greece. Mamma mia is a family favourite film, featuring a young girl intent on finding her father before her own wedding. Here we go again was released in the united kingdom and the united. One man opened a mamma mia cafe in 2009 but if closed after a year.
Film locations tour on skopelos island filmfantravel. The 2008 film was a worldwide hit, bringing in around. This romantic musical comedy was also partially filmed at various locations across oxfordshire in england. Mamma mia 2 glamorous filming location revealed mirror.
Detraci regula is a freelance writer who has specialized in greek travel and tours for 18 years. Here we go again, filmmakers turned to the island of vis, off the coast of croatia. Filming for mamma mia 2 reportedly centered on the village of komiza to the west, and barjoska beach, where they had to arrive by boat as the beach is inaccessible by land. If youve always wanted to arrive at that port and await your ferry to the mystery island, now is your chance. Youll need wheels or a boat to head out to remote barjoska beach though.
The scenic set of mamma mia and other stunning film and tv. Here we go again is a 2018 jukebox musical romantic comedy film written and directed by ol parker, from a story by parker, catherine johnson, and richard curtis. Filmmakers ditch skopelos as location of abba musical sequel in bid to save money. Mamma mia filming locations map 1 the ferry harbor. Skopelos itself does not have an airport the closest air. Oct 09, 2018 you might also recognize scenes from the abba musical mamma mia, which used the island as its primary filming location in 2007 for good reason. The film was built around hit abba songs and tells the story of a daughters quest to figure out who her father is. With its traditional feel and sea views, its easy to see why.
Here we go again were primarily in vis town, komiza and barjoska beach on the islands far western tip. Mamma mia movie and the places where was filmed mamma mia the movie may be the best movie to inspire greek travel since summer lovers, way back in the early 1980s. The second mamma mia follows donnas life in a series of flashbacks, which feature donnas travels from paris to greece. Jul 21, 2018 filming took place from august to december 2017 in croatia, as well as at shepperton studios in surrey, england. It was also the venue for the climax of dancing queen, where donna divebombs into the sea after parading from. Nov, 2017 the main reason for the change in direction for the greek government was the loss of mamma mia 2. Until the arrival of the hollywood star cast 15 months ago, skopelos population 4,696 was best. There are no mamma mia tours available on skopelos at the moment and there are unlikely to be any soon due to the licensing of vehicle laws all to do with protecting the taxi drivers business. The picturesque croatian island that stood in for greece. In mamma mia, most of the outdoor scenes were filmed on location at the small greek island of skopelos, and the seaside hamlet of damouchari. The agios ioannis chapel during filming of the wedding scene for mamma mia most of the outdoor scenes were filmed on location at the small greek island of.
Dec 19, 2008 money, money, money for greek island as mamma mia. Experience your best moments on skopelos with mamma mia tour. For the new film, production decided to move onlocation filming to the scenic island of vis, croatia. Jul 14, 2017 the original mamma mia film was shot on location on the greek island of skopelos with secondary filming in the pelion region, nearby.
The villa donna is the name of the hotel run by meryl streeps character, donna, in the movie version of mamma mia. In this new film, sophie played by amanda seyfried, returns to her childhood home pregnant and single. Mamma mia 2 filming locations on island vis tour of. Broccoli 007 stage, pinewood studios, iver heath, buckinghamshire, england, uk.
The region saw a jump in tourism after the film was released. Principal photography primarily took place on the island of skopelos, greece from august to september 2007. Croatia is the main film location for the second movie. Mamma mia 2 was filmed on the remote croatian island of vis credit. The location in question, known as kalokairi in the film, was the greek island of skopelos. You heard that right, mamma mia the sequel here we go again, was filmed in croatia on the island of vis. Jul 23, 2018 inhabitants on the greek island felt a tad crestfallen, as its no longer the only mamma mia island. Jul 19, 2018 mamma mia 2 may be set in greece, but its glamorous filming location is actually at another sunsoaked holiday hotspot. The films main location site in skopelos was kastani beach on the south west coast. This tiny picturesque island is standing in for greece in.
Jul 19, 2018 inhabitants on the greek island felt a tad crestfallen, as its no longer the only mamma mia island. The stunning greek island where mamma mia was filmed. Following shows including the durrells and game of thrones, production for the film moved to croatia, particularly the island of vis vis, croatia. However, most of the film took place in a studio because the producers created a set for donnas greek villa. Getty the filming was centred on the village of komiza to the west, including barjoska bay, where they actually built a new road to bring the production to the. Mamma mia 2 filming locations on island vis tour of croatia. The original mamma mia was filmed on the greek island of skopelos but this time filmmakers chose vis to represent the fictional island of kalokairi. There are daily ferries to vis town from split and regular buses to komiza. Mainly filming in greece, the film crews also visited california, morocco, london and pinewood studios. Here we go again is currently riding high at the box office as the long awaited sequel to the 2008 film mamma mia and in contrast to the original, which was shot on the greek island of skopelos, the 2018 film was actually shot on the croation island of. Jul 17, 2018 one man opened a mamma mia cafe in 2009 but if closed after a year. In a shock piece of recasting, however, summer 2018s joyfully received sequel, here we go again, sees the role. One of the sporades, it sits pretty off the eastern shore of the mainland.
Advertisement it was most disappointing for us that filming didnt take place here, mayor. Most of the island filming is on skopelos, one of the sporades islands, in the northwest aegean sea. The finger pointing targeted the greek ministry of tourism, which was quick to pass the buck to the ministry of culture, stating that the tourism. However, fans of the show may wonder where it was filmed and thankfully it. Despite taking place on the same greek island as the first movie, mamma mia 2 was actually filmed in croatia. Now diehard fans will be able to watch the movie at home, on dvd. Meanwhile, producers also built a complete set for donnas greek villa at the 007 stage at pinewood studios, and most of the film was actually. The famous church agios ioannis kastri was where the wedding was filmed the story takes place on the fictional island kalokairi, which was actually filmed on skopelos island in greece. You cant fly directly to the island, but you can book a flight to the nearby skiathos island and then take a ferry.
Filming took place from august to december 2017 in croatia, as well as at shepperton studios in surrey, england. The film was mostly shot on the greek island of skopelos, also the neighbouring island of skiathos, pinewood studio, and the greek mainland. So if you are a mamma mia fan or just visiting vis, here are the main filming locations that you can discover around the island. Mamma mia filming locations are always of interest to fans planning a trip to greece. With meryl streep, pierce brosnan, amanda seyfried, stellan skarsgard. The movie is a 2008 jukebox musical romantic comedy film directed by phyllida lloyd and written by catherine johnson based on the 1999 musical of the same name, also written by johnson, which itself is based on the songs of pop group abba, including the title song, with additional music composed by abba member benny andersson. Mamma mia 2 was filmed in the splendid island of vis, off croatias dalmatian coast. Would like to visit skopelos where mamma mia was filmed. Most visitors dont want that just the unspoilt beauty they saw in the film. It was most disappointing for us that filming didnt take place here, mayor christos. Inhabitants on the greek island felt a tad crestfallen, as its no longer the only mamma mia island. If you wish to visit agios ioannis it would be advisable to get the boat over to glossa and a taxi from there not sure how much that would be. Filming also took place further afield, at damouchari, near volos, on the east coast of mainland greece. In the story, she and sam callahan sketched it out on.
Here we go again has us lusting over a new film location and the mediterranean beach spot offers a few surprises. The filmmakers shot most of the outdoor scenes here. Both films are set on the fictional greek island of kalokairi, but while mamma mia 2 was filmed in another country, the original was in fact shot in greece. A rugged, unspoiled spot, a full two and a half hours from the mainland by ferry, it served as a base for the yugoslav army until 1989, and has remained largely undisturbed. Mamma mia 2 may be set in greece, but its glamorous filming location is actually at another sunsoaked holiday hotspot. Because the island was a yugoslav military base until 1989, it remained isolated. There are no mamma mia tours available on skopelos at the moment and there are unlikely to be any soon due to the licensing of vehicle laws all to do with protecting the taxi drivers business if you wish to visit agios ioannis it would be advisable to get the boat over to glossa and a taxi from there not sure how much that would be. The filming location was the beautiful and remote island of vis in croatia. So, where was mamma mia filmed well, mamma mias production took place in a couple of locations. The story of a bridetobe trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular 1970s group abba. The films fictional island of kalokairi was embodied by the very real skopelos, in the western aegean, and a beautiful job it did too. Skopelos which is one of the most popular mamma mia filming locations is simply full to the brim with memories. Mamma mia skopelos island kalokairi island of mamma mia movie.
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