La Dolce Vita - who can forget seeing the Trevi Fountain in this great film set in Rome?
When touring around Rome, stepping along the same paths travelled throughout thousands of years of history, it seems like every corner you turn presents with an amazingly breath-taking sight.
Italians, ever conscious of appearances and beauty, have created some of the most stunning monuments in the world. The rich Roman history coupled with the Italian flair for style and beauty mean that when visiting Rome, walking around this magical city can be like a flashcard set of famous images and sites.
Many times you will feel like you have seen these great Roman sights below, and in fact, many times you will have – in one of the many great films set in Rome.
Italy has a rich cinematic history of its own, particularly owing to the great films produced at the famed Cinecittà film studios.
As Rome proves a great cinematic backdrop, there is also a long list of films that feature some of the must-see sights of Rome that look (almost) as spectacular on film as they do in reality.
Below we have just a few films and their must-visit places in Rome that have been used as locations for these of wonderful films:
Must-see site in Rome and the films featured there:
Piazza Navona
The Talented Mr Ripley (by Anthony Minghella and starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law and Cate Blanchett)
Angels and Demons (by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks and Ewan McGregor)
Piazza di Spagna
The Talented Mr Ripley (by Anthony Minghella and starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law and Cate Blanchett)
Trevi Fountain
Roman Holiday (by William Wyler and starring Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn and Eddie Albert)
Three Coins in the Fountain (by Jean Negulesco and starring Clifton Webb and Dorothy McGuire)
La Dolce Vita (by Federico Fellini and starring Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg)
The Spanish Steps & Piazza di Spagna:
Roman Holiday (by William Wyler and starring Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn and Eddie Albert)
Three Coins in the Fountain (by Jean Negulesco and starring Clifton Webb and Dorothy McGuire)
Castel Sant’Angelo
Roman Holiday (by William Wyler and starring Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn and Eddie Albert)
Angels and Demons (by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks and Ewan McGregor)
Pantheon
Angels and Demons (by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks and Ewan McGregor)
Bocca della Verità
Roman Holiday (by William Wyler and starring Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn and Eddie Albert)
Villa Borghese:
Three Coins in the Fountain (by Jean Negulesco and starring Clifton Webb and Dorothy McGuire)
The Vatican and St Peter’s Square:
La Dolce Vita (by Federico Fellini and starring Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg)
Angels and Demons (by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks and Ewan McGregor)
Trastevere:
Only You (by Norman Jewison and starring Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr)
On the city streets of Rome:
La Dolce Vita (by Federico Fellini and starring Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg)
Only You (by Norman Jewison and starring Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr)
Coliseum
Gladiator (by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix)
Below we have an even more comprehensive list of films which have been shot, at least in part, in Italy generally.
To explore these and other must-see sights in Rome’s amazing historical city centre such as The Coliseum, Arch of Constantine, Roman Forum, the Trevi Fountain, and the Spanish Steps, we have small-group Rome guided tours with a great tour guide, and guided small-group, skip-the-line tour of the Vatican where you can see more classic artworks in the Vatican Museum with a great tour guide.
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Getting to Florence (and Tuscany) from Rome is easy too. Artviva’s Original Florence Walk, a guided tour of Florence with an expert guide, includes visits to two of Florence’s oldest buildings, and tells fascinating stories about their amazing history. Many other must-see sights in Florence are also covered in this guided city walk tour.
The surrounding Tuscan countryside from Florence is but a short and delightful drive. If you would like to have a private guide accompanying you, we have private tours that cater to your every desire. From Florence (and Tuscany) to Rome, Venice to the Cinque Terre and beyond, we are at your beck and call.
To explore other areas of Italy, can check out our Artviva Walking Tours website to read more about our Florence private tours, private Rome tours, Venice tours with a private tour guide, the best private guides in Cinque Terre , Umbria, Naples, Pompeii and more.
Visit our site www.italy.artviva.com for more wonderful things to see and do in Italy (besides, of course, just meeting the Artviva staff!), and email us on staff@artviva.com for more information.
List of films filmed at least in part in Italy include:
20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH
ACCATONE
THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN
THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY
AMARCORD
THE AMAZING RACE
THE AMERICAN
ANGELS AND DEMONS
AVANTI!
L’AVVENTURA
BARABBAS
BEAT THE DEVIL
THE BELLY OF AN ARCHITECT
BEN HUR (1925)
BEN HUR (1959)
IL BIDONE
THE BIG BLUE
THE BOURNE IDENTITY
THE BOURNE SUPREMACY
BRIDESHEAD REVISITED (2008)
BUONA SERA, MRS CAMPBELL
THE CANTERBURY TALES
CASINO ROYALE (2006)
CINEMA PARADISO
CLEOPATRA
CLIFFHANGER
THE CONFORMIST
DARLING
THE DAY OF THE JACKAL (1973)
DEATH IN VENICE
THE DECAMERON
IL DESERTO ROSSO
LA DOLCE VITA
DON GIOVANNI
DON’T LOOK NOW
DUPLICITY
EAT PRAY LOVE
L’ECLISSE
EDIPO RE (OEDIPUS THE KING)
EIGHT AND A HALF (OTTO E MEZZO)
THE ENGLISH PATIENT
EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU
FELLINI’S ROMA
FELLINI SATYRICON
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
GANGS OF NEW YORK
IL GATTOPARDO (THE LEOPARD)
IL GIARDINO DEI FINZI-CONTINI
GIULIETTA DEGLI SPIRITI (JULIET OF THE SPIRITS)
GIDGET GOES TO ROME
GLADIATOR
THE GODFATHER
THE GODFATHER PART II
THE GODFATHER PART III
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST MATTHEW
GÖTTERDAMMERUNG
HANNAH AND HER SISTERS
HANNIBAL
HUDSON HAWK
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
INFERNO
ISADORA
THE ITALIAN JOB (1969)
THE ITALIAN JOB (2003)
JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS
JULIET OF THE SPIRITS (GIULIETTA DEGLI SPIRITI)
THE LEOPARD ( IL GATTOPARDO)
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (LE VITA E BELLA)
MAMMA ROMA
MAURICE
LE MEPRIS
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (1999)
MIGHTY APHRODITE
MODESTY BLAISE
MOONRAKER
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO
NOVECENTO
OCEANS 12
THE OMEN (1976)
ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA
ONLY YOU
OTTO E MEZZO (EIGHT AND A HALF)
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST
THE PINK PANTHER
PLEIN SOLEIL
IL POSTINO
PRIMA DELLA RIVOLUZIONE
PRINCE OF FOXES
QUANTUM OF SOLACE
QUO VADIS
ROMAN HOLIDAY
ROMEO AND JULIET (1968)
A ROOM WITH A VIEW
A ROOM IN ROME
SALO
THE SPIDER’S STRATAGEM
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
STAZIONE TERMINI
STAR WARS EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE
STAR WARS EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES
LA STRADA
STROMBOLI
SUMMER MADNESS (SUMMERTIME)
THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY
THE TIGER AND THE STONE
TITUS
TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT
THE TRIAL
VAN HELSING
VAMPIRE IN VENICE (NOSFERATU A VENEZIA)
LA VITA E BELLA (LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL)
I VITELLONI
WATERLOO
WHEN IN ROME
THE WINGS OF THE DOVE
