![]() They played the part of the Hogwarts Express - the magical train which departed from Platform 9 3/4 at Kings Cross Station. The Jacobite steam engine and carriages, which run on Scotland’s West Highland Line, took centre stage in the Harry Potter films. Jacobite Steam Train, Scotland : Calling all Muggles! Here’s your chance to step aboard the real-life Hogwarts Express. Although not filmed in Rome, we had to include it in this list as it is set in the Eternal City and sees gladiators fight in the historic Colosseum. Rome, Italy: Considered to be one of the greatest historical epic films in history, Gladiator won five Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor. Other scenes from the movie were filmed at the incredible Bayon temple – famed for its 54 towers adorned with carvings of smiling faces. Today, the temple is a popular place for tourists to visit, and the crumbling walls entwined in tangled tree roots are best viewed early in the day. Played by actress Angelina Jolie, Lara Croft embarks on a mission to retrieve part of an ancient talisman from a mysterious, vine-clad temple, known in real life as Ta Prohm. Siem Reap, Cambodia: Scenes from the 2001 adventure movie, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, were filmed at the Angkor Thom temple complex in Siem Reap, Cambodia. On a tour of the Hobbiton™ Movie Set, you’ll explore the home of the Hobbits™, The Shire™, and venture inside the world-famous Green Dragon™ Inn. The village of Hobbiton™ was created here for the films and is today open to visitors. ![]() Take a tour of New Zealand and experience Middle-earth™ for yourself in the town of Matamata on North Island. Matamata, New Zealand: All three of The Lord of the Rings movies were shot on location in New Zealand. On a visit you’ll recognise the gnome garden, the Pegasus fountain and the famous North steps which provide stunning views of Hohensalzburg Fortress. The film is set in Salzburg and many of the films famous scenes were filmed in the city, including Mirabell Gardens which is where Maria and the Von Trapp children sang “Do, Re, Mi”. Salzburg, Austria: One of the most famous musical films of all time, The Sound of Music is still loved by many today and follows the story of a free-spirited young Maria and the Von Trapp family. On a Travelsphere escorted tour of Jordan, you can stay in a Bedouin-style tent in this stunning and spectacular landscape. ![]() It was filmed mostly on location in Jordan’s Wadi Rum desert, amid burnt-orange sand dunes and breathtaking rock formations. Wadi Rum, Jordan: Based on the life of TE Lawrence, an English Officer who led Arabian forces during World War 1, Lawrence of Arabia is an epic three-and-a-half-hour movie released in 1962. It was shot on a cold March evening, and despite wearing a wetsuit under his clothing, it’s claimed that Mastroianni had to drink a large amount of vodka before shooting the scene! 2. Shot partly on location and partly using a set, one of the movies most famous scenes shows Sylvia, played by Anita Ekberg, wading through the Trevi Fountain in her ballgown. Rome, Italy: In 1960, the great Italian film director Federico Fellini brought us La Dolce Vita, a film depicting the life of a journalist, Marcello Rubini, played by actor Marcello Mastroianni. There is no crackling fire where I live, but I can still enjoy a wintery landscape without needing to add any layers or dig out my winter gloves I usually keep hidden in a drawer somewhere.If you’ve ever watched a movie and thought, ‘wow, I wonder where that is?’ here are some famous filming locations you can visit on a Travelsphere escorted tour. Now that I live in a place where snow literally needs to be made inside if it is to stay frozen at any time of year, I enjoy conjuring up those lovely mental images by reading about winter and snowy places. ![]() Unfortunately, that may not be the reality of living in a snowy place, but there’s no harm in imagining it that way, right? (Of course, because what else would you be doing by a crackling fire?). To me, thinking of snow conjures up images of streets quietly blanketed in beautiful, fluffy white powder, always on a day where you have nothing to do but sit by a fire and read. You must excuse me if my list of winter books for kids below is a bit biased in that way. The world could always use more people creating value with their lives everyday.Īs someone who didn’t grow up seeing snow very often, I might romanticize winter and cold places just a touch. It's good peer pressure! She doesn't have a podcast but if she did, she hopes it would sound like Buddhability. She appreciates a good deadline and likes knowing if 164 other people are waiting for the same title. She obsessively curates her library holds and somehow still manages to borrow too many books at once. Summer Loomis has been writing for Book Riot since 2019. ![]()
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