WARNING: These images might make you want to empty your bank account and go travel the world in the footsteps of the 007.. 😉
The James Bond movies have always been known for their amazing shooting locations. Remember the ski chase scene from The Spy Who Loved Me? The cable car fight between the Bond and Jaws? Or perhaps the bungee jump scene performed by Bond in the GoldenEye? I sure do.
To feed my James Bond fanboyism (and my chronic wanderlust), I went and picked my favourite “on location” scenes from each of the 24 Bond movies. Lets go through them one by one, in chronological order.
Dunn’s River Falls, Ocho Rios, St. Ann, Jamaica
Related Scene: James meets Honey Rider (the first Bond girl) on the beach and freshen themselves in the waterfall
Who played Bond: Sean Connery
Movie & Year: Dr. No, 1962
Other Filming Locations: UK
Photo by: missundaztood165
Bridge Of Sighs, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Related Scene: Ending scene
Who played Bond: Sean Connery
Movie & Year: From Russia With Love, 1963
Other Filming Locations: Turkey, Spain, Scotland
Photo By: oliviagunapalan
Furka Road, Furka Pass, Swiss Alps, Switzerland
Related Scene: Driving scenes with Aston Martin DB5
Who played Bond: Sean Connery
Movie & Year: Goldfinger, 1964
Other Filming Locations: UK, USA
Photo By: matt_c3
Thunderball Reef, New Providence, Bahamas
Related Scene: Underwater spear-gun battle
Who played Bond: Sean Connery
Movie & Year: Thunderball, 1965
Other Filming Locations: France, USA, UK
Photo By: flakdr
Himeji Castle, Himeji, Japan
Related Scene: Bond trains at a ninja camp
Who played Bond: Sean Connery
Movie & Year: You Only Live Twice, 1967
Other Filming Locations: Bermuda, Spain, USA, Gibraltar, Norway, China, UK
Image By: tatyanakil
Schilthornbahn, Swiss Alps, Switzerland
Related Scene: James visits Blofeld, who has established a clinical research institute atop Piz Gloria in the Swiss Alps
Who played Bond: George Lazenby
Movie & Year: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, 1969
Other Filming Locations: Portugal, Germany, UK, Italy
Image By: whatthedaybrings
Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA
Related Scene: Moon buggy escape scene on desert
Who played Bond: Sean Connery
Movie & Year: Diamonds Are Forever, 1971
Other Filming Locations: Netherlands, France, UK, Germany
Image By: vcatherall
Green Grotto, Runaway Bay, Jamaica
Related Scene: Kananga’s underground lair scenes
Who played Bond: Roger Moore
Movie & Year: Live And Let Die, 1973
Other Filming Locations: USA, UK
Image By: mparonto
James Bond Island, Phang Nga Bay, Thailand
Related Scene: Bond versus Scaramanga on the beach
Who played Bond: Roger Moore
Movie & Year: The Man With The Golden Gun, 1974
Other Filming Locations: China
Image By: travelinggentleman
Nunavut, Canada
Related Scene: The opening sequence
Who played Bond: Roger Moore
Movie & Year: The Spy Who Loved Me, 1977
Other Filming Locations: UK, Italy, Bahamas, Egypt, Malta, Switzerland
Image By: mikelibecki
Sugar Loaf Mountain, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Related Scene: Bond versus Jaws on a cable car ride
Who played Bond: Roger Moore
Movie & Year: Moonraker, 1979
Other Filming Locations: Argentina, USA, France, Italy, UK, Guatemala
Image By: niedblog
Meteora, Greece
Related Scene: The climbing scenes
Who played Bond: Roger Moore
Movie & Year: For Your Eyes Only, 1981
Other Filming Locations: UK, Italy, Bahamas
Image By: travelinggentleman
Monsoon Palace, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Related Scene: Kamal Khan’s palace
Who played Bond: Roger Moore
Movie & Year: Octopussy, 1983
Other Filming Locations: Germany, USA, UK
Image By: christineplesner
Höfn, Iceland
Related Scene: The opening sequence
Who played Bond: Roger Moore
Movie & Year: A View To A Kill, 1985
Other Filming Locations: UK, France, USA, Switzerland
Image By: cassandramfalk
Rock of Gibraltar, Gibraltar
Related Scene: The opening sequence
Who played Bond Timothy Dalton
Movie & Year: The Living Daylights, 1987
Other Filming Locations: Morocco, Austria, USA, UK, Italy
Image By: lululinds
Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, México
Related Scene: Island of Women, underwater scenes
Who played Bond: Timothy Dalton
Movie & Year: Licence To Kill, 1989
Other Filming Locations: USA, UK
Image By: travellchin
Verzasca Dam, Cantone Ticino, Switzerland
Related Scene: The opening sequence
Who played Bond: Pierce Brosnan
Movie & Year: GoldenEye, 1995
Other Filming Locations: Russia, Puerto Rico, Russia, Monaco, UK, France
Photo By: jfalla86
Peyresourde, The Pyrenees Mountains, Hautes-Pyrénées, France
Related Scene: Arms bazaar opening sequence
Who played Bond: Pierce Brosnan
Movie & Year: Tomorrow Never Dies, 1997
Other Filming Locations: UK, Thailand, Germany, Mexico, USA
Image By: jerembu
Lochalsh, Highland, Scotland, UK
Related Scene: Castle Thane — headquarters of Mi6
Who played Bond: Pierce Brosnan
Movie & Year: The World Is Not Enough, 1999
Other Filming Locations: Azerbaijan, Spain, Turkey, Bahamas, France
Image By: missusmurf
Jostedal Glacier National Park, Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
Related Scene: The ice car chase & ice palace environment
Who played Bond: Pierce Brosnan
Movie & Year: Die Another Day, 2002
Other Filming Locations: Spain, UK, USA, Iceland, South Korea
Image By: carmengopor
Grand Hotel Pupp, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Related Scene: Portrayed as Hotel Splendide in the movie
Who played Bond: Daniel Craig
Movie & Year: Casino Royale, 2006
Other Filming Locations: Italy, Bahamas, UK
Image By: oksanaprague
Lake Garda, Italy
Related Scene: The opening car chase sequence
Who played Bond: Daniel Craig
Movie & Year: Quantum of Solace, 2008
Other Filming Locations: Chile, Austria, Spain, Panama, UK, Mexico
Image By: travelinggentleman
Varda Bridge, Adana, Turkey
Related Scene: The train fight scene
Who played Bond: Daniel Craig
Movie & Year: Skyfall, 2012
Other Filming Locations: Japan, UK, China
Photo By: evuruskaner
Sölden, Austria
Related Scene: “A major action scene” (as of writing this, they are still filming)
Who played Bond: Daniel Craig
Movie & Year: Spectre, 2015
Other Filming Locations: Mexico, Italy, Morocco, UK
Image By: rucksacktraegercom
The Unofficial Bond Movies:
There are three unofficial Bond movies out there that are not counted as “real Bond movies” for various reasons. These are the two early versions of the Casino Royale: First one played by Barry Nelson in 1954 and the second one played by Peter Sellers in 1967.
The third one, titled Never Say Never Again was played by no other than the Sean Connery himself in 1983. You can read more about the movie here.
Here is one more Bond scene from the Never Say Never Again.
Tears of Allah shipwreck, New Providence Island, Bahamas
Who played Bond: Sean Connery
Movie & Year: Never Say Never Again, 1983
Other Filming Locations: Malta, France, UK, USA, Monaco, Spain
Photo By: chrisgeradine_
And it’s a wrap! That’s 24 plus one Bond movie locations to go searching for on your upcoming travels. Which location got you excited the most? Or have you visited them all already? Go explore!
So, the world just might be enough after all, huh?