Aug 27, 2018 14:15 +08 Films/shows set in Barcelona & Catalonia that will inspire you to travel there.
1. Game of Thrones
GOT fans - Did you know that the sixth season of Game of Thrones was filmed in Girona? The filming of the show took place in 2015 and fans who visited during that time peeked into the film set where the cast was filming at Barri Vell. The whole city of Girona is a perfect backdrop for a medieval tale like GOT. Visit one of Europe's oldest Jewish quarter within the city centre and other close by medieval villages like Peratallada and Besalú.
2. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (You Only Live Once) A Bollywood hit featuring A listers like Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar and Katrina Kaif, this film is the perfect itinerary for a road trip around Spain, particularly in Costa Brava. The movie is a delight to the eyes and ears with the great music and on screen chemistry!
3. PERFUME - The Story of A Murderer
Based on the best selling novel by Patrick Suskind, which centres on the protagonist, Grenouille, who possesses two extraordinary qualities: he has the most acute sense of smell in the world, and has absolutely no scent of his own. He works as an apprentice to a perfumer and becomes obsessed with capturing an elusive aroma: the scent of young womanhood. This slightly dark psychological trailer is filmed all over Catalonia: Barcelona, Girona Tortosa, Tamarit, Figueres, Besalú, Cantallops. 4. Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Woody Allen fans will be pleased with this - Vicky Cristina Barcelona is Woody Allen's first film in Spain where Barcelona stood as a dazzling backdrop with several locations including Passeig de Gràcia and also the Santa Maria Del Mar Church. The plot is about two friends Scarlett Johansson and Rebecca hall, who spend their summer holidays in Barcelona and fall in love with the same painter, Javier Bardem. The Catalonia Tourism Board belongs to the regional government of Catalonia (North Eastern Spain) works to promote and consolidate the “Barcelona” and “Catalonia” brands around the world, as a top quality tourist destination with a diverse range of experiences for the regular and luxury traveller in the Asia Pacific region (South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand, India, Japan and South Korea) from Singapore. We work in tandem with The Spain Tourism Office and with our tourism support offices in Mumbai, Seoul, Tokyo and Sydney to promote Barcelona and beyond.
Catalonia is a Mediterranean destination with a millenary history, its own culture and language as well as a wealthy natural heritage. Covering 32,107 square kilometres, the region is divided into four provinces; Barcelona, Girona, Lleida and Tarragona. The territory offers visitors stunning UNESCO World Heritage sites, cultural experiences, tranquil scenery, wildlife and a dedicated Mediterranean cuisine from the towering heights of the Catalan Pyrenees to the spectacular 400KM of coastline from Costa Brava, Costa Barcelona, Costa Daurada and wetlands in Terres de l’Ebre. Catalonia has great capacities and excellent facilities place it among Europe’s prime tourist areas, welcoming more than 20 million tourists per year. At the Catalonia Tourism Board, we are dedicated to showcasing our destination to the trade and media from all countries in the Asia Pacific region where Catalonia is beyond Barcelona and much more.