Casino Royale locations

As the story sees Bond travelling to locations such as Madagascar, The Bahamas, Montenegro and Venice, the film naturally had a number of location shoots to represent these locations in addition to the studio work.

Principal photography for Casino Royale commenced on January 31st 2006, and ran all the way through to July 21st, with the principal studio work undertaken in the Czech Republic in order to cut costs.

The film did return to Pinewood where an elabourate set was constucted on the enormous 007 stage; however, a week after filming had wrapped the famous sound stage burned to the ground in a massive fire, the second time it has happened in its history. Luckily there were no casualties and the film's schedule unaffected.

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Filming locations

Czech Republic

Barrandov Studios in Prague

Karlovy Vary

Loket

Karlovy Vary, formerly Karlsbad or Carlsbad, is the largest spa town in the world and in Casino Royale is used for scenes set in Montenegro where Casino Royale is located. Bond and Vesper stay at the Hotel Splendide, in fact the Grandhotel Pupp (see photo, top).

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New Providence (The Bahamas)

Coral Harbour

Albany House

One & Only Ocean Club (Paradise Island)

New Providence is one of the most populated islands in the Bahamas and and island used in several Bond films before Casino Royale. Several sets were constructed on sites at Coral Harbour, used in the film to double as Madagascar. Also close to Coral Harbour is Albany House, an estate recently acquired by golfers Ernie Els and Tiger Woods.

To the northeast of the island is Paradise Island where you can find The One & Only Ocean Club, which also appears in the film.

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United Kingdom

Pinewood Studios

Millbrook Vehicle Proving Ground in Bedfordshire

Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey

Cricket pavilion at Eton College

Millbrook is owned by General Motors and consists of several circuits; the main test tracks are the picturesque hill route complete with gradients and tight bends; a banked high speed circular test track; and handling test circuits. The first track is constructed like a winding mountain road and is almost certainly where the Aston Martin was rolled in the film.

As well as appearing in Casino Royale, Dunsfold Aerodrome is home to the Top Gear test track. Constructed in 1942, the airbase was used by the Royal Canadian Air Force and later the RAF. The airfield was also to be used during the Berlin Airlift in 1948.

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Italy

Venice

Lake Como

Villa la Gaeta, near the lakeside town of Menaggio

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