James Bond - Casino Royale

Casino Royale

2006's Casino Royale was filmed in many places, but the place that interested me the most was the Venice, Italy scenes.  Daniel Craig plays James Bond in this movie.  Here is a quick list of places you can visit from the movie:

* Westminster in London, England

* Grand Canal in Venice, Italy

* Basilica Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, Italy

* St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy

Grand Canal

Venice's Grand Canal appears in the movie near the end, before Vesper's traumatic death scene.  

The Grand Canal in 2025

My daughter and I on the Grand Canal in 2025

Basilica Santa Maria della Salute

The Santa Maria della Salute is the church that seems to appear more often in movies based in Venice than any other building I can think of, besides perhaps St. Mark's Square.  The church appears in the background in this movie twice.

The Basilica Santa Maria della Salute in 2018

Basilica Santa Maria della Salute on the Grand Canal

St. Mark's Square

St. Mark's Square is the most famous Venice destination.  In this movie, James Bond and Vesper stay in a hotel right on the Square, which I can imagine was not cheap!

St. Mark's Square and the Doge's Palace viewed from St. Mark's Basilica

St. Mark's Campanile

St. Mark's Basilica

My daughter in St. Mark's Square in 2025

View of St. Mark's from the Campanile

View of the Moors and the bell from the Campanile

One of the many cafes on St. Mark's Square

The bronze horses of St. Mark's Basilica

The horses with the Moors in the background

Looking down on St. Mark's Square

The Moors chiming the bell

Westminster, Big Ben, and Westminster Bridge

For only a second this iconic scene appears in the movie, signaling that Bond is once again in London.

Westminster in November 2024

Walking on Westminster Bridge

Westminster Bridge

Big Ben

Location of Big Ben, Westminster, and Westminster Bridge in London