Travel like Bond, James Bond!

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Updated On Dec 01, 2014 02:10 pm IST

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James Bond fans in Italy are in for a treat. It has been revealed that the next instalment of the spy film franchise, which is set to release in November 2015, will feature Rome as a prominent location. It was also reported that an important scene in the film that will star Daniel Craig as James Bond will be shot at the city’s famous Ponte Sisto Bridge. While Rome is the location of choice for the film this time, over the years, Bond movies have been shot at various iconic locations. We take a look at some of the most famous spots that have been featured in these flicks over the years. (Text: Ruchika Kher) Lake Picchola, Udaipur: Bond’s India connect was revealed when in Octopussy (1983), Bond (Roger Moore) swims up to the floating palace on Udaipur’s Lake Picchola, disguised as a crocodile.

Updated on Dec 01, 2014 02:10 pm IST

James Bond fans in Italy are in for a treat. It has been revealed that the next instalment of the spy film franchise, which is set to release in November 2015, will feature Rome as a prominent location. It was also reported that an important scene in the film that will star Daniel Craig as James Bond will be shot at the city’s famous Ponte Sisto Bridge. While Rome is the location of choice for the film this time, over the years, Bond movies have been shot at various iconic locations. We take a look at some of the most famous spots that have been featured in these flicks over the years. (Text: Ruchika Kher) Lake Picchola, Udaipur: Bond’s India connect was revealed when in Octopussy (1983), Bond (Roger Moore) swims up to the floating palace on Udaipur’s Lake Picchola, disguised as a crocodile.

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Lake Jökulsárlón, Iceland: Die Another Day’s (2002) inclusion of the glacial lake Jökulsárlón in Iceland– where Bond (Pierce Brosnan) was involved in a wild chase- made it one of the most famous glaciers in the world.

Updated on Dec 01, 2014 02:10 pm IST

Lake Jökulsárlón, Iceland: Die Another Day’s (2002) inclusion of the glacial lake Jökulsárlón in Iceland– where Bond (Pierce Brosnan) was involved in a wild chase- made it one of the most famous glaciers in the world.

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Hashima Island, Japan: In 2012, James Bond (Daniel Craig) made this island one of his stops in Skyfall.

Updated on Dec 01, 2014 02:10 pm IST

Hashima Island, Japan: In 2012, James Bond (Daniel Craig) made this island one of his stops in Skyfall.

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Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey: This 6th Century church built by Roman Emperor Justinian, which is now a museum, was an important location in the 1963 Bond film, From Russia With Love. A scene in the film has Soviet Embassy clerk Tatiana Romanova (Daniela Bianchi) waiting here with a decoding machine to meet James Bond (Sean Connery).

Updated on Dec 01, 2014 02:10 pm IST

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey: This 6th Century church built by Roman Emperor Justinian, which is now a museum, was an important location in the 1963 Bond film, From Russia With Love. A scene in the film has Soviet Embassy clerk Tatiana Romanova (Daniela Bianchi) waiting here with a decoding machine to meet James Bond (Sean Connery).

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Ko Tapu, Phang Nga Bay, Phuket, Thailand: This island with a huge limestone rock in the sea became so popular after being featured in the 1974 Bond film, The Man With The Golden Gun, that it is now also referred to as the James Bond Island. In the film, Francisco Scaramanga (Christopher Lee) shows Bond (Roger Moore) his solar power plant hidden in the rocks of this island.

Updated on Dec 01, 2014 02:10 pm IST

Ko Tapu, Phang Nga Bay, Phuket, Thailand: This island with a huge limestone rock in the sea became so popular after being featured in the 1974 Bond film, The Man With The Golden Gun, that it is now also referred to as the James Bond Island. In the film, Francisco Scaramanga (Christopher Lee) shows Bond (Roger Moore) his solar power plant hidden in the rocks of this island.

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Sugar Loaf Mountain, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil: In Moonraker (1979), there is a scene, where James Bond (Roger Moore) is seen fighting with assassin Jaws (Richard Kiel) atop two cable cars at Rio de Janeiro’s Sugar Loaf Mountain. The scenic location added value to the action scene.

Updated on Dec 01, 2014 02:10 pm IST

Sugar Loaf Mountain, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil: In Moonraker (1979), there is a scene, where James Bond (Roger Moore) is seen fighting with assassin Jaws (Richard Kiel) atop two cable cars at Rio de Janeiro’s Sugar Loaf Mountain. The scenic location added value to the action scene.

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