As Amazon takes the reins of the next James Bond adventure, fans of the franchise are looking back at the exotic locales that have come before while speculation of when and where the next instalment will take place rolls on.
Outside the glossy chromes of Vauxhall’s MI6 headquarters, the British agent’s chaotic travel itineraries have featured luxury hotels, ancient cities and private islands – seriously racking up the air miles.
With enemy lairs, sprawling estates and fight sequences criss-crossing continents since Dr. No’s Jamaica setting in 1962, Bond has left bullet holes and empty martini glasses everywhere from Shanghai to the Scottish Highlands.
The films, shot with an ever-glamorous edge, have made their backdrops famous with tourists hunting the spy high life. Thailand’s Phang Nga Bay is now colloquially known as “James Bond Island” and Daniel Craig’s No Time to Die drive down Norway’s Atlantic Ocean Road sent movie enthusiasts on scenic road trips.
If you’ve made it your mission to travel like 007, here are the best Bond filming locations to follow in the footsteps of the international super spy.
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Mexico City, Mexico
Films: Spectre (2015) and License to Kill (1989)
The first sequence of Spectre opens in the thick of a chaotic Day of the Dead parade in Mexico City, with thousands of costumed extras, giant skeleton marionettes and allegorical floats as Craig’s Bond chases a villain amid the street parties. Mexico’s capital, a dynamic and vibrant city break, is a colour and taste sensation rich with bars, art and parks. With more than 150 museums, lucha libre wrestling matches and the ancient pyramids of Teotihuacan, it’s no surprise Bond producers sent cameras rolling here. In November 2016, Mexico City’s inaugural Day of the Dead parade danced through the streets following the release of the James Bond movie.
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Istanbul, Turkey
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