Visit the film locations of Quantum of Solace

To celebrate the release of the 22nd James Bond film, I decided to compile together a list of places to go where Bond spends some of his time in the latest film, The Quantum of Solace.

If there’s one thing that Hollywood has taught us in the 100 years, it’s that glamorous destinations where you go to be seen are also the sort of places a top secret agent like Bond also visits incognito. However, that’s not the sort of case any more with the latest movie which attempts to jump off the bondwagon (see what I did there) in favour of injecting some realism into the franchise.

Which could be described as being like trying to mix Greek mythology with brushing your teeth – some would argue that the combination doesn’t make for a happy marriage – still, it’s Bond, isn’t it?

So in chronological order, here are some of the locations that fanatics of Ian Fleming’s finest should be checking out:

• Lake Garda, Italy

Probably one of the most beautiful lakes in the world, if not the most beautiful lake in the world.

Has been a top holiday destination for years. What makes Lake Garda so awesome is the sheer size of it. It’s the largest lake in Italy, and one of the largest in southern Europe.

Around it is situated numerous towns and like, featuring lovely old architecture and luxurious lakeside hotels. Well worth a visit, especially now Bond’s given it the unofficial sniff of approval.

• Siena, Italy

Soon after the lake scene comes Siena, a lovely city with typically sublime Italian architecture.

Particularly worthy of note is (of course) the Cathedral of Siena, which practically oozes Gothicism. Something well worth seeing because of being rather strange is the Palazzo Pubblico, a palatial town hall with a brick tower and frescos in nearly every room. You just can’t beat Europe for things like this.

• Lake Constance, Austria

The new Bond hangs around an awful lot of lakes, doesn’t he?

Maybe Quantum like the views while conducting their nefarious schemes – who knows?

What we do know is that Lake Constance is an entirely different kind of lake – it’s much smaller and attracts far fewer tourists – which is either a very good thing or a very bad thing depending on your state of mind. (Here is the where Quantum get their Solace, get it?)

Lake Constance is known for being in a very weird location, bordering Germany, Switzerland and Austria at the same time – not bad for a lake that’s half the size of Garda.

• Kazan, Russia

Situated in European Russia, Kazan is a major hub for commerce, culture and industry in Russia. What makes it particularly interesting is that it’s home of the Tatar Culture, a rather fascinating ethnic Islamic group who reside well, all over Eurasia really. Kazan itself features the Kazan Kremlin, a complete white, rather impressive building, constructed at the command of Ivan the Terrible, one of history’s most diabolical autocrats. Additionally, there is the Qolsharif Mosque

which can only be described as rather cool.

Keep Travelling!

Photo of Lake Garda at sunset originally posted by motumboe

Topic:  General Travel | 3 Comments
Tags:  Austria, Italy, luxury

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Paul Crompton is an avid reader and has a passion for cars and technology, primarily. He loves traveling to whichever exotic travel location which is cheap. His dream is to become an advertising executive.