18 July 2026 · CineFood Italia Editorial Team
8 Italian villages to discover (and taste) thanks to cinema
From Savoca to Castellabate, from Palazzo Adriano to Crema: Italy's most beautiful villages turned into film sets, with their specialities at the table.
Cinema has made many small Italian villages immortal. Visiting them means combining two pleasures: walking among the film locations and sitting down to taste the flavours of the territory. Here are eight stops not to miss.
South and islands
- Savoca (Sicily) — the alleys of The Godfather and the village bar’s granita.
- Palazzo Adriano (Sicily) — the square of Cinema Paradiso.
- Punta Secca (Sicily) — the house and seafood flavours of Montalbano.
- Salina (Aeolian Islands) — the atmosphere of Il Postino among capers and malvasia.
- Castellabate (Cilento) — the comedy of Welcome to the South and fish on the port.
Centre and North
- Rome — a chapter of its own, from The Great Beauty to Eat Pray Love.
- Crema (Lombardy) — the summer of Call Me by Your Name.
- Venice — the historic cafés of The Talented Mr. Ripley.
Find all the venues of these villages in our directory or on the map. Always check opening hours and availability before setting off.
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