Join me on a photo walk around this beautiful ancient Tuscany town. San Quirico d’Orcia.
You may recognise this opening shot in the short photowalk video below as it was the location of one of the final scenes in the blockbuster movie Gladiator by Ridley Scott starring Russell Crowe. The part where the gladiator is returning home. (His dying visions)
San Quirico d’Orcia and the surrounding beautiful medieval countryside has been used in many films over the years but most recently in Gladiator.
Val d'Orcia has been a location for many well-known films, including:
8½ by Federico Fellini (1963)
Brother Sun, Sister Moon by Franco Zeffirelli (1972)
Nostalghia by Andrei Tarkovsky (1983)
The English Patient by Anthony Minghella (1996)
Stealing Beauty by Bernardo Bertolucci (1996)
A Midsummer Night's Dream by Michael Hoffman (1999)
Gladiator by Ridley Scott (2000)
The whole region is a UNESCO World Heritage area.
Join me for a quick photo tour of the town.
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I've not been to Tuscany. I expect filmmakers seek out places that have not been too spoilt by 'progress'. I wonder if the new Gladiator movie returns there.
It is fun seeing filming locations. We sought out some Dr Who ones in Cardiff and The World's End (with Simon Pegg) was filmed near here in Letchworth and Welwyn Garden Cities.
Have fun on your travels.
Yeah the UNESCO protection thing preserves places like this. Ideal location for a Roman movie.
Apparently the field system you see in the photos hasn't changed since the Roman era which is to incredible to be believed?
Sounds a bit farfetched to me. 😂🤷♂️
The landscape is very interesting and photogenic.
Have you ever visited this place?