Film and TV locations in Europe

2827 places to shoot in 31 countries: castles and factories, hospitals and stations, studios and coastline. 1523 have a freely licensed photo and 740 carry practical details the location publishes itself. Browse by type, country or region below, or search and compare up to three in the locations search.

By type of place

Theatres, arenas and venues 427
Auditoriums, concert halls, opera houses, cinemas, arenas and event spaces, with the backstage, foyers and dressing rooms that come with them.
Industrial and derelict locations 424
Factories, warehouses, power stations, mines, depots and abandoned buildings: raw space, hard surfaces and the kind of decay that is impossible to build.
Offices, schools and public buildings 358
Offices, town halls, courtrooms, libraries, universities and schools: the interiors most contemporary drama actually needs.
Transport and infrastructure 322
Stations, airports, ports, bridges, tunnels, metro lines and rolling stock, including disused stretches that can be closed off for a shoot.
Film studios and backlots 217
Sound stages, backlots, water tanks and virtual production volumes you can hire, with the crew base and power that go with them.
Hospitals, prisons and institutions 150
Working and disused hospitals, clinics, prisons, barracks and asylums: corridors, wards and cells that are close to impossible to fake convincingly.
Houses and apartments 145
Private houses, villas, apartments and period interiors available for filming, from workers' housing to architect-designed homes.
Hotels and interiors 143
Hotels, spas and their lobbies, ballrooms, bars and corridors, including closed or seasonal properties that can take over a whole unit.
Bars, restaurants and shops 128
Cafes, bars, restaurants, markets, shops and shopping streets, the everyday interiors a schedule eats through quickly.
Castles and estates 99
Castles, fortresses, manor houses and country estates, usually with grounds, outbuildings and period interiors in one place.
Historic towns and streets 80
Old towns, squares and streets that can double for a period without dressing out a modern skyline.
Churches and monasteries 71
Cathedrals, churches, chapels, monasteries and cloisters, plus the crypts and refectories behind them.
Villages and countryside 61
Villages, farmland, meadows and rural roads: open country with somewhere to put a unit base.
Modern architecture 53
Contemporary buildings with a strong shape: museums, concert halls, campuses, glass towers and brutalist concrete.
Palaces and landmarks 44
Palaces, state rooms and recognisable landmarks, the places an establishing shot is built around.
Mountains and wilderness 33
Mountains, moors, volcanic ground, glaciers and empty terrain, where access and weather decide the schedule.
Coast and beaches 30
Beaches, cliffs, harbours and coastline, including stretches that can be closed off in the off season.
Forests and lakes 26
Woodland, forests, lakes and rivers, with the access tracks and permits that shooting in them needs.
Cities and skylines 16
Skylines, rooftops, viewpoints and city panoramas for establishing shots.

By country

By region

Regions with at least 12 locations.

By type and country

Combinations with at least 8 locations.

How this guide works

Every entry has a working link to the location itself or to the body that manages it, and meets at least one of three tests: the page publishes filming information, there is a documented shooting history, or the place appears in the public catalogue of a film commission. Practical details are copied as the location publishes them, or left empty. Nothing is estimated, because an invented capacity is something a producer will plan around.

Photos are freely licensed images from Wikimedia Commons, credited to the photographer on every card. Looking for a partner rather than a place? See the company directory. Choosing a country on cost? Compare what each one pays back in the incentive comparison. Missing a location? Suggest it and we add it with verified details.

Shooting on location?

Platform

Company

Free tools

Get Started