Malta as Italy
Malta can stand in for southern Italy, with baroque stone, palazzi and harbours within short drives of one another.
001 Where it works
001Baroque streets
Mdina and Valletta give you limestone streets, palazzo doorways and quiet squares.
002Harbours
The Three Cities and Marsaxlokk give you fortified waterfronts and working boats.
003Villas and gardens
Villa Bologna and San Anton Gardens give you formal gardens, fountains, statues and period rooms.
002 Why Malta
Malta puts baroque streets, palazzi, harbours and gardens within short drives of one another, so an Italian look can fill a one or two day shoot.
003 Questions
Can Malta double for Italy?
Yes. Baroque limestone streets, palazzo doorways and fortified harbours read as southern Italy, and Malta stood in for Rome and for Elba on film. Sicily lies under 100 km to the north, and the two islands share much of their history.
004 On film
Fort Ricasoli served as Rome in Gladiator, according to Screen Global Production, and it served again in Gladiator II, according to TheWrap. Variety reports that Napoleon used Malta for Elba and that Munich doubled Italy among seven countries.
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