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Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
Where Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A Greek island that is really Croatia, a Paris that is really Bordeaux, and a hotel built in a studio.
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Scenes and places
Donna's graduation at New College, Oxford (1979)
Donna graduates with her best friends Rosie and Tanya and dreams of the Greek island Kalokairi. Her mother Ruby, a famous singer always away on tour, does not come to the ceremony, and Donna decides to spend her life making memories.
Set in New College, Oxford — The Oxford college where Donna graduates in 1979 and gives the valedictory address. Google Maps · Apple Maps
One of Oxford's oldest colleges, with cloisters and a medieval hall.
Filmed at New College, Oxford (hall) — Filmed here for the Oxford graduation. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Inside a working college; check visiting hours.
Sophie prepares the Hotel Bella Donna (2018)
Sophie readies the reopening of the Hotel Bella Donna in honour of her late mother. Two of her three possible fathers cannot come, and her husband Sky has been offered a job in New York, leaving her torn between the island and him.
Set in Hotel Bella Donna, Kalokairi — A fictional hotel on the fictional Greek island of Kalokairi.
A hotel that exists only in the story; its rooms were built in a studio.
Filmed at Shepperton Studios, Surrey — Hotel interiors were built as sets at the studio; exteriors are Vis scenery with CGI, per one blog. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Paris: Donna meets Harry (1979)
In Paris, a locked-out Harry fumbles through French at Donna. They talk, spend the night together, and Donna leaves for Greece.
Set in Paris — The city where young Donna meets Harry Bright before leaving for Greece. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A capital whose scenes were shot largely in another French city.
Filmed at Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux — Bordeaux stands in for Paris; one blog has Sophie-era luggage here, the other a Paris street scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: In the old centre of Bordeaux, by the Garonne.
Filmed at Hampton Court Palace, Great Fountain Garden — One blog places the park scene with Harry in the palace gardens; the point is the palace, not the exact spot. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The stranded fisherman Alexio (1979)
Donna misses her boat, and Bill gives her a lift on his sailboat. On the way they help a stranded fisherman, Alexio, get back to shore in time to stop the woman he loves from marrying someone else.
Set in At sea off Kalokairi — Open water between Paris-era Greece and Kalokairi; no fixed place.
A small stone jetty on the quiet side of an island.
Filmed at Prirovo peninsula jetty, Vis — One blog names this small jetty on Vis for the fisherman scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The abandoned farmhouse and the storm (1979)
Donna explores the abandoned farmhouse that will one day become the hotel. A storm breaks out, and she finds a trapped horse that she calms with the help of Sam Carmichael.
Set in Abandoned farmhouse, Kalokairi — The farmhouse that would eventually become the hotel.
A ruined farmhouse that exists only as a studio set.
Kalokairi harbour and village (2018)
A storm wrecks the party decorations and cuts the ferries off, so no guest can reach Kalokairi. Sophie sees the reopening unravelling.
Set in Kalokairi harbour — The fictional island's harbour, where ferries stop when the weather lets them.
A Croatian island that plays the Greek one.
Filmed at Vis harbour, Vis island — The island's arrival quay, per one blog. Vis is confirmed as the film's Kalokairi. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Komiža, Vis island — The village scenes, including the Jastozera restaurant, were shot here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Wytham / Godstow, Oxford — Bicycle and performance scene in Oxford Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Stiniva beach, Vis — White-pebble beach scene Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Donna — A young Oxford graduate who sets out for Greece to make memories.
- Sophie — Donna's daughter, reopening the Hotel Bella Donna in her late mother's honour.
- Harry — The Paris banker Donna meets before leaving for Greece.
- Bill — The sailor who gives Donna a lift to Kalokairi.
Questions answered on the map
- Where is the Greek island in Mamma Mia 2 really?
- Where was Mamma Mia 2's Paris really filmed?