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Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)

Where Mr. Bean's Holiday says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

One raffle prize, one trip south: the French places Mr. Bean passes through, and the bridge nobody expected to see him on

Scenes and places

Bean arrives in Paris (2007)

Bean steps off the Eurostar in Paris with his prize camera and his €200. Everything from here is a foreign country to a man who barely speaks French.

Set in Gare du Nord, Paris — The Eurostar from London brings Bean into Paris, the first stop of his prize trip south. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The Paris terminal of the Eurostar network, and the busiest railway station in Europe.

Filmed at Gare du Nord, Paris — English Wikipedia lists Mr. Bean's Holiday among the films shot at the station, outside and inside. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The taxi to the wrong place (2007)

Bean climbs into a taxi and ends up at the foot of the Grande Arche in the business district of La Défense.

Set in La Défense, Paris — Bean is driven to the Grande Arche at La Défense, far from the station he wanted. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The Grande Arche is a monument and office building in the business district of La Défense, west of Paris.

Filmed at Grande Arche, La Défense — The French film page lists Hauts-de-Seine and the Grande Arche among its shooting locations, and the La Défense article names the spot. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Seafood at Le Train Bleu (2007)

Bean sits down for lunch and has the seafood platter recommended to him. He is plainly unsure what he is looking at on the plate.

Set in Le Train Bleu restaurant, Paris — A grand Paris restaurant where Bean orders the seafood platter.

Filming the departure at Gare de Lyon (2007)

Bean asks a Russian film director to film him boarding his train. They keep redoing the shot at Bean's request until the train leaves with Bean and the director's son aboard.

Set in Gare de Lyon, Paris — The platform where Bean asks a film director to video him boarding the southbound train. Google Maps · Apple Maps

One of the seven large mainline railway stations in Paris and the second busiest in France.

Filmed at Gare de Lyon, Paris — English Wikipedia lists Mr. Bean's Holiday among the films shot at the station; the French film page lists Paris 12e. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Trying every number on the Pont du Gard (2007)

Stepan's father holds up a sign with a phone number, but his fingers cover the last two digits. Bean writes down every possible combination and dials them one by one.

Set in Pont du Gard — A Roman bridge in southern France where Bean tries to phone the boy's father. Google Maps · Apple Maps

An ancient Roman aqueduct bridge that carries water across the Gardon near Vers-Pont-du-Gard.

Filmed at Pont du Gard, Vers-Pont-du-Gard — The French article on the bridge says the phone-call scene takes place here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Left behind at Avignon (2007)

Bean and Stepan get off at the next stop after the father's train passes through without stopping. They board another train a little later.

Set in Avignon TGV station — The high-speed station where Bean and Stepan get off the train. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A railway station in Avignon on the high-speed LGV Méditerranée line, opened in 2001.

Filmed at Avignon TGV station — The French film page lists the station among its shooting locations and its plot names Avignon TGV as the next stop. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Miming for bus fare in Cavaillon (2007)

Ticket inspectors throw Bean and Stepan off the train because Bean has left his wallet, passport and ticket behind. He turns to miming in the square to earn the bus fare to Cannes.

Set in Cavaillon — A small Provence town where Bean is ejected from the train and busks. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A town in the Vaucluse department at the foot of the Luberon mountains.

Filmed at Cavaillon — The French article on Cavaillon lists the film; the street where the mime scene was filmed is not named. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The yogurt ad in a French village (2007)

Bean wakes up on a film set where a quaint village is under attack from soldiers. Mistaken for an extra, he is put in a uniform and is fired as soon as his video camera shows up in the shot.

Set in A fake 1940s village film set — A French village rebuilt as a wartime set for an elaborate yogurt commercial. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Oppède is a commune in the Vaucluse department; its hilltop village is a fortified oppidum site.

Filmed at Oppède-le-Vieux, Vaucluse — The French article on Oppède-le-Vieux lists the film; that this was the yogurt-set scene rests on a single source, not independently confirmed. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Driving through the night over Millau (2007)

Sabine falls asleep and Bean takes over the wheel of her Mini, driving through the night toward Cannes. Their route crosses the huge bridge.

Set in Millau Viaduct — A giant bridge in the Tarn gorge, crossed during Bean's night drive. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A cable-stayed bridge in Aveyron across the Tarn gorge, designed with Norman Foster's team and completed in 2004.

Filmed at Millau Viaduct, Aveyron — English Wikipedia says the viaduct featured in a scene of the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Cannes premiere in disguise (2007)

Sabine has Bean and Stepan disguised as her mother and daughter to avoid detection at the festival. Bean has to keep up the act at the entrance.

Set in Cannes Film Festival premiere — The festival where Sabine's film is to be shown. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Cannes is a resort city on the French Riviera and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival.

Filmed at Cannes (city) — The French film page lists the Alpes-Maritimes at Cannes and English Wikipedia says filming took place during the 2006 Cannes Film Festival; the building is not named. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The beach at last (2007)

After everything, Bean gets to the Cannes seafront, the place the prize trip promised him at the very start.

Set in Cannes beach — The seafront Bean has wanted to reach since the raffle.

Filmed at Studios de la Victorine, Nice — Listed as a filming location of the film; the scene is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey — Listed as a filming location of the film; the scene is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Sault, Vaucluse — Listed as a filming location of the film; the scene is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Villefranche-sur-Mer — Listed as a filming location of the film; the scene is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Mr. Bean — A bumbling Englishman who wins a raffle trip to the French Riviera and nearly everything goes wrong on the way.
• Stepan — The young son of a Russian film director, separated from his father at the Gare de Lyon.
• Sabine — An aspiring actress heading for the Cannes Film Festival, who gives Bean a lift.

Questions answered on the map

• Where in Paris does Mr. Bean's trip begin to go wrong?
• Which Roman bridge did Mr. Bean try every phone number on?
• Which giant bridge does Mr. Bean cross on his night drive?