The romantic comedy musical Mamma Mia! fabricated the spring to the large screen in 2008, and aside from all the classic ABBA songs and its star-studded cast, information technology stood out for its locations – and here are all the places in Greece where it was filmed. Mamma Mia! is a jukebox musical written by Catherine Johnson and based on the songs of ABBA, composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. The prove had its premiere in London in 1999 and has since been adapted and played in over l countries.

Mamma Mia! got its first cinematic accommodation in 2008, with a script by Johnson and directed by Phyllida Lloyd. The story follows Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), a immature bridehoped-for who decides to invite 3 men to her upcoming nuptials, each i with the possibility of being her male parent: Sam (Pierce Brosnan), Harry (Colin Firth), and Neb (Stellan Skarsgård). Their arrival turns out to be a big shake-up for Sophie'south mother, Donna (Meryl Streep), who thought she would never see them again and are now all together, staying at her villa. Mamma Mia! was a big box office hit and was very well-received past the audience, though critics weren't also welcoming, criticizing the plot and the casting of inexperienced singers, but praised the musical numbers and overall product.

Although Johnson is from England and all ABBA members are Swedish, Mamma Mia! is attack the fictional Greek isle of Kalokairi, to give it a more idyllic feel. The production team behind the picture show evidence stayed as truthful to that as possible and traveled to Hellenic republic to pic many outdoor scenes, though most of the motion-picture show was shot at Pinewood Studios in the U.Yard as that'south where Donna's villa was built. To give information technology the desired expect (and for information technology to look realistic, of class), real trees were used for the set and taken intendance of then they could keep growing. Another location outside Hellenic republic was Lloyd'due south building in London, used in the scene where Sam lives his office to get to Hellenic republic. All the same, many scenes were filmed in different parts of Hellenic republic instead of using CGI, like the sequel Mamma Mia! Hither Nosotros Become Again did. Here are all the locations in Greece where Mamma Mia! was filmed.

Skopelos

Kalokairi got its looks from the Skopelos island, located in the western Aegean Sea. Skopelos was the main location for the pic, as many outdoor scenes were filmed on unlike parts of the island, specially at the beaches. Most scenes used the Kastani beach equally setting, where a beach bar and jetty were built forth the embankment and removed later production wrapped (the "Lay All Your Love On Me" and "Does Your Mother Know" numbers, for example, were filmed there). Sophie'due south hymeneals procession was filmed at the Agios Ioannis Chapel about the hamlet of Glossa (though the interior was filmed at Pinewood Studios), and a cliff on the Glysteri beach (located on the island'due south e coast) was used for the cliff jumping scene with Sophie, Sam, Nib, and Harry (during the "Our Concluding Summer" number).

Glysteri was used a lot throughout the motion-picture show, though ofttimes mixed with views from other places. Equally mentioned higher up, the villa was entirely filmed at Pinewood Studios, just its view is that of the Glysteri embankment, and this was also the identify where Sophie reads her mother's diary to her friends at the offset of the motility picture (during the "Honey Honey" number).

Skiathos

Next is the Skiathos isle, located in the northwest Aegean Sea. Unlike parts of the isle were used equally groundwork in diverse musical numbers, and some happen as well fast or don't take something that makes them stand out, and then they pretty much alloy with the residuum – the surface area around St. Nikolaos Bell Belfry, for case, was used in "I Have A Dream" when Sophie is mailing the letters, only that scene was a composite. Nonetheless, a notable scene filmed in Skiathos, specifically at the One-fourth dimension Port, is when Sam and Harry arrive at Hellenic republic and see for the outset time (during "Honey Honey"). Skiathos makes an advent diverse times throughout the flick, but over again, it'due south difficult to pinpoint certain settings equally many musical numbers mixed unlike places, just at to the lowest degree Skiathos was the ane that welcomed Pecker, Harry, and Sam when they were trying to go to Kalokairi (a.k.a. Skopelos).

Damouchari, Pelion Region

Damouchari is a subdivision in the Mouresi village, located in Magnesia, Thessaly, in the northeastern function of the Pelion peninsula. Damouchari mainly served as the temporary home of the crew of Mamma Mia! merely they too filmed a lot of footage at that identify, which was mixed with those shot on Skopelos and Skiathos. All the same, and just similar the other locations, 1 of import scene was shot there: the arrival of Tanya (Christine Baranski) and Rosie (Julie Waters). Some of Damouchari'southward beaches too served as setting for a couple of scenes, with most of them shot at Blue Beach. Other scenes filmed in the Mouresi hamlet are the dancers at the villa going through olive groves, likewise equally the climax of the big "Dancing Queen" number with Donna, Tanya, Rosie, and all the dancers from the villa. Although it'due south non uncommon for films to apply different settings (both real-life locations and false ones congenital at soundstages), Mamma Mia! fabricated a good combination of amazing Greek scenarios and equally great sets built exclusively for the move-movie show, resulting in cohesive scenes cheers to the magic of edition and other tricks.

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