Landscapes & nature
Salento
peninsula in southeastern Italy which is a historical, geographical and cultural region
Italy · 40.3333, 18.0000
Salento is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 3 productions — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
“The film was shot in the Salento region of Apulia, the "heel of the Italian boot".”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Salento as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Salice Salentino
Italy·6 km north-west
Italian comune
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Towns & cities
Squinzano
Italy·12 km north
Italian comune
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Towns & cities
Lecce
Italy·14 km east
Italian comune
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Towns & cities
Nardò
Italy·17 km south
Italian comune
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Towns & cities
Martignano
Italy·24 km south-east
Italian comune
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Towns & cities
Corigliano d'Otranto
Italy·28 km south-east
Italian comune
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Salento?
3 productions are recorded as filmed at Salento, including Point Break (2015), The Beast in the Heart (2005) and Walking on Sunshine (2014). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Salento?
Point Break (2015), covered by 28 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Salento?
Salento is in Italy. Its coordinates are 40.3333, 18.0000.
What other filming locations are near Salento?
Salice Salentino (6 km north-west), Squinzano (12 km north), Lecce (14 km east), Nardò (17 km south) and 2 more — all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.