New moon is the second novel of the twilight saga by stephenie meyer and volterra makes a real and perfect setting for this movie. I had a fullsized movie poster for every film, i had magazine cutouts of. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. We left the seattlearea friday afternoon, our first stop was bellas house located in st. Vampirescouting aside, both are charming towns that should be part of any tuscany tour, thanks to their medieval architecture and some of the best wine tasting in italy. New moon, commonly referred to as new moon, is a 2009 american romantic fantasy film based on stephenie meyers 2006 novel new moon. It looks like they filmed the scene where edward was going to go out in the sun so that the volteri could kill him. May 28, 2009 here we have more hot and sexy shirtless robert pattinson shots from the set in italy for highly anticipated sequel new moon. Just like twilight this looks excellent in hd, i havent seen the dvd of new moon to compare it to the bluray, but if the dvd of new moon is similar to the dvd of twilight then it is worth getting the bluray if you have a bluray player.
It looks like they filmed the scene where edward was going. Even though the movie wasnt actually filmed in volterra, the city had a lot. The twilight saga new moon and volterra, italy film location. Are twilight and new moon actually filmed in the town of. Twilight saga new moon italy news moon photos top place travel goals italy travel menorca places to see bella oratorio di can cristofano.
When edward leaves bella after his brother attacks her, she is left heartbroken and depressed for months until jacob black becomes her best friend and helps her fight her pain. Here we have more hot and sexy shirtless robert pattinson shots from the set in italy for highly anticipated sequel new moon. Filming began in vancouver in late march 2009, and in montepulciano, italy in late may 2009. In the movie new moon, the voltura scenes were actually filmed not in voltura, but in southern tuscany, in montepulciano, which is an amazing mountain top town, and worth the visit. If you want to get really fancy on a twilight tour, some spooky vampire scenes from new moon were set in volterra, italy. Twilight scenes were filmed primarily in portland, oregon and new moon was the same with just the volturi filmed in montepulciano, italy. The home of bella swan kristen stewart and her dad. Mar 24, 2009 proving the rumors are not a unique phenomena to the us or canada. The twilight saga new moon and volterra, italy film location italyguides. Apr 05, 2018 all movies locations breaking dawn 12 filming locations eclipse filming locations new moon filming locations bella swan house nmebd filming location the home for the swan family was built at a park in surrey bc. As if that wasnt bad enough bella cant seem to get the love of her life, edward out of her mind. In anticipation of vampire movie, volterra tuscany. New moon was being filmed, it was late2008 to early2009, this meant it falls well into the timeline from 2008 to 2012 where robert pattinson and kristen stewart were an item. A unique experience through the locations of stephanie meyers novel, twilight new moon.
Marcus festival was filmed, and i want to know do they still do fan tours there or not. According to legend, it was founded by the etruscan king porsenna of chiusi. My kidsteens are big twilight fans, and as a reward to pulling them thru all the museums and stuff they consider boring now but will wish they had paid attention more to later in life i am trying to find the location of where the final part of the film new moon 2nd in the twilight films was filmed. The novel continues the story of bella swan and vampire edward cullens relationship. The welcome to twilight italian site has let us know that director of the italian magazine ciak, piera detasi has confirmed on her blog that new moon will not film in volterra. You must explore all the tunnels and wine cellars, prices are fair, great red wine if you like it. Montepulciano, where the twilight new moon volterra scenes. It took me a few hours, two trains, and a bus to get to the town. The biggest problem the people of volterra had with stephenies book was the fact that bella ran through a fountain to get to edward when there isnt one in the actual main square of city. If the original twilight harked back to pride and prejudice, the model for new moon is unashamedly romeo and juliet for the previous film, the town of forks was shot primarily in portland, oregon, but for new moon, the location moves further north, across the canadian border to vancouver, british columbia. The two famously went four years without ever conforming they were together until kristen was publicly unfaithful to them. The novel takes us on a foot tour of the alps all the way down into the verdant gardens and the sunsoaked plazas of italy. Volterra, italy, is a small town with a lot of history and it is also the home of the fictional royal vampires in twilight.
The twilight saga is a series of 5 american romance fantasy film started in 2008 and based on stephenie meyers 2006 vampire novel new moon. The most exotic location, of course, is volterra, the ancient italian city which is home to redeyed vampire royalty, the volturi. Now if you read italian, you can find the the whole story here. Twilight travel sites from books and movies orange. Twilight fans wanting to visit where film was made in italy. Summit entertainment greenlit the sequel in late november 2008, following the early success of twilight. Directed by chris weitz with the stars kristen stewart and robert pattinson, in the roles as bella swan and edward cullen. Parts of new moon also were filmed in new westminster. New moon, the tuscan town of volterra, the official city of the volturi, is already capitalizing on its fame. Where was the volturi scene in twilight filmed answers. Road trip finding twilight movie filming locations. The twilight saga new moon and volterra, italy film. Port angeles, bellas house and the exterior school of dance and forks high school. With new dangers, new friends and new enemies, bella finds herself choosing between holding on to the past or accepting a new future.
Aceshowbiz in line to what %ckristen stewart% had said earlier, some parts of new moon will be filmed in italy. The square in new moon is the piazza grande while the palazzo del comune. Private guided tour of volterra, following twilight movie locations from florence highlights. Dec 26, 2009 true twilight fans will take advantage of the fact that some of the filming for new moon took place in italy and will use this as an excuse to travel to this amazing country. Ready to capitalize on new moon fever, the town of volterra tuscany is offering a tour retracing the steps of edward and bella who star in the latest movie installment of the stephanie myers vampire saga.
True twilight fans will take advantage of the fact that some of the filming for new moon took place in italy and will use this as an excuse to travel to this amazing country. In twilight saga new moon, the yellow porsche goes through the narrow streets of volterra, home of the volturi, passing oratorio di san cristofano on the way to piazza dei priori and the clock tower. New moon ist ein usamerikanischer film des regisseurs chris weitz in zusammenarbeit. Explore the town of volterra, one of tuscanys most evocative hill towns. Twilight tourism visit the places where twilight was. Apr 23, 2016 we continued to go around the town and finally found the exact area where the portion of the film the twilight saga. I loved this movie, enjoyed the book and im hooked on the twilight saga. Volterra which stands proudly on a rocky hill some 1,770 feet above sea level exudes dark history. In the film version of twilights new moon, the volterra scenes were actually filmed in the italian town montepulciano. This article explains why new moon isnt being predominantly filmed in portland, oregon like twilight was basically. Proving the rumors are not a unique phenomena to the us or canada.
New moon is the second novel of the twilight saga by stephenie meyer, a brooding and mysterious tale that tells of the strong love between the handsome vampire, edward cullen and his human girlfriend, bella swan. Volterra which stands proudly on a rocky hill some 1,770 feet above sea level. Twilight new moon montepulciano city of voltura is in the twilightseries as the city where the volturi coven of vampires live. Asked in italy, twilight new moon where was new moon filmed in italy. Front street, new westminster, british columbia, canada bella rides. I visited a twilight location in italy in real life insider. New moon, the tuscan town of volterra, the official city of the volturi, is already. I visited a twilight location in italy in real life. Twilight fans wanting to visit where film was made in. Where was new moon filmed discover the new moon film. It served as a filming location for the volterra scenes in the new moon film. This tour will allow you to discover the italian film set of new moon twilight saga, accompanying you on a visit to the more or less known sites of the town. Private guided tour of volterra, following twilight.
The ancient italian city volterra is where the powerful vampires volturi reside in the twilight saga. For the film new moon, the volterra scenes were actually filmed in montepulciano, italy. We continued to go around the town and finally found the exact area where the portion of the film the twilight saga. Jan 09, 2009 they are starting in italy, well thats what i last read. Filming locations 10 filming dates 1 production dates 1 filming locations. New moon is a 2006 romantic fantasy novel by author stephenie meyer, and is the second novel in the twilight series. The inspiration for vampire movie new moon stephenie meyers vampire novels have put an italian hill town on the map. Giving further details on the production in this particular. Nov, 2009 fans sink teeth into tuscan site as teens around the planet await the nov. Just want to you to know that the eagle pictures official twilight websitethe italian distributor today indicated that they talked with the municipality of montepulciano, which denied the rumor that new moon would be shot in town during the period from 25th to 30th of may. We had an amazing day and also got to see where they filmed the. New moon robert pattinson and kristen stewart robert pattinson and kristen stewart were photographed kissing on the set of new moon. It essentially says that despite meetings and enticements from the mayor and officials from volterra, summit has.
The setting for the volturis home is transported to the remote town of montepulcino. Mar 16, 2009 new moon to shoot shoot in montepulciano march 16, 2009 t he welcome to twilight italian site has let us know that director of the italian magazine ciak, piera detasi has confirmed on her blog that new moon will not film in volterra. Twilight tourism visit the places where twilight was filmed. Volterra has, as any movie buff will tell you, become popular through the twilight saga. Montepulciano, siena, tuscany, italy as volterra 20 of 20 found this interesting interesting. Robert pattinson and kristen stewart were photographed kissing on the set of new moon. New moon to shoot shoot in montepulciano twilight lexicon. It was filmed first in vancouver not in italy, then in a place called montepulciano,italy in may, 2009.
Utterly convinced that his undead presence can only bring painor, even worse, deatha firm edward decides that the best thing to do is. Thrilled to bits about her upcoming eighteenth birthday shortly after the unexpected encounter with the supernatural in twilight 2008, instead, bella comes facetoface with her worst fear and an unforeseen complication in the wake of a neardeath incident. Montepulciano is a town in southern tuscany, italy. Im a twilight superfan who visited the famous italian city from the franchise.
Twilight saga new moon in montepulciano italy youtube. Jan 31, 2010 montepulciano, where the twilight new moon volterra scenes were filmed. Volterra city of the volturi in twilight saga new moon step back in time with a visit to volterra, tuscany travel guide and tourist information for volterra, a walled medieval hill town in tuscany. This was the castle town the final scenes of the twilight saga new moon was filmed over a. Montepulciano, where the twilight new moon volterra scenes were filmed. This is a pre1923 historical reproduction that was curated for q. History the name of montepulciano derives from latin mons and publicianus mount of publicianus. Melissa rosenberg, who handed in a draft of the film script during the opening weekend of twilight, returned as screenwriter for new moon as well.
Its a 15 minute slide show about the town and info on the 6 days they filmed in montepulciano. Photos of twilight saga new moon sites in volterra, italy. Private guided tour of volterra, following twilight movie. Where in italy was the new moon scene filmed im going to italy this week and i want to know where the new moon scene with the voltori and the st. Join a private guided tour of volterra from florence, a medieval hill town with ancient origins that has been the location of the second volume of the twilight series by stephenie meyer. A new moon is the darkest phase of the lunar cycle, making it the perfect title for meyers descriptive prose about the darkest and lowest period in edward and bellas lives. If you thought it was pretty in the movie then youll be awed by the beauty of the real thing. The first was in vancouver, where they filmed most of the movie. Twilight travel sites from books and movies orange county. The second place was in montepulciano, italy for the volturi.
It features in new moon as the haunting italian city that the ancient vampire family of the vulturi call home. The movie, rated as 12a, was released worldwide in november 2009 and was a boxoffice hit with advance bookings beating previous boxoffice records. Twilight in italy is a small book of travel essays, worth reading for the light they throw on the context of lawrences work. Italy twilight saga new moon, new moon movie, movie locations. Even though the movie wasnt actually filmed in volterra, the city had a lot of merchandise dedicated to the twilight franchise. It is the second film in the twilight saga film series and is the sequel to 2008s twilight. The movie will be shooting in montepulciano, instead of volterra was filmed in montepulciano, italy by dedee montepulciano, italy by ad vancouver, canada. Need to go to you tube and check out my video i made about montepulciano its called eclipse. However as the two become closer, bella discovers jacob has a secret of his own. In the movie, volterra is the tuscan city referred to as the ancient italian city where the volturi dwells. In addition to bellas house, the port angeles scenes were filmed here, which included. Helens, oregon, about 2 hours 45 minutes from seattle and 40 minutes from portland. The new moon movie, filmed on location in vancouver, canada and montepulciano, tuscany, italy, is directed by chris weitz with the support of meyer.