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Villa Palagonia

Bagheria · Italy  ·  Customs house exterior

L'Avventura filmed at Villa Palagonia, Bagheria. The film's customs house is this faded villa, known for its garden of strange statues. On screen it's Customs House.

Villa Palagonia, Bagheria

Where to go

38.079662, 13.511452

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
L'Avventura (1960)
On screen
Customs House
In real life
Villa Palagonia, Bagheria
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
—
Confidence
Probable

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Villa Palagonia today

Photography of the place as it is now — production stills from the publications that covered the shoot, and freely-licensed photographs. Each links to its source.

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Questions

Where exactly did L'Avventura film at Villa Palagonia?
At 38.079662, 13.511452 in Bagheria. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Villa Palagonia?
Open to the public, ticketed.
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