Malta · Grand Harbour
Filming locations in Malta
A sun-baked archipelago of honey-stone forts, Baroque cities and a huge natural harbour that has doubled for ancient Rome on screen more often than almost anywhere else. Beyond the film sets, Valletta's ramparts, the silent old capital of Mdina and clear swimming coves make it an easy, compact island break.
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Gladiator II
Fort Ricasoli
A full third of the Colosseum, some sixteen metres high, was built inside this vast 17th-century fort at the mouth of the Grand Harbour, where most of the film's Rome was shot over nineteen weeks.
Fort Manoel
The star-shaped 18th-century fort on Manoel Island became the gladiator training school where Lucius is drilled before he is sent to the arena.
Fort Delimara
The gloomy tunnels beneath the Colosseum, where gladiators wait in the dark to be sent up into the light, were shot inside this remote coastal fort near Marsaxlokk.
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- What was filmed in Malta?
- Malta stands in for scenes from Gladiator II.
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