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Bramasole
A filming location from Under the Tuscan Sun in Tuscany.
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The scene
Bramasole is the villa Frances buys and restores, the emotional centre of the film. The real house sits on the hillside just below Cortona, framed by cypresses and olive terraces.
How to visit
Bramasole is a private home, not a museum, so admire it only from the public lane and keep your distance out of respect for the residents. The surrounding Cortona countryside, all olive groves and long valley views, is the real reward.
- The lanes below Cortona are lined with the olive terraces and cypresses seen throughout the film.
- Base yourself in Cortona to explore the surrounding hills on foot or by car.
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Good to know
- What was filmed at Bramasole?
- Bramasole is the villa Frances buys and restores, the emotional centre of the film. The real house sits on the hillside just below Cortona, framed by cypresses and olive terraces.
- Can you visit Bramasole?
- Bramasole is a private home, not a museum, so admire it only from the public lane and keep your distance out of respect for the residents. The surrounding Cortona countryside, all olive groves and long valley views, is the real reward.
- Where is Bramasole?
- Bramasole is a real filming location in Tuscany.
More to film-spot in Tuscany
Val d'Orcia
The rolling wheat fields and lone cypresses are Maximus's sunlit memory of home, the Elysium he longs to return to.
Castello di Celsa
This Tuscan castle and its gardens host the lavish family wedding of the show's third-season finale.
Cortona
Cortona is the hill town where Frances puts down roots, and its steep lanes, the Piazza della Repubblica and the town-hall steps recur through the film as she builds a new life.
Montepulciano
The wine town of Montepulciano lends the film its festive, sun-washed Tuscany, its Piazza Grande and long climbing main street standing in for the story's Renaissance backdrop.