So, who’s seen the musical movie Mamma Mia! with Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth? I did last weekend, and MAN did it make me want to go to a Greek Island!
I mean, all those tanned folks, pretty whitewashed buildings, cool blue water, nifty rock outcroppings, the history, the heritage… really, the movie is just one big public service advertisement for Greece!
(It was not, however, a brilliant venue for Mr. Brosnan to be sharing his singing voice with the world. OYOYOY! James Bond is not a chanteuse. I mean, the audience could not help but giggle – a lot – when he opened his mouth to warble ABBA favorites. Ouch.)
After I saw the movie, I immediately came home to do a Google search to find out where Mamma Mia was filmed. The majority of the filming took place on Skopelos, a small, remote island to the west of mainland Greece that’s not directly accessible by air. The UK’s Telegraph ran a great article about how the locals really got into the filming — thrilled to see their tiny island on the big screen.
Here are a couple of photos of the island that I tracked down online to share. I’m thinking that with the release of Mamma Mia!, the pristine island (known as the “greenest Greek island” because of its unspoiled pine-tree forests) is going to be inundated with tourists. If they don’t have a visitor’s bureau up and running, they better get one!
Skopelos is a beautiful island with a lovely town, ultra clear sea and some delightful coves[ though mainly pebbles]. Its got a real chilled out atmosphere, but still offers the visitor a good time. Just over the water from the more cosmopolitan island of Skiathos which makes it possible to enjoy a 2 center holiday . If its beaches and some wild nightlife that your looking for then take alook at the island of Mykonos, has a bit of a reputation as a GAY destination but it offers much more. Great place for the girls as it offers amazing boutiques, restaurants, lively nights and great beaches……..