Hotel Portofino
Hotel Portofino is a British series whose first season was partly filmed in Bale. Croatian towns stand in for the Italian Riviera.
A British family in 1920s Italy
Creator and writer Matt Baker follows the Ainsworth family, who run a hotel for wealthy British guests in Portofino. Bella Ainsworth, played by Natascha McElhone, struggles to keep the business going as her family recovers from the aftermath of the First World War. Marital tensions and relationships with guests unfold against the rise of fascism in Italy.
From Bale and Rovinj to Kvarner
Bale was among the locations for the first season, filmed in 2021. The crew also worked in Rovinj’s old town, on Lovran’s Lungomare promenade and along the Opatija Riviera. Istrian towns and the Kvarner coast provided the story’s Italian setting. A separate crew filmed coastal views and exteriors in the real Portofino for the first two seasons.
The locations changed as the series continued. Season three also used Rijeka, including Trsat, while Zagreb provided interiors and some exterior settings. Drugi plan handled Croatian production services for all three seasons.
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