peels back the curtain on some of your favorite films, television shows, and more. This time, we ask where was
It’s been almost 20 years since the film adaptation
was released in cinemas worldwide. The film adaptation of Catherine Johnson’s 1999 British musical transported millions of us to a fictional
where multiple love stories played out to the music of ABBA – one of the best-selling bands of all time.
Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, and Julie Walters featured among the stellar cast, and so joyous was the reception to the film that a sequel followed in 2018—
. The sequel-cum-prequel sees Sophie Sheridan (Seyfried’s character) working on the grand opening of the Hotel Bella Donna, with flashbacks to her mother’s past involving a cast including Lily James, Jeremy Irvine, and John Dylan.
Naturally, the cast shines in their performances, and the films have become cult classics—with talk of a third installment in the works as of 2026. But the real star of the show? The filming locations. So, where was
filmed? While both the first and second movies are set on the fictional Greek island of Kalokairi, production took place on different, but equally dazzling, European islands for each flick.
This Croatian island stole the spotlight after the release of the sequel
