A real place on screen
Villa La Gaeta
An eclectic lakeside villa combines towers, loggias and contrasting surfaces in an unusually compact composition. Its immediate relationship to the water makes an entrance by boat or car feel particularly theatrical.
- Architect / attribution
- Gino and Adolfo Coppedè
- Building chronology
- 1921
- Place
- San Siro, Lake Como, Italy
The real building
Die Villa La Gaeta in San Siro war 2007 der Drehort für den James Bond Casino Royale
Films at Villa La Gaeta
Casino Royale (2006)
On screen: Mr White’s lakeside villa
Italy’s tourism board includes the villa in its Casino Royale locations trail. The house is associated with the film’s closing confrontation.
Filming evidence
Building sources
A screen appearance does not imply public access. Consult the venue for current visiting arrangements.