Relive your favorite Money Heist scenes in these locations
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Thanks to Netflix’s acquisition of the show, the boost in production budget allowed for the filmmakers to shoot in international locations for Money Heist Season 3 and 4; whereas the first two seasons were primarily filmed in Madrid.
So if you’re curious to know where Money Heist was filmed (in Spain and around the world), keep on reading! We’ve compiled 11 filming sites you can visit once quarantine and travel ban has been lifted.
WARNING: Spoilers ahead!
1. Spanish National Research Council as the Royal Mint of Spain
For security reasons, filming outside the actual Royal Mint is strictly prohibited. However, the Spanish National Research Council’s exteriors mimic the Royal Mint’s exterior, making it the perfect alternative. As for the interior shots and scenes, those were filmed in a studio in Colmenar Vijeo, Madrid.
2. ABC Printing Site in Torrejon de Ardoz as the Royal Mint’s printing room
Equipped with big and heavy-duty machines, ABC’s printing site was the perfect location for Nairobi to hold her money printing workshops and print out billions of euros in the series.
3. Finca El Gasco, Torrelodones as La Casa de Toledo
The place called La Casa de Toledo in the series where the heist was planned is actually a rental place where wedding banquets are usually held! The charming house surrounded by a rustic garden is called Casa Palacio and has no less than 11 rooms, 5 bathrooms, and kitchen, which makes it a perfect place to hold events.
4. Callao Square, Madrid
In the third season, we see over 140 million euros literally fall from the sky towards a sea of people. This scene was filmed in Callao Square, Madrid, where you’ll also see the big screens that the Profesor used to announce Rio’s illegal detention.
5. Ministerio de Fomento (Ministry of Public Works and Transport) as the Bank of Spain
In the series, they used the exterior of the Ministerio de Fomento headquarters as the Bank of Spain due to security reasons once again. As for the interior shots, these were filmed in a Netflix studio located in Tres Cantos, Madrid.
6. San Frutos Hermitage as the Italian Monastery (Exterior Shots)
Berlin, Palermo and the Professor plot to rob 90 tons of gold from the Bank of Spain at an Italian Monastery where Berlin pretended to work on his theology thesis. This was filmed in the San Frutos Hermitage, which we see later again in the series as the gang’s new headquarters as they prepare for the heist.
7. Abbadia De Parraces as Italian Monastery (Interior Shots)
Berlin’s wedding, roundtable discussions among the gang, and their other recreational activities as they prepare for the heist were all shot in this location. Abbadia De Paraces is an events venue for gatherings, photoshoots, and even tv shootings.
8. Guna Yana Islands, Panama as Rio and Tokyo’s Island
Remember Tokyo describing her and Rio’s new reality as a romantic movie in the Carribean? She wasn’t lying as their scenes were filmed in a real-life paradise in one of the 400 islands of Guna Yana Islands.
9. Piazza Del Duomo Florence, Italy
Dressed like a true Italian in a fedora hat, this is the first scene viewers see Berlin after his death in Season 2. However this scene is set five years back, when Berlin was still known as Andres, and while they had just begun to plan their heist on the Bank of Spain.
10. Sanctuary of Truth Pattaya, Thailand
In Season 3, we see Tokyo head towards a wooden castle-like structure to finally meet with the Professor to hatch a plan to rescue Rio. The scene was filmed in Pattaya, Thailand by the majestic Sanctuary of Truth - the most iconic structure in Pattaya.
BONUS: Palawan, Philippines
A year after the heist in Season 2, we see Raquel and the Professor meet up in a tropical destination that is said to be Palawan in the show. However, no one has confirmed if it was really shot in the Philippines. Some guesses say Thailand, while others say it was done through studio and CGI shots, but regardless, we’d pick Palawan in a snap for a getaway, too.
