Medea Filming Locations

Medea filming locations

Where was Medea filmed? Medea was filmed in 8 locations across Turkey, Italy and Syria in the following places:

Medea Filming Locations

Cappadocia, a semi-arid region in central Turkey, is known for its distinctive “fairy chimneys,” tall, cone-shaped rock formations clustered in Monks Valley, Göreme and elsewhere. Other notables sites include Bronze Age homes carved into valley walls by troglodytes (cave dwellers) and later used as refuges by early Christians. The 100m-deep Ihlara Canyon houses numerous rock-face churches.

Grado is a town and comune of 8,064 residents in the Regional decentralization entity of Gorizia in the north-eastern Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located on an island and adjacent peninsula of the Adriatic Sea between Venice and Trieste.

Aleppo is a city in Syria, which serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the most populous governorate of Syria.

Viterbo is a city in central Italy. The Palazzo dei Papi, a palace with an elegant loggia, was the seat of the popes in the 13th century. Nearby is San Lorenzo Cathedral, with a Gothic bell tower, frescoes and a 15th-century baptismal font. The Colle del Duomo Museum houses archaeological artifacts and a sacred art collection. The frescoed Palazzo dei Priori, Viterbo’s city hall, is on Piazza del Plebiscito.

Medea (1969)
Runtime: 118 minutes
Rating: 6.9
Release year: 1969
IMDB: tt0066065
Plot summary

After his quest to retrieve the fabled Golden Fleece, Jason returns to Greece with powerful sorceress Medea. However, when the king banishes her, it's only human that Medea plots her furious revenge. Can they escape her wrath?

Genres
Drama
Fantasy
Cast
Maria Callas
Massimo Girotti
Laurent Terzieff
Giuseppe Gentile
Directors
Pier Paolo Pasolini
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Medea filming locations