Where was Hotel Portofino filmed? Filming locations in Europe for ...

Hotel Portofino is about to land on our screens, and it is sure to have you transporting off to Italy in your mind.

The show is a historical drama about a British family who establish a hotel for upper-class travellers on the magical Italian coast during the ‘Roaring 1920s’.

It showcases the lavish Italian Riviera in all its beauty. Here’s everything you need to know about Hotel Portofino.

What should we expect from Hotel Portofino?

ITV says: “The Hotel has only been open a few weeks, but already the problems are mounting for its co-proprietor and moving spirit, Bella Ainsworth: she’s short of staff and ready money; her guests, including the imperious Lady Latchmere, are demanding and hard-to-please; and she’s being targeted by a scheming and corrupt local politician, Signor Danioni, who threatens to drag her into the red-hot political cauldron of Mussolini’s Italy.

“The hotel demands all of Bella’s resources, energy, and focus, but she’s being pulled in other directions as she tries to coax her wounded son, Lucian, and her widowed daughter, Alice, towards health and happiness in the traumatic aftermath of World War I.

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“And then there’s Bella’s aristocratic but caddish husband, Cecil, who’s obsessed with arranging an advantageous marriage for Lucian to secure the future of the Ainsworth family’s estate back in England, and with finding the money to pay for his dilettante lifestyle.

“Over the course of several weeks in the summer of 1926, Bella will discover exactly how far he’s prepared to go to secure his wealth and status. Set in the breathtakingly beautiful resort of Portofino, Hotel Portofino is a story of personal awakening at a time of global upheaval and of the liberating influence of Italy’s enchanting culture, climate, and cuisine on British ‘innocents abroad’.”

Where is it filmed?

Executive producer Walter Iuzzolino grew up the area and knew Portofino’s look had to be authentic. But of course, it is a very popular tourist destination for international and Italian travellers, so not all of it could be filmed there.

The Italian Riviera and Opatija Riviera in Croatia were both used for filming.

In Portofino itself, they used the Piazza Martiri Dell’Olivetta, Lighthouse Portofino, the Chiesa del Divo Martino church, and Castello Brown.

In Croatia, they used the Lungomare Promenade, which stretches along the coast from Lovran to Lovosko; more than 12 kilometres of coastline; Opatija’s Small Harbour; the town of Lovran; and the Angiolina Park.

Who stars in Hotel Portofino?

Natascha McElhone

Natascha plays lead character Bella Ainsworth. She is best known for starring in films such as Ronin, The Truman Show and Solaris. But she has also been on the small screen, appearing in television series such as Californication and most recently The Crown.

Mark Umbers

Mark plays Cecil Ainsworth, Bella’s husband and World War I vet. He has been in series such as Grantchester, Father Brown, Midsomer Murders and Home Fires.

Olivia Morris

Olivia plays Alice Mays-Smith, Bella and Cecil’s daughter. The actress has appeared in the Bollywood movie RRR, as well as television series Professor T and The Head.

Natascha McElhone as Bella Ainsworth and Olivia Morris as Alice Mays-Smith (Photo: Eagle Eye Drama/Britbox)

Oliver Dench

Oliver plays Lucian Ainsworth, Bella and Cecil’s son, who was conscripted at 18 in the last months of World War I. He is the nephew of dame Judi Dench and has been in Ride, The Athena, Noughts + Crosses, and Pandora.

Anna Chancellor

Anna plays Lady Latchmere, a British dowager on holiday for her health. She has starred in Four Weddings and a Funeral, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Mrs Harris Goes to Paris.

Imogen King

Imogen plays Melissa de Vere, Lady Latchmere’s niece. She has appeared on TV in Suspect, The Bay and Clique, and she has been in the movies A Private War and Darkest Hour.

Also starring are:

Adam James Lily Frazer Assad Zaman Pasquale Esposito Rocco Fasano Daniele Pecci Lorenzo Richelmy Lucy Akhurst Claude Scott-Mitchell Louisa Binder Louis Healy When is it on and how many episodes are there?

There are six episodes of Hotel Portofino. You can watch now with a premium subscription to ITVX or on BritBox. It will also air on ITV1 from 3 February at 9pm.