Carinthia
Carinthia is Austria’s southern lake province, with alpine meadows, mountain ski areas and the long Weißensee. The series used it for winter scenes.
Visit the Weißensee in winter, when it freezes.
Where Bond filmed
Carinthia
1Nassfeld / Passo Pramollo (the border dam)
Carinthia, Austria and Friuli, Italy
Wikipedia says the border chase was filmed in Carinthia including the town of Nassfeld on the Austrian-Italian border. Reelstreets argues, citing a local researcher, that the dam crest where Bond escapes the Iron Curtain stunt is on the small Lago del Pramollo reservoir just across the Italian border. The exact dam shot location is based on fan research.
- Scenes
- Border dam stunt, Iron Curtain barrier, cello-case slide
- Today
- Nassfeld is a ski resort straddling the Austria-Italy border, in the Carnic Alps.
- Visiting
- Reached by road from the Gail Valley, it is accessible in summer and winter.
2Weißensee (frozen lake chase)
Carinthia, Austria
Wikipedia names Weißensee as a filming location for the snowbound escape from Czechoslovakia, which is the film’s border chase. Reelstreets locates the road approaching the lake on the B87 between Greifenburg and Weißbriach, with the frozen lake near the village of Naggl. The Aston Martin’s ice stunt and the snowcat sequence were filmed here.
- Scenes
- Aston Martin on ice, snowcat pursuit, road block and tunnel chase
- Today
- Weißensee is a nature park and a winter sports area, famous for its natural ice skating rink.
- Visiting
- The lake is accessible by road in the Gail Valley of Carinthia. In winter the ice may be skated if conditions allow, but check local ice safety reports first.
Positions marked approximate are matched from stills and published location guides. Opening arrangements, fees and access change often. Confirm locally before you travel.