The series was filmed in Gubbio (PG) up until the eighth season, when the set moved to Spoleto.
For three seasons, Gubbio was never mentioned by the characters in the series, who spoke generally about the ‘town’, with the setting leaving us in no doubt as to the location; it was the writer’s intention to bring the characters to life in a generic town in the province of Umbria. Only starting from the fourth season did the characters start to explicitly mention the town by name.
Lots of the winding little streets and piazzas of this Medieval town, so closely linked to the life of Saint Francis of Assisi, were used in filming for the series. The most significant locations include the Collegiate Church of St. John the Baptist and the Church of San Marziale, which provide the exteriors and interiors respectively for Don Matteo’s parish church, Piazza Grande, where the barracks of Marshal Cecchini are located, Palazzo Pretorio, which provides the interior shots, and Ranghiasci Park, where Tommasi and Cecchini like to go running.
Over the seasons, other locations have been used for filming. More specifically, Assisi features at the beginning of the series, when Don Matteo is told by the bishop that he has been assigned to the parish church of St. John in Gubbio. Other towns featured in the series, albeit briefly, are Perugia, Bevagna, Foligno, Narni, Orvieto, Umbertide, and in particular, the Abbey of Montecorona, and Fossato di Vico, the railway station of which was used as Gubbio station in some scenes.
The series was filmed in Gubbio (PG) up until the eighth season, when the set moved to Spoleto.
For three seasons, Gubbio was never mentioned by the characters in the series, who spoke generally about the ‘town’, with the setting leaving us in no doubt as to the location; it was the writer’s intention to bring the characters to life in a generic town in the province of Umbria. Only starting from the fourth season did the characters start to explicitly mention the town by name.
Lots of the winding little streets and piazzas of this Medieval town, so closely linked to the life of Saint Francis of Assisi, were used in filming for the series. The most significant locations include the Collegiate Church of St. John the Baptist and the Church of San Marziale, which provide the exteriors and interiors respectively for Don Matteo’s parish church, Piazza Grande, where the barracks of Marshal Cecchini are located, Palazzo Pretorio, which provides the interior shots, and Ranghiasci Park, where Tommasi and Cecchini like to go running.
Over the seasons, other locations have been used for filming. More specifically, Assisi features at the beginning of the series, when Don Matteo is told by the bishop that he has been assigned to the parish church of St. John in Gubbio. Other towns featured in the series, albeit briefly, are Perugia, Bevagna, Foligno, Narni, Orvieto, Umbertide, and in particular, the Abbey of Montecorona, and Fossato di Vico, the railway station of which was used as Gubbio station in some scenes.
Don Matteo is a parish priest with a passion for investigating. He helps Marshal Cecchini in various investigations, with his sense of humanity and knowledge of the human soul.
