This is the Spanish beach that captivated James Bond: it stars in one of the most iconic scenes of the franchise

The scene in which Halle Berry emerges from the sea in an orange bikini, under the watchful eye of Pierce Brosnan as agent 007, is one of the most iconic of the James Bond franchise, and the beach where it was filmed is located in a city in southern Spain. 

More than two decades have passed since the release of Die Another Day, the film that marked the 40th anniversary of the cinematic saga, and in which Cádiz served as the main setting for the plot that took place in Havana fictionally.

In the film, James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) travels to Cuba to investigate Isla de Los Órganos, where people of questionable reputation buy fictional DNA replacement therapies. The villain Zao (Rick Yune) is one of them.

Bond is about to meet his contact in Havana, Raoul (Emilio Echevarría), a sleeper agent who provides Bond with information about Zao and the island. Raoul owns a cigar factory and Bond makes his way down the Havana waterfront to reach the factory... and then talks to Raoul on a rooftop terrace.

This waterfront doesn't correspond in reality to the Cuban capital, but to Avenida Campo del Sur in Cádiz, a port road with a wide promenade that connects the Cadiz Cathedral to the famous beach where Berry's scene was filmed.

Playa de La Caleta Ayuntamiento de Cádiz

La playa de La Caleta

This beach is located in the historic center of Cádiz, a natural port where Phoenician, Carthaginian, and Roman ships anchored next to the canal that separated the archipelago of islands (Eritea and Cotinusa) that made up the city back then. It is the smallest beach in the city, isolated from the others. Currently, it is an important fishing port of the city.

This paradisiacal setting has inspired musicians and poets such as Isaac Albéniz, José María Pemán, Paco Alba, and Carlos Cano and has appeared in other films like Alatriste and Manolete. 

El Mercado central de Cádiz en 'Muere otro día'

Other locations in Cádiz that appear in '007'

In Die Another Day you can also see Bond walking from Garaicoechea street to the Plaza de la Libertad, where the Central Market is located, the city's main food market, which in the movie acts as a cigar factory.

The interior is a location in London, but the terrace returns to Cádiz, to the rooftop of the Parroquia de Santa Cruz, located right next to the grand Cadiz Cathedral.

The Castle of San Sebastián served as a setting for the Álvarez Clinic and the Las Palmas Spa stood in for the El Gran Palacio Hotel, the stay chosen by Bond for the night. Cadiz is the ideal city for 007 fans and lovers of film tours. 

*This article has been automatically translated using artificial intelligence