Among the locations on Skopelosāwhich stood in for the fictional island of Kalokairi in the filmāthe producers say a "mountainous peninsula" near Glisteri was used as the filming location where Sophie leaves for her wedding.
Where Mamma Mia! was filmed in Greece. Both films are set on the fictional Greek island of Kalokairi, but while Mamma Mia 2 was filmed in another country, the original was in fact shot in Greece. Now that weāve all whooped and wept our way through Mamma Mia! āMamma Mia!ā is primarily shot on a few Greek islands, with the majority of the outdoor filming being done on the island of Skopelos, while the indoor scenes were primarily filmed at Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom. While these two locations account for the bulk of the filming, some of the beach scenes were also filmed in California, USA. Sophieās wedding procession was filmed at the Agios Ioannis Chapel near the village of Glossa (though the interior was filmed at Pinewood Studios), and a cliff on the Glysteri beach (located on the islandās east coast) was used for the cliff jumping scene with Sophie, Sam, Bill, and Harry (during the āOur Last Summerā number). r2PY7.