The Odyssey is a story about a man who cannot get home, so it is fitting that making it involved going almost everywhere. Christopher Nolan shot on location across five countries, and the film's landscapes are, with very few exceptions, real places you can visit.
Greece
Much of the film was shot where the poem is set. The cyclops sequence was filmed in a cave in Messenia, and Nolan told Empire that the whole approach to the scene was to imagine what it would actually be like rather than treat it as a storybook. In his description it is a horrifying situation, and he wanted the audience inside it with the crew.
The Hellenic Film Commission lists further work at Voidokilia Beach, Almyrolaka Beach, the medieval Methoni Castle, and Acrocorinth.
Italy
Damon, Tom Holland, and Zendaya were photographed in Favignana in March 2025 alongside Ryan Hurst, who plays Mentor. The Times reported the production also worked across the Aeolian Islands, including Basiluzzo, Lipari, and Vulcano.