It is true that the scenery of animated movies can sometimes seem unreal because of the beauty that is reflected; however, these 3 places are completely real-life places that inspired iconic Disney movie sets.
Dubrovnik is a Croatian town better known as “The Pearl of the Adriatic“. This picturesque red-tiled place served as a source of inspiration for the city on land where Ariel, from ‘The Little Mermaid‘, arrives, that is to say Prince Eric’s home in the movie.
In the movie of Rapunzel ‘Tangled‘, who, despite spending most of her life on top of a tower in which she was locked up, is the heir of a kingdom called ‘Corona’, which is located on an island with a castle in the center, the muse for this location was ‘Mont Saint-Michel‘ in France, which is physically identical.
‘Ratatouille‘ tells the story of the rat that became a star chef in the most emblematic restaurant in the center of the city of Paris, referencing ‘Le Train Bleu‘ which opened its doors in 1901 and has since been a symbol of Parisian elegance and the city’s rich railway history.
