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People We Meet on Vacation Filming Revealed: Spain’s Costa Brava and New Orleans Double for Far-Flung Trips

New reporting pinpoints the real sites that recreated Canada, Tuscany plus a Midwestern hometown.

Overview

  • Production sources confirm most international scenes were filmed in Catalonia, including Casa de Santa Clotilde for a wedding villa, Sa Boadella Beach for the book-cover shot, Can Llambi for Tuscany and the ME Barcelona rooftop for a key city moment.
  • The Squamish, British Columbia camping setting was duplicated at Catalonia’s Masjoan Arboretum, where century-old redwoods and terrain matched Canada, according to production designer Bruce Curtis.
  • New Orleans served as both itself and the characters’ Ohio hometown, with sequences on Bourbon Street captured among real crowds and additional scenes at Café Du Monde, Bamboula’s, Domilise’s, St. Johns, Audubon Park and in Covington.
  • Director Brett Haley says locations were consolidated to preserve the novel’s tone, with author Emily Henry’s approval for changes to settings and on-screen destinations.
  • The Netflix adaptation debuted on January 9, 2026, and post-release coverage has detailed the exact filming stops now drawing fan interest.