In Washington state, under a perennial blanket of cloud and rain, is a town called Forks … this is where I moved. So Bella Swan in the first chapter of Twilight , the famous saga narrated by Stepahnie Mayer , talks about the place where she will go to live, that place that completely upsets her life, the place where she will meet the vampire Edward Cullen . Travel 365 wants to retrace the places of the saga that were the backdrop to what was the love story that kept the whole world in suspense!

The City of Forks
Photo by Kgrr. Our journey cannot fail to start from the cloudy Forks. It is located in Clallam County . The name derives from the ramifications of the Quillayute, Bogachiel, Calawah and Sol Duc rivers. What made the town a tourist destination was the Twilight saga. Although Forks is the place where the story takes place, the locations used in the film are somewhere else … but dear twilighters do not despair it is possible to take a picture in front of Bella’s red van that was positioned in front of the Chamber of Commerce of the city and where for the “modest” sum of 30 dollars it will be possible to take pictures.
Another place of pilgrimage is the hospital where Carlisle medicates Bella after the accident, and in particular the hospital parking lot (where a space is reserved for Dr. Cullen). And then you can buy the gadgets of the saga in the many souvenir shops … don’t forget the leather bracelet with the Cullen family logo!

Forks High School
Photo by Joe Mabel. It is here that Bella first encounters her Edward’s her, in the school cafeteria where he peeps out with her siblings. The location used is Madison High School in Portland, Oregon. The gym and the parking lot where Edward saves Bella from an accident were instead set at the Kalama High Shool in Kalama in Vernonia.

The Cullen House – the School Ball
The splendid house where Bella first goes to meet Carlisleand Esme , Edward’s adoptive parents, is located in Forest Park in Portland, Oregon. Also in Oregon at the View Point Inn the school dance was also set: the final scene of the film is famous, where Bella asks Edward to transform her. “Hold on tight little monkey,” Edward tells Bella, taking her onto her shoulders … the locations used for this famous scene were shot at Silver Falls State Park in Silverton , 26 miles east of Salem.

Charlie’s House
Photo by Bobak Ha’Eri. The first place Bella goes to when she gets to Forks … Charlie’s houseit is actually located about 20km east of Vernonia, at 184 South 6th Street in Saint Helens. As twiligheters know every Thursday Charlie goes to the diner … which was set at the Carver Cafe in Damascus , 16471 SE Highway 224, between Portland and Oregon City.

La Push Beach
Photo by Benjamin Cody. But your visit to this town is not complete if you don’t make a trip to La Push , in the Quillayute Reserve, “the wettest beach in America”. The name La Push derives from the French la bouche (the mouth) and describes the position of the city as positioned on the mouth of the river. Distinguishing reality from fiction in these places has become really difficult: in the road that leads to the beach you can read in big letters “No vampires beyond this point”. One of the attractions of La Push is the Ocean Park Resort along James Beach.

Port Angels
Photo of own work. Not far from Forks is Port Angels, another location of the saga, where the protagonists often go. The port area was initially called Puerto de Nuestra Senora de los Angeles (Port of Our Lady of the Angels), by the Spanish explorer Francisco de Eliza (in 1791), but since the mid-nineteenth century the name has been cut and partially Englishized . In addition to the Bella Napoli pizzeria where Bella dines with her Edward for the first time (where the Twilight menu is offered ), among the places to visit there is the Olimpic Park .

Volterra and Montepulciano: where Twilight was filmed in Italy
Photo by Valentini17. In the second chapter of the saga, New Moon , some scenes are set in our Italy. The journey to the Bel Paese starts from Volterra , the place where the protagonists go to meet the Volturi . In reality, however, the shooting took place in Montepulciano , in Tuscany. The city boasts Etruscan origins. The places we see in the film
The narrow streets in the countryside of Montepulciano, the Temple of San Biagio , the Palazzo del Comune, where the meeting between Edward and the Volturi is set. The main scene of New Moon is set in Piazza Grande and it is precisely there that the famous fountain was built, in wood and papier-mâché, 7 meters high. It is possible to take a tour of the city that retraces all the places mentioned. You can also stay in the hotel that hosted the protagonists of the film during the shooting.

Esme Island
We conclude our trip with the most romantic place … Esme Island ! This is where our Bella and Edward, after getting married, go on their honeymoon . The scenes were actually shot on the hot beaches of Brazil . A real paradise!

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