Ian Fleming got his inspiration for his first book from Portugal.
Everybody seems to have seen at least one or two 007 movies. Its creator Ian Fleming got his inspiration for his first book, Casino Royale in Estroil, Portugal. The other day, I bought a book called the 500 hidden secrets of Lisbon and it recommended the best 5 movies set in Lisbon. The number (4) on the list is On Her Majesty's Secret Service. After watching the end credit, you can see the movie was shot in Portugal but while watching it, you cannot tell whether it was shot in somewhere else or not. Once or twice you hear "Bom dia" and you see some Portuguese on the sign of Jewelry store. That's why I had to research more and in the end I found some interesting facts. During the World War II, Portugal was a neutral country, So European royal families took refuge in Cascais and Estoril near Lisbon. About 40 minutes from Lisbon My favorite city near Lisbon the view of Cascais beach There were many spies in E...