Filming Location
Church in Corleone

The Church in Corleone was used for several scenes in all three movies of the Godfather trilogy. This filming location is located in Sicily, Italy. Read on to find the exact location or click the map pointer icon in the navigation area. 

“You know Mary is in love; with a handsome young Italian man, dark eyes”

Kay Adams-Corleone

“Yes I know; I won’t allow it, it´s wrong; it´s wrong and it’s dangerous”

Source Character

Where did they film the Church scene? 

The cathedral that was featured in several scenes in the movie the Godfather, the Godfather 2, and the Godfather 3 is called Cattedrale di S. Maria Annunziata e Assunta and its located in a small Sicilian town called Forza d’Agrò. To find the exact filming location read on or click on the map pointer icon in the navigation section.

How to find the exact filming location

The Cattedrale di S. Maria Annunziata e Assunta is located in the center of Forza d’Agrò. There are parking spaces near the cathedral and you will also find bars and restaurants in that area. All the scenes were shot on the north side of the cathedral from the street called via Roma.

The scenes filmed at Cattedrale di S. Maria Annunziata e Assunta:

• Vito Corleone (born Vito Andolini) is smuggled out of Corleone on mules back in (The Godfather: Part 2)
  
• Michael Corleone walks by the church with his bodyguards while visiting Corleone in (The Godfather: Part 1)
  
• Vito Corleone stands in front of the church while revisiting Corleone with his family in (The Godfather: Part 2)
  
• Michael and Kay watching a wedding while visiting Corleone in (The Godfather: Part 3)