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| Where Was The Four Seasons Season 2 Filmed? Full Netflix 2026 Shooting Locations Explained From Italy to New York. (Credits: Netflix) |
Netflix clearly knew what it was doing with The Four Seasons Season 2. Half the audience came back for the emotional friendship drama and awkward middle-aged holiday disasters, while the other half immediately opened Google Maps after every episode wondering where these ridiculously beautiful locations actually were. From snowy Italian towns to breezy Jersey Shore beaches and cosy upstate New York hideaways, the second season turns every emotional breakdown into accidental tourism marketing. Honestly, even the grief scenes somehow look expensive.
The 2026 season of The Four Seasons was filmed across several real-life locations in the United States and Italy, with production mainly taking place in upstate New York, New Jersey, and Trento, Italy. As expected with major Netflix productions, not every filming spot was publicly disclosed during shooting to avoid fans interrupting production. Still, enough details have emerged to build quite the travel bucket list for viewers already planning their unofficial “sad rich people holiday tour” inspired by the series.
One of the most memorable locations this season is the fictional Midnight Ramble motel in the Catskills. On screen, the grieving friend group gathers there to scatter Nick’s ashes, leading to several painfully awkward conversations wrapped in scenic mountain views.
In reality, these scenes were filmed at the Blue Fox Motel in Narrowsburg, New York. The motel leans heavily into retro Americana aesthetics, with colourful cabin-style rooms and classic mid-century charm.
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Production reportedly transformed the property slightly to make it appear more rundown for the show, though viewers online quickly pointed out that even Netflix’s version of “budget accommodation” still looks more stylish than most people’s actual holidays.
The surrounding Catskill Mountains also play a major role throughout the early episodes. Additional filming took place around Cold Spring, Beacon, and Newburgh in New York’s scenic Hudson Valley region.
These towns have become increasingly popular with filmmakers thanks to their old-town atmosphere, riverside scenery, antique shops, indie cafés, and forests that somehow always look cinematic no matter the season.
Newburgh Brewing Company notably appears during several group scenes, bringing that slightly hipster energy the show loves to quietly mock while also fully embracing it.
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Production also filmed sequences around Fishkill and Poughkeepsie, particularly for scenes tied to university visits and suburban family tension. Vassar College once again appears in the series, doubling as the alma mater visited by the group.
The campus gives the show that perfect East Coast academic aesthetic: old brick buildings, autumn leaves, stressed parents pretending everything is emotionally stable when absolutely nobody is emotionally stable.
As the story shifts into summer, the series heads towards the Jersey Shore, where the characters attempt another holiday together despite having enough unresolved issues to fuel several years of therapy.
While the story claims the group vacations at Point Pleasant Beach, much of the actual filming happened in Ocean Grove, New Jersey. The town’s boardwalk, quiet beaches, and charming Victorian streets become major visual highlights during the seaside episodes.
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Filming around Asbury Park also adds extra texture to the Jersey Shore sequences. The area’s music culture, vintage arcades, and old-school coastal atmosphere fit perfectly with the show’s slightly nostalgic tone.
Viewers online joked that the characters somehow managed to turn one of America’s most relaxing beach settings into a giant passive-aggressive group counselling session. Fair observation, honestly.
The production reportedly used areas around Fort Monmouth as part of Netflix’s growing New Jersey production operations.
That move explains why several New Jersey scenes feel surprisingly expansive despite the series remaining largely character-focused. There is a polished cinematic quality to the beach episodes that quietly screams “streaming budget.”
The biggest visual flex of the season, however, arrives during the winter episodes set in Trento, Italy. The Alpine town instantly became one of the most talked-about locations among viewers after the final episodes dropped.
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Nestled in northern Italy, Trento blends snow-covered mountains, medieval architecture, elegant piazzas, and postcard-level scenery that almost feels unfairly attractive on screen.
Several major sequences were filmed around Piazza del Duomo, the historic square at the centre of Trento. With its Renaissance fountains, cafés, and colourful buildings, the location gives the series a more intimate European atmosphere while the characters continue emotionally spiralling in expensive coats.
The production also used the iconic Buonconsiglio Castle, one of the region’s most recognisable historical landmarks. The castle’s stone towers and dramatic interiors add a quiet grandeur to the winter episodes without the series needing to loudly announce, “Look everyone, we filmed in Europe.”
The snowy marathon sequences featuring Will Forte’s Jack were filmed throughout the Alpine countryside surrounding Trento, including stretches near Monte Bondone and the Adige Valley.
These landscapes give the final episodes a softer, reflective tone as the characters confront grief, ageing, relationships, and the terrifying reality that group holidays become significantly less relaxing after the age of 50.
One of the standout restaurant scenes involving Kate and Jack was filmed at Osteria a le Due Spade, a centuries-old restaurant known for traditional Trentino cuisine. Viewers immediately flooded social media asking whether the restaurant was real because Netflix accidentally turned pasta and emotional discomfort into an aspirational lifestyle again.
Season 1 locations also continue influencing fan travel interest. The Puerto Rico episodes remain particularly popular online, especially scenes filmed around Palomino Island and the luxurious El Conquistador Resort.
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The tropical backdrop became a fan favourite partly because it contrasted so beautifully with the characters’ constant emotional exhaustion. Nothing says “vacation” quite like arguing about marriage while standing beside crystal-clear water.
Meanwhile, Mount Peter in Warwick, New York, still draws attention from viewers revisiting the snowy episodes from the first season. The ski resort location captured that wonderfully awkward winter-holiday atmosphere where everyone is cold, emotionally fragile, and pretending family tension can be solved with hot chocolate.
Fans and netizens remain deeply divided over which season had the better filming locations. Some viewers insist the Italy episodes elevated Season 2 visually, with many calling Trento “the real main character” of the series.
Others still prefer the quieter charm of the Hudson Valley and Catskills settings, arguing the New York locations fit the grounded emotional tone more naturally. A surprisingly large number of viewers admitted the series made them want to book spontaneous countryside holidays despite fully understanding that every trip in this show ends with somebody crying over wine.
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What makes The Four Seasons Season 2 stand out is how naturally the locations become part of the storytelling instead of feeling like glossy tourism adverts. The beaches, mountains, ski resorts, and historic towns all reflect the emotional states of the characters themselves.
Beautiful surroundings cannot magically fix complicated friendships, grief, marriages, or ageing anxieties. Though apparently they can make those problems look incredibly photogenic on Netflix.
All episodes of The Four Seasons Season 2 are now streaming on Netflix, and interest in the filming locations keeps growing as fans continue dissecting every café, hotel, beach, and snowy Italian street seen throughout the series.
And honestly, if you had the chance to visit one of these places, which would you choose first: the cosy Catskills motel, the Jersey Shore escape, or that ridiculously beautiful Italian winter town that made everyone suddenly consider moving to the Alps for “peaceful living”?