# Love Island Filming Locations: Mallorca, Fiji, and South Africa

- Published: Jul 16, 2026
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> As of 2026, Love Island UK films in Mallorca, Spain, Love Island USA in Fiji's Mamanuca Islands, and the winter All Stars in South Africa's Franschhoek.

If you have watched a season and wondered where those sun-soaked villas actually sit on a map, here is the short version. As of July 2026, the main English-language editions of Love Island each film in a different country: the UK series films in Mallorca, one of Spain's Balearic Islands; Love Island USA films in Fiji; and the winter "All Stars" run films in South Africa. You cannot walk into any of the villas while a season is being taped, since the exact addresses are kept quiet and security is tight. The surrounding regions, though, are ordinary holiday destinations that welcome visitors. ITV runs the UK show and NBC's Peacock streams the US version, so their listings are the most reliable place to confirm current dates and locations.

This guide covers the well-known English-language editions and focuses on the travel side, meaning where the villas are and how close you can realistically get, rather than casting or episode schedules.

## Where does each Love Island villa film?

Love Island started as a British dating show and now runs in several countries, and the best-known editions each film in their own corner of the world. Three of them land in three very different climates. Here is how the main versions line up, based on the broadcasters' own listings and entertainment reporting on the 2026 seasons.

| Edition | Country | Region | Where to watch |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Love Island UK | Spain | Mallorca, near the east-coast town of Sant Llorenc des Cardassar | ITV / ITVX |
| Love Island USA | Fiji | Mamanuca Islands, western Fiji | Peacock |
| Love Island: All Stars (winter) | South Africa | Franschhoek wine valley, Western Cape | ITV / ITVX |

One thing to keep in mind before you plan anything: the villa interiors are a set. The production team strips out the furniture and rebuilds the bedrooms, fire pit, and lounges for each series, so the property looks nothing like its everyday self once the crew leaves. The buildings are private homes, and their exact locations stay off public maps while filming is underway.

## Can you visit or stay in a Love Island villa?

No, not while a season is filming. The locations are guarded and closed to the public. Between seasons, the story changes for one of them. UK travel outlets and Mallorca villa-rental listings have reported that the property used for the British series can be booked as a private holiday rental in the off-season, with figures around 5,000 pounds (roughly 5,400 to 6,400 US dollars, depending on the exchange rate) for a week, six bedrooms, and space for up to twelve guests. Guests who have rented it note that it comes stripped of the show's neon styling, so you get a quiet countryside finca (a traditional Mallorcan stone farmhouse) rather than the version you see on television.

The Fiji and South Africa villas sit on private estates and are not offered as public rentals in the same way. That does not shut you out of the area. Traveling to a real filming location, sometimes called "set-jetting," has become a common reason to book a trip, the same instinct that sends fans to [real places behind a hit show set in Korea](https://foreignerguide.com/articles/kpop-demon-hunters-locations-in-korea-real-places-you-can-visit.html). For Love Island, the workable version is visiting the surrounding region and staying at a nearby resort or guesthouse instead of the villa itself.

## Getting to the Mallorca villa region (Love Island UK)

The gateway is Palma de Mallorca Airport (airport code PMI), the island's single main airport and one of the busiest in Spain over summer. From Palma, the east-coast area around Sant Llorenc des Cardassar, the district linked to the UK villa in recent reporting, is roughly an hour's drive. Renting a car is the easiest way to reach it, because the inland countryside there has limited public transport.

You will not find a villa to gawk at, but the region rewards a visit on its own terms. The Serra de Llevant hills, quiet inland villages, and east-coast beaches near Cala Millor and Sa Coma make a comfortable base. Peak season runs June through September, which overlaps with filming, so book accommodation and cars early if you travel then. The UK broadcaster [ITV](https://www.itv.com) is the place to confirm when the current series airs.

## Reaching Fiji's Mamanuca Islands (Love Island USA)

You fly into Nadi first, then take a boat. Nadi International Airport (airport code NAN) on Fiji's main island, Viti Levu, is the country's principal international gateway. From there it is a short drive to Port Denarau, where catamaran ferries and speedboats run out to the Mamanuca Islands, the western Fiji archipelago where Love Island USA films. Transfers usually take somewhere between 30 minutes and two hours, depending on which island you are heading to.

The show's villa sits on a secluded private stretch and is not a resort you can book. What you can book are the many island resorts across the Mamanucas, on islands such as Malolo, Mana, and Tokoriki, which range from backpacker lodges to high-end retreats. NBC's [Peacock](https://www.peacocktv.com), the official US streamer, lists the season schedule if you want to line up a trip with a season you are following.

## The winter series: Franschhoek, South Africa

The winter "All Stars" edition trades the northern-hemisphere summer for South Africa. Entertainment press covering the 2026 run placed it in the Franschhoek wine valley, part of the Cape Winelands in the Western Cape. Franschhoek sits roughly 75 kilometers (about an hour's drive) east of Cape Town, so most visitors fly into Cape Town International Airport (airport code CPT) and drive out.

The valley is a working wine region with vineyards, mountain scenery, and a well-established food-and-wine scene, and it runs as a normal tourist destination outside of filming. As with the other villas, the exact estate stays private, but the town and its surrounding wineries stay open to visitors year-round.

## Do you need a visa for these locations?

It depends entirely on your passport, so check before you book. Each destination sets its own rules, and they differ. Spain belongs to the Schengen Area, a group of European countries with shared external borders, so entry there follows Schengen policy. Fiji and South Africa each run their own systems. Many nationalities can enter all three for short tourist stays without arranging a visa in advance, but that is not universal and the rules change. Confirm your own situation against each destination's official immigration authority, and go through our guide on [what to confirm about visas before you book](https://foreignerguide.com/articles/travel-visa-requirements-what-to-confirm-before-you-book.html). This article is general information, not immigration advice.

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