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Stunning real-life locations that featured in Disney movies – and one’s right here in the UK

HAVE you ever watched a Disney film and wished you could step into its magical world?

From Scotland’s mystical standing stones to a coastal town in Italy that feels straight out of a storybook, many of Disney’s animated hits were inspired by real locations.

Disney’s animated hits were inspired by these real locations you can visit
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Disney’s animated hits were inspired by these real locations you can visitCredit: Alamy

So, for those eager to pack their bags and enter the picture, Jacob Lewis has sourced holiday deals for six enchanting destinations.

Forget the theme parks – dive into a real-life Disney adventure and explore the magic for yourself.

Sleeping Beauty: Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria

Bavaria has some of the most beautiful castles in the world
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Bavaria has some of the most beautiful castles in the worldCredit: Disney
Sleeping Beauty is set in the German region
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Sleeping Beauty is set in the German regionCredit: Alamy

SHEARINGS has a seven-day Beautiful Bavaria and Romantic Road tour from £699pp with a visit to the castle, six nights’ B&B hotel accommodation, four evening meals, free beer, wine & soft drinks from 6-10pm in Langenau.

Depart October 7 from embarkation points around the UK. ().

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Brave: Calanais stones, Isle of Lewis, Scotland

A day excursions to see the Calanais Standing Stones is from £70pp
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A day excursions to see the Calanais Standing Stones is from £70ppCredit: Disney

ONE of the easiest ways to reach the remote stones is on a cruise.

Norwegian offer a ten-day British Isles: England, Ireland and Scotland itinerary from £1,419pp based on two sharing an inside room, from Southampton on August 5, 2024.

Day excursions to see the Calanais Standing Stones from £70pp.

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The Little Mermaid: Dubrovnik, Croatia

Dubrovnik in Croatia is a seaside treat
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Dubrovnik in Croatia is a seaside treatCredit: Disney
Dubronvik looks just like the land in the Little Mermaid
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Dubronvik looks just like the land in the Little MermaidCredit: Disney

TUI offers seven nights’ self-catering at the 3H Sipa Apartments in Dubrovnik from £429pp based on two adults and one child sharing a “Limited Sea View and Balcony or Terrace” apartment including flights departing Birmingham on October 15, 15kg of hold luggage and transfers.

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Tangled: Mont St Michel, France

Mont Saint-Michel in France is breath-taking
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Mont Saint-Michel in France is breath-takingCredit: Disney
Tangled looks to have taken some inspiration from the French landmark
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Tangled looks to have taken some inspiration from the French landmarkCredit: AF Archive

ESCAPE into the world of Rapunzel on the “Brittany, France’s Cornwall” coach tour by Leger Holidays.

Get six nights’ B&B from £899pp, on-tour experiences including Mont Saint-Michel, and two evening meals.

Depart from convenient local embarkation points on May 11, 2024.

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Aladdin: Wadi Rum, Jordan

Visit Jordan to get the true Aladdin experience
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Visit Jordan to get the true Aladdin experienceCredit: Disney

EASYJET Holidays offers seven nights’ B&B at the 5H DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Aqaba from £478pp, flying from Gatwick on November 28, with 23kg of luggage and private transfers at .

A half-day private Wadi Rum tour from Petra is from £57 per person at .

Luca: Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy

Cinque Terre is a beautiful cove town in Southern Italy
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Cinque Terre is a beautiful cove town in Southern ItalyCredit: Disney
Disney's Luca is set in an Italian coastal town
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Disney's Luca is set in an Italian coastal townCredit: �2020 Disney/Pixar

THE animation in Luca reflects the charm of the beautiful pastel-coloured villages dotted along the Ligurian coast.

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Ingham’s has seven nights’ B&B at the Hotel Byron, Lerici, with sea view, from £630pp based on two sharing, flying from Gatwick to Pisa on October 18.

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