Six decades of James Bond films have left a trail of very visitable locations, from Jamaican beaches to a Swiss summit lair. If the endless speculation about the next 007 has you rewatching the back catalogue, here's where the movies actually happened – and how to see them for yourself.

Mexico City opens Spectre with a fictional Day of the Dead parade so convincing that the real capital launched its own version in November 2016. The city itself makes a strong city break: more than 150 museums, lucha libre wrestling, and the pyramids of Teotihuacán within reach.

Istanbul has doubled as a Bond backdrop three times – From Russia with Love, The World Is Not Enough and Skyfall all sent 007 sprinting across rooftops and through bazaars. The Grand Bazaar, Basilica Cistern and Hagia Sophia all appear on screen, and the city's hammams and food scene make it an easy excuse for a long weekend.

For No Time To Die, Daniel Craig's Aston Martin tore through Matera in southern Italy – the world's third-longest continuously inhabited settlement and European Capital of Culture in 2019, all winding lanes and cave dwellings carved from limestone.

Tangier has played host twice, in The Living Daylights and Spectre, which fits its real-life reputation as a former spy haunt and pirate bolthole. These days it's cafes, Art Deco architecture and beaches.

Cairo featured in The Spy Who Loved Me, with the Gayer Anderson Museum, Al Muizz Street and Ibn Tulun Mosque all on screen – and local tours now follow Roger Moore's itinerary.

The Scottish Highlands may be Bond's most scenic drive: the A82 through Glencoe and Glen Etive, past the peaks of Buachaille Etive Mor and Beag, leads to the spot of the fictional Skyfall Lodge. Eilean Donan Castle, the 13th-century island fortress where three lochs meet, doubled as MI6's Scottish HQ in The World Is Not Enough.

Ocho Rios, Jamaica, is Bond's spiritual home – Ian Fleming wrote the novels there, and Dr No, Live and Let Die and No Time To Die all used the island. Fleming's Goldeneye estate is now a luxury resort if you want the full immersion.

And for the most literal Bond experience: the Schilthorn cable car in the Bernese Alps takes you to Piz Gloria, the revolving restaurant at nearly 3,000 metres that played Blofeld's lair in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Fondue, a walk of fame and alpine views included.

Set-jetting at its finest – whether you want a city break, a road trip or a mountain fondue with your martini (shaken, presumably), there's a Bond location that fits.

This brief was based on reporting by The Independent Travel.