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International Volvo Photo Locations Part 78 Villefranche-sur-Mer is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region on the French Riviera. Villefranche-sur-Mer adjoins the city of Nice to the east along Mont Boron, Mont Alban and Mont Vinaigrier, and 10 km south west of Monaco. The bay of Villefranche is one of the […]

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 71 Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, and often extended to refer to the clock and the clock tower. The tower is now officially called the Elizabeth Tower, after being renamed to celebrate […]

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 38 The Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle (originally named Place de l’Étoile), at the western end of the Champs-Élysées. The Arc de Triomphe honours those who fought and died for […]

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 19 The Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive (commonly referred to as the FDR Drive or simply, The FDR) is a 9.44-mile (15.19 km) freeway-standard parkway on the east side of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It starts just north of the Battery Park Underpass at South and […]

Remember my collection with Historic Volvo Photography Locations based on known and unknown classic Volvo advertisements and news photo’s? In 2007, Volvo’s advertisements agency Forsman & Bodenfors created a campaign where the reused some of these photos and shot new cars on the same location. Photography by Henrik Halvarsson. Have a look: The locations where […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 74 Slottskogen is Göteborg’s main park. See elks, foxes, deer and other Nordic animals in the park zoo. In the summer, there is a petting zoo with piglets and kid goats. Don’t miss feeding time for the seals and penguins. The petting zoo and pony rides are open from April to […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 24 Bollhusgränd (Swedish: “Ball House Alley”) is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Named after Bollhuset, a historical theatre, it connects Slottsbacken to Köpmantorget, and as Baggensgatan extends the alley further south beyond Köpmangatan, together they form a parallel street to Österlånggatan and Själagårdsgatan. More […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 10 Borås Djurpark is a 40-hectare (99-acre) zoo in the northern part of central Borås, Sweden. It has about 500 animals of 80 different species. The zoo was founded in 1962 by Sigvard Berggren, who was manager until 1969. (More pictures from Borås Zoo 2011) More information on www.borasdjurpark.se

Volvo Photo Locations Part 1 Gunnebo House and Gardens is one of Sweden’s foremost 1700s facilities and is beautifully situated between Stensjön and Rådasjön in the city of Mölndal, just south of Gothenburg. The estate consists of a main building from the end of the 18th century, built by John Hall, and drawn by city […]

Red Volvo Week #3 The first series of the Volvo Amazon was available between 1957 and 1961 in the two tone colour Rubyred with a Greybeige roof (51). (source)