Where Emily in Paris Season 5 Was Really Filmed

Emily in Paris is back on Netflix with Season 5, and the show finally leaves its comfort zone. Paris is still home base, but Emily spends serious time in Rome and Venice this round, which gives the series the jolt it needed: new scenery, new energy, and more excuses for location porn.

"I really wanted to give the show a lot of scope this season and expand the footprint of where it can go and what it could be."

That was creator Darren Star explaining the plan. Translation: they went big on real locations across Paris, Rome, and Venice, and it shows.

What changes in Season 5

Paris remains the emotional anchor. We still hit the familiar beats: Emily and Gabriel’s building, Agence Grateau, and those post-card walks by Pont Neuf, Notre-Dame, and Canal Saint-Martin. The show also leans into the glam again, from cabaret nights at Crazy Horse to fashion moments at Maxim's and Hotel de Crillon. Behind the scenes, the team talks like the city is their home stadium, and Lily Collins says Emily is more confident and defined this year — bolder, braver, and more adventurous, which fits the backdrop.

Rome becomes a real chapter, not just a detour. Emily settles into a pretty dream of an apartment at Piazza Costaguti, and the show plants a Rome office for Agence Grateau near Piazza Mincio. The season bounces between historic ruins and luxury modernity — Mercati di Traiano, Palazzo Fendi, Hotel de Russie, the Aventine Keyhole — in a way that actually helps the character arcs breathe. Collins says returning to Rome felt familiar for both her and Emily, and Star credits the city with widening the show’s scope.

Then there’s Venice, which the series treats like a full-on cinematic playground. Big story swings happen here: the Muratori fashion show inside San Francesco della Vigna, celebrations at the grand old Hotel Danieli, and Emily and Marcello shacking up at the St. Regis Venice. Collins had never been to Venice before filming and called the entire Rome/Venice shoot magical — the romantic, movie-trailer kind of magical — which you can feel in the episodes.

All the Season 5 locations

• Paris: Theatre de Paris, L'Esprit de Gigi, Boulangerie Moderne, 1 Place de l'Estrapade, 19 Rue Vavin, 7 Rue la Bruyere, Rue Saint-Augustin, Place de Valois, 12 Avenue George V, 8 Rue d'Anjou, Hotel Shangri-La, Pont Neuf, The Financier Hotel de Crillon, L'Oreal Headquarters, Hotel de Noirmoutier, Le Royal Monceau - Raffles, Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris, Fondation Louis Vuitton, La Fontaine Gaillon, Bar Tabac Gaillon, Bois de Boulogne, Paris Pride, Le Grand Cafe, Brasserie de l'Hotel du Nord, Hotel du Louvre's bar L'Officine, Canal Saint-Martin, Carita Beauty House, Le Jardin de Verre by Locke, Les Bains Paris, Il Bambini Club, Grand Mosquee de Paris, Le Bristol, Le Bateau-Lavoir in Montmartre, Au Rendez-Vous des Amis, Gare de Lyon Train Station, Les Deux Magots, Maxim's
• Rome: Piazza Costaguti, Zuma Restaurant (Palazzo Fendi), Agence Grateau Rome, San Polo dei Cavalieri, Muratori Family Home, Osteria del Barbiere, Villa Parisi, Hotel de Russie, Fendi Headquarters, La Posta Vecchia Hotel, Fendi Roma Palazzo Boutique, Luc's Convent Piazza Campitelli (Tivoli), Mercati di Traiano, Orient Express La Minerva Hotel, Aventine Keyhole, Ostia Antica (Solitano), Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese (Settimo), Gigi Rigolatto Roma
• Venice: Osteria Alla Frasca, Grand Canal, San Francesco della Vigna, Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Campo Santa Maria Nova, Ponte Minich, St. Regis Venice, Moro Restaurant, Piazza San Marco, Hotel Danieli, Rio Marin

Spoilers ahead

Season 5 ties off Emily and Marcello with a clean break. A misunderstood gondola moment — a proposal that was actually meant for Mindy — forces a bigger conversation, and they admit they want different futures. Emily heads back to Paris; Marcello stays rooted in Solitano. It’s tidy, and it works.

Mindy, meanwhile, gets engaged to Nico, but she can’t shake feelings for Alfie — especially after he warns her she might be moving too fast. File that under: unresolved.

And the finale swings hard on the work front: Agence Grateau looks financially doomed, until Princess Jane swoops in. After inheriting and selling a palazzo to the Four Seasons, she makes a windfall and decides to bankroll the agency. Yes, it is a very soap-worthy bailout, but it secures the firm’s future and sets up a different kind of chaos for next season.

Emily in Paris Season 5 is streaming now on Netflix. What worked best for you this season — the city-hopping, the fashion flexes, or the messy romances?