In Violet Evergarden the Movie, there is an island called Ekarte. The island produces grapes, has a lighthouse that served as a post office, low fences made of stacked stones, and white colored low houses.
Some sleuths on social media have narrowed down to conclude that Ekarte Island was probably based on the Greek island of Folegandros.
First, this is a picture of the lighthouse in the movie's merchandise.
This is the Aspropountas Lighthouse on Folegandros.
(Photo source: Page on Aspropountas Lighthouse in Folegandros website)
I think the two lighthouses seem very similar... only problem is, I seem to recall the lighthouse in the movie being a bit different, with the lighthouse tower more to one side. Guess I really need to watch it a tenth time to confirm. (Update: After watching the movie for the tenth time, I can confirm that the lighthouse in the movie is not this one. The one in the movie has the lighthouse and building side by side, and the building is much smaller. See picture below.)
This is the island on Google Maps.
The shape of the island looks similar to Ekarte Island in the movie. The architecture looks like this.
And the paths like this.
(Source: Google Maps Streetview)
Which almost reminds me of this.
I guess that is enough traveling via Google Maps and Streetview for today. But I have a hunch the social media sleuths got it right this time... 😉
Anyway, my review of the movie can be found here.
Update October 19, 2021: The hospital where Yuris stayed has been narrowed down to be based on Hospital de Sant Pau in Barcelona, Spain. According to something I read on a Japanese blog. And the Imperial Castle in Cochem, Reichsburg Cochem, is the basis for the location used in the Gaiden movie.
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Translations of short stories:
The Tailor and the Auto-Memories Doll (unofficial translation of 仕立て屋と自動手記人形) Gilbert Bougainvillea and the Fleeting Dream (unofficial translation of "ギルベルト・ブーゲンビリアと儚い夢")
Violet Evergarden short stories: "Logbook entry" and "Diary entry" (unofficial translation)
The Starry Night and the Lonely Two (unofficial translation of 星降りの夜とさみしいふたり)
Diethard Bougainvillea's If (unofficial translation of ディートフリート・ブーゲンビリアIf) Tellsis (Nunkish) translation:
Last line of Violet's final letter to GilbertInsights on the movie:
Audio commentary notes:
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