Most of the places mentioned in Dancing to the Music of their Hearts are real. If you would like to see something of them, this is a list—though by no means exhaustive—of most of the places where the action takes place.
If the links don't work directly (I'm a bit of a novice at this), try pasting the urls into your browser.
Chapter 1
Lancashire: (not a particularly useful site, this, but it might give you some idea).
http://www.lancashiretourism.com/
London
Hyde Park Hotel
http://www.mandarinoriental.com/hotel/508000001.asp
Brompton Oratory:
http://www.bromptonoratory.com
http://www.bromptonoratory.com/virtualtour/
Patisserie Valerie
http://www.patisserie-valerie.co.uk/index.php
Chapter 2
Chichester:
http://www.chichesterweb.co.uk/
http://www.chichesterweb.co.uk/frameset.htm
http://www.chichesterweb.co.uk/harbour/harframe.htm?harbour2b.htm~main
http://www.strichardschichester.co.uk/strichards/index.shtml
Kells, County Meath, Ireland:
http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/publications/kells/ch3.html (just text, but interesting history of the town)
http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/publications/kells/app2.html (lots of black and white photographs)
Nice, France:
http://www.nice.fr/
Civitavecchia, Italy:
http://www.world66.com/europe/italy/lazio/civitavecchia
Bay of Naples/ Capri / Piccola Marina:
http://www.capri-island.com/capri/tour/start.html
Brindisi:
http://www.brindisiweb.com/
Chapter 3
Whitefriars:
Chris’ school is imaginary, but there are many schools like it in England. This is one, called Charterhouse.
http://www.charterhouse.org.uk/04/home.asp
Chapter 4
Arundel:
http://www.arundel.org.uk/thetown.htm
http://www.arundelcathedral.org/main2.htm
Holy Week at the Oratory:
See above for the Oratory; there used to be photographs of the Holy Week ceremonies on this site, but they seem to have been deleted. Shame. Perhaps there will be a new set this Easter. You can see an ordination, though.
Rembrandt Hotel:
http://www.milesfaster.co.uk/london-hotels/rembrandt-hotel.htm
Chapter 5
Piccadilly Circus:
http://www.capital-calling.com/london-areas/london/piccadilly.htm
Trumpers:
http://www.trumpers.com/
Lillywhites:
http://www.londontaxitour.com/london-taxi-tour-shopping-department-store-lillywhites.htm
St James’ Piccadilly:
http://www.londontaxitour.com/london-taxi-tour-sights-churches-st-james-piccadilly.htm
Buggerru:
http://www.buggerru.com
http://www.sulcis.com/buggerru.htm
Malta:
http://www.visitmalta.com/
Buckingham Palace:
http://www.tourist-information-uk.com/buckingham-palace.htm
http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page569.asp
The Ritz:
http://www.theritzlondon.com/
Chapter 6
Leghorn/Livorno:
http://www.comune.livorno.it/turismo1/percorso_fotografico_demo/percorso_fotografico_indice.htm
Florence:
Brancacci Chapel:
http://gallery.euroweb.hu/tours/brancacc/
San Marco:
http://www.aboutflorence.com/Museums-in-Florence/Museum-of-San-Marco.html
A good set of general photographs of Florence, including the Cathedral, the baptistery, the Uffizi and the Ponte Vecchio.
http://www.galenfrysinger.com/florence_italy.htm
The portico of the orphanage where Justin first met Madre Maria Maddalena by night.
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/ospedale/ospedale.html
Siena and Pisa:
http://www.umich.edu/%7Ehartspc/umsdp/SP/index.html
San Gimignano:
http://www.sangimignano.com/sghomei.htm
Naples:
http://www.na.infn.it/Images/images.html
Mount Athos:
http://www.inathos.gr/athos/uk/general/top.htm
Chapter 7
No new locations in this chapter
Chapter 8
Rhodes Harbour:
http://www.ex.ac.uk/~sawatlin/holidays/rhodes/rhodestown.htm
Lesbos:
www.greeknet.com/lesbos1.htm
Avebury:
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/earthmysteries/EMAvebury.html
Travellers (something about):
http://www.weirdwiltshire.co.uk/stones/180290.html
Chapter 9
No new locations
Chapter 10
Great Barrier Reef:
http://www.barrierreefaustralia.com/
North Stoke (the wedding church)
http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/FeaturedChurch.asp?ChurchID=f_173#gazatteer