Question: where was the italian episode of everybody loves raymond filmed?
Answer: Anguillara Sabazia outside of Rome

After the first season of Everybody Loves Raymond ended in 1997 , the series ' creator , Philip Rosenthal , asked Ray Romano what he was going to do over the summer . When Rosenthal suggested he go to Italy , Romano did not accept because he was '' not really interested in other cultures . '' According to Rosenthal , '' After I got up off the floor , I realized : Here 's an episode . '' Directed by Gary Halvorson , '' Italy '' guest stars Silvana De Santis as Colletta , Pierrino Mascarino as Giorgio , Alex Meneses as Stefania , David Proval as Signore Fogagnolo , Enzo Vitagliano as the Bocce player , Sergio Sivori , Vanni Bramat , Luca Francucci and Alessandro Francucci . It was filmed in July 2000 in the town Anguillara Sabazia outside of Rome . Romano first hinted of the episode in an interview published that same month in the Rome News - Tribune .