"a nostalgic setting" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to describe a place or scene that has a feeling of fond remembrance or nostalgic longing associated with it. For example, "The small cottage tucked away in the hills gave off a nostalgic setting, reminding me of my childhood."
Athens is a nostalgic setting to commemorate the history of the Games and to provide an antidote to the commercial image of the Olympics.
But, in thrall to sport, we cannot help ourselves as the story of the race rises up again in such a nostalgic setting.
Fournier's childhood home among the moors and marshes of north-central France, to which he felt a morbid attachment almost equal to his longing for Yvonne, provides a nostalgic setting.
Just last month, Dubtribe rose from the ashes for a nostalgic set at the final Fever party in Baltimore, two decades after they performed their first east coast gig at the party.
"This is the biggest I've seen this stage," Kevin Saunderson told a capacity crowd on the final night after a nostalgic set entitled Origins that heard remixes of Arrested Development's 'Everyday People', a touching tribute to Frankie Knuckles with 'The Whistle Song', the new-yet-vintage 'Look Right Through' by Storm Queen, and the artist's own 'Good Life' produced under his Inner City moniker.
The video for "Honey" has appeared, too, and it gives the song a good-natured nostalgic setting that allows Badu to insert herself into album covers by artists such as the Beatles, De La Soul, and Grace Jones.
Keens Steakhouse | Clay pipes abound, creating nostalgic setting for sensuous steaks.
If anyone is going to be able to outthink this nostalgic setting, and overcome obstacles like Rae's Creek, Amen Corner and the pressure of capturing the green jacket, it's Tiger Woods.
More movie success followed with Grease (1978), a nostalgic musical set in the 1950s.
Students from Ysgol Bryn Castell & Heronsbridge special needs schools, under the guidance of the designer Anthea Guthrie, have come up with a nostalgic garden set in the heart of the Welsh Valleys in 1947.
