01of 12SKELLIG MICHAEL, IRELANDCharles McQuillan/GC ImagesThe force awakened onSkellig Michael, the teeny-tiny island off the coast ofIrelandwhere part ofEpisode VIIwas shot in 2014. From the water, the island looks like a mountain gutting out of the Atlantic, with a spiraling staircase trailing down from the top.
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SKELLIG MICHAEL, IRELAND
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The force awakened onSkellig Michael, the teeny-tiny island off the coast ofIrelandwhere part ofEpisode VIIwas shot in 2014. From the water, the island looks like a mountain gutting out of the Atlantic, with a spiraling staircase trailing down from the top.
02of 12TIKAL, GUATEMALADeAgostini/GettyStar Warsis all about the future, but in Episode IV,A New Hope, ancient Mayan ruins inTikal, Guatemala, were used as a landing site for Han Solo’s spacecraft, theMillennium Falcon.
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TIKAL, GUATEMALA
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Star Warsis all about the future, but in Episode IV,A New Hope, ancient Mayan ruins inTikal, Guatemala, were used as a landing site for Han Solo’s spacecraft, theMillennium Falcon.
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04of 12PHANG NGA BAY, THAILANDEducation Images/UIG/GettyThe eerily beautifulPhang Nga Bayin Southern Thailand served as the Wookiee homeland of Kashyyk in Episode III,Revenge of the Sith. The lush greens and endless blue water make a perfect setting for a planet that only sees one season.
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PHANG NGA BAY, THAILAND
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The eerily beautifulPhang Nga Bayin Southern Thailand served as the Wookiee homeland of Kashyyk in Episode III,Revenge of the Sith. The lush greens and endless blue water make a perfect setting for a planet that only sees one season.
05of 12HARDANGERJOKULEN GLACIER & FINSE, NORWAYMediacolor/AlamyWhere better to re-create a remote, ice-covered planet than Scandinavia? Finse,Norway, was an obvious choice to serve as the snowy Hoth, the onetime HQ of the Alliance to Restore the Republic’s Echo Base, in Episode V,The Empire Strikes Back.
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HARDANGERJOKULEN GLACIER & FINSE, NORWAY
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Where better to re-create a remote, ice-covered planet than Scandinavia? Finse,Norway, was an obvious choice to serve as the snowy Hoth, the onetime HQ of the Alliance to Restore the Republic’s Echo Base, in Episode V,The Empire Strikes Back.
06of 12CASERTA, ITALYMarka/UIG via GettyThe historicalPalace of Caserta, originally built for the Bourbon kings ofNaples, is the largest royal residence in theentireworld — so it was appropriate for it to act as the interior for the Royal Palace of Naboo, the one-time home to Queen Amidala, in Episode I,The Phantom Menace.
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CASERTA, ITALY
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The historicalPalace of Caserta, originally built for the Bourbon kings ofNaples, is the largest royal residence in theentireworld — so it was appropriate for it to act as the interior for the Royal Palace of Naboo, the one-time home to Queen Amidala, in Episode I,The Phantom Menace.
07of 12LAKE COMO, ITALYDeAgostini/GettyPerhaps you can find some seriously great pasta on Naboo —Italystood in for the planet in Episode II,Attack of the Clones, andLake Comowas featured as the island of Varykino, a retreat house for Padme’s family, the Naberries.
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LAKE COMO, ITALY
Perhaps you can find some seriously great pasta on Naboo —Italystood in for the planet in Episode II,Attack of the Clones, andLake Comowas featured as the island of Varykino, a retreat house for Padme’s family, the Naberries.
08of 12WHIPPENDELL WOOD, WATFORD, UKFlorapix/AlamyViewers saw Whippendell Wood, located outsideWatford, England, as the Sacred Forest on Naboo where Jar Jar Binks meets Obi-Wan Kenobi inPhantom Menace.
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WHIPPENDELL WOOD, WATFORD, UK
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Viewers saw Whippendell Wood, located outsideWatford, England, as the Sacred Forest on Naboo where Jar Jar Binks meets Obi-Wan Kenobi inPhantom Menace.
09of 12REDWOOD NATIONAL AND STATE PARKS, CALIFORNIAJames P. Blair/National Geographic/GettyCalifornia’s famousRedwood National and State Parksserved as the setting for Endor, a forest-covered moon that is the native home of the Ewoks in Episode VI,Return of the Jedi.
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REDWOOD NATIONAL AND STATE PARKS, CALIFORNIA
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California’s famousRedwood National and State Parksserved as the setting for Endor, a forest-covered moon that is the native home of the Ewoks in Episode VI,Return of the Jedi.
10of 12YUMA DESERT, USADavid McNew/GettyScenes at the Great Pit of Carkoon on Tatooine, made famous as the site of Jabba the Hutt’s execution inReturn of the Jedi, were shot at the Yuma Desert, which spreads throughout southernArizonaandCaliforniaas well asMexico.
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YUMA DESERT, USA
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Scenes at the Great Pit of Carkoon on Tatooine, made famous as the site of Jabba the Hutt’s execution inReturn of the Jedi, were shot at the Yuma Desert, which spreads throughout southernArizonaandCaliforniaas well asMexico.
11of 12DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIABrendon Thorne/GettyOn the eastern edge of California isDeath Valley, which gets its name for its hot and dry climate — the most severe of its kind in America. It featured prominently inA New Hope(where Obi-Wan meets Luke) as well asReturn of the Jedi(where C-3PO and R2-D2 make their way to Jabba’s palace).
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DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
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On the eastern edge of California isDeath Valley, which gets its name for its hot and dry climate — the most severe of its kind in America. It featured prominently inA New Hope(where Obi-Wan meets Luke) as well asReturn of the Jedi(where C-3PO and R2-D2 make their way to Jabba’s palace).
12of 12MATMATA, TUNISIAStephan Folkes/AlamyThe small Tunisian city ofMatmatais seen inA New Hopeas the Tatooine home of Luke Skywalker, and again inAttack of the Clones. And get this: You can actually stay at Aunt Beru and Uncle Owen’s house while visiting! In real life, it’s theHotel Sidi Driss.
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MATMATA, TUNISIA
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The small Tunisian city ofMatmatais seen inA New Hopeas the Tatooine home of Luke Skywalker, and again inAttack of the Clones. And get this: You can actually stay at Aunt Beru and Uncle Owen’s house while visiting! In real life, it’s theHotel Sidi Driss.
source: people.com
