May the 4th Be With You: Stunning Locations You Can Visit From Every Star Wars Film
| 05/04/23
A location for every Star Wars film
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May the 4th be with you!
Fans of the Star Wars film franchise have long recognized the fourth of May as an official day of recognition for everything Star Wars. A play on words for the iconic line, “May the force be with you,” it’s a day to remember all 11 films for better or for worse.
The Star Wars films have always featured stunning visuals whether through CGI, expansive set design, and stunning film locations. Best of all, you can visit many of these locations today.
Here is a location you can visit from every film in the Star Wars franchise.
- A location for every Star Wars film
- Episode I: The Phantom Menace – Royal Palace of Caserta, Italy
- Episode II: Attack of the Clones – Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
- Episode III: Revenge of the Sith – Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy
- Episode IV: A New Hope – Hotel Sidi Driss, Matmata, Tunisia
- Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back – Finse, Norway
- Episode VI: Return of the Jedi – Redwood National and State Parks, USA
- Episode VII: The Force Awakens – Death Valley, USA
- Episode VIII: The Last Jedi – Skellig Michael, Ireland
- Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker – Wadi Rum, Jordan
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Canary Wharf Tube Station U.K.
- Solo: A Star Wars Story – Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain
Episode I: The Phantom Menace – Royal Palace of Caserta, Italy
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The interiors of the Royal Palace of Caserta, Italy, served as the Royal Palace on Naboo in both The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones.
Episode II: Attack of the Clones – Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
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The stunningly beautiful Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia served as the film location for the planet Naboo in Attack of the Clones.
Episode III: Revenge of the Sith – Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy
PHOTO BY SALVATORE RANNO/SHUTTERSTOCK
Footage from a real eruption of Mount Etna was used in the final battle between Obi-Wan and Anakin in Revenge of the Sith.
Episode IV: A New Hope – Hotel Sidi Driss, Matmata, Tunisia
PHOTO COURTESY HOTEL SIDI DRISS
You can sleep in the bedroom of a young Luke Skywalker in A New Hope at the Hotel Sidi Driss in Matmata, Tunisia.
Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back – Finse, Norway
The winter scenes of The Empire Strikes Back were shot outside Finse, Norway, and the cast and crew stayed at the Finse 1222 Hotel during filming.
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi – Redwood National and State Parks, USA
PHOTO BY STEPHEN MOEHLE/SHUTTERSTOCK
The redwood forests of Northern California served as the backdrop for the Ewoks and the famed chase scene from Return of the Jedi.
Episode VII: The Force Awakens – Death Valley, USA
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Rey’s outpost on the planet of Jakku in The Force Awakens was filmed in the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes section of Death Valley National Park in California.
Episode VIII: The Last Jedi – Skellig Michael, Ireland
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Skellig Michael and its monastic ruins off the coast of Ireland served as the location of Luke Skywalker self-imposed exile.
Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker – Wadi Rum, Jordan
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The stunning deserts of Jordan and Wadi Rum were used in The Rise of Skywalker.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Canary Wharf Tube Station U.K.
PHOTO BY I WEI HUANG/SHUTTERSTOCK
The Canary Wharf Tube Station in London served as the interior of the Imperial base in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Solo: A Star Wars Story – Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain
PHOTO BY DALIU/SHUTTERSTOCK
The beaches and dunes of Fuerteventura on the Canary Islands served as the planet Savareen in Solo: A Star Wars Story.
