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    May the 4th Be With You: Stunning Locations You Can Visit From Every Star Wars Film

    Donald Padgett
    | 05/04/23

    May the 4th Be With You: Stunning Locations You Can Visit From Every Star Wars Film


    A location for every Star Wars film

    May the 4th Be With You: Locations You Can Visit From Every Star Wars Films

    PHOTO BY IVA PHOTO/SHUTTERSTOCK; SALVATORE RANNO/SHUTTERSTOCK; HOTEL SIDI DRISS; DALIU/SHUTTERSTOCK

    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

    Episode I: The Phantom Menace \u2013 Royal Palace of Caserta, Italy

    PHOTO BY FRANCESCO BONINO/SHUTTERSTOCK

    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

    Episode II: Attack of the Clones \u2013 Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia

    PHOTO BY MIKE MAREEN/SHUTTERSTOCK

    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

    Episode III: Revenge of the Sith \u2013 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

    Episode IV: A New Hope \u2013 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

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    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

    Episode VI: Return of the Jedi \u2013 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

    Episode VII: The Force Awakens \u2013 Death Valley, USA

    PHOTO BY DAVID RAJTER/SHUTTERSTOCK

    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

    Episode VIII: The Last Jedi \u2013 Skellig Michael, Ireland

    PHOTO BY RAYINTS/SHUTTERSTOCK

    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

    Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker\u2013 Wadi Rum, Jordan

    PHOTO BY RAYINTS/SHUTTERSTOCK

    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.

    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story \u2013 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

    Solo: A Star Wars Story \u2013 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.

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