STAR WARS MOVIE LOCATIONS

TIKAL

Guatemala’s Tikal is an ancient Mayan city (and one of

the largest, too). The area and its temples were filmed for

scenes on the fourth moon of Yavin, Yavin 4, which housed

the Rebel Alliance’s primary military base from the 1977 film.

YUMA DESERT

The Yuma Desert, located along the western border of the

United States and Mexico, featured the Great Pit of Carkoon.

This scene from Return of the Jedi saw the fearsome sarlacc

trying to gobble up Luke, Han Solo, and Chewbacca but

ultimately led to Jabba the Hutt’s demise.

LAKE COMO

A glacial lake just north of Milan, Lake Como is one of Europe’s

deepest lakes. It was also the scene for various scenes from

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones showcasing

Anakin and Padmé Amidala on Naboo.

WHIPPENDELL WOODS

A site all Star Wars fans must visit, the Whippendell Woods

northwest of London were used for two major scenes from

The Phantom Menace. Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi first

met Jar Jar Binks in the woods and Queen Amidala

met at the Gungan sacred place.

GREENHAM COMMON

An important location for the seventh Star Wars instalment,

Berkshire, England’s RAF military base, Greenham Common,

has seen the construction of multiple star crafts so far.

ABU DHABI

The setting for many a recent film, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab

Emirates is one of the main shooting scenes for The Force Awakens.

KRAFLA VOLCANO

Pre-filming occurred at Iceland’s Krafla volcano (or, more

accurately, caldera) in the Mývatn region where scenes were

also shot for Interstellar, Thor, and Game of Thrones.

SKELLIG MICHAEL

West Ireland’s Skellig Michael (off the coast of the famous

Ring of Kerry) is a rocky island in the brutal North Atlantic

and is in The Force Awakens.