Star Wars may be set in a galaxy far, far away, but its production is very much done here on Earth, with the help of some very talented people who turned out of this world stories and ideas into movies. Along with the help of Computer Generated Imagery, some places around the world have actually played a huge part in giving life to the different settings across all the Star Wars movies.
One of the most mentioned places in Star Wars Episodes 1 to 3 is the desert of Tatooine, hometown of little Anakin Skywalker, which in real life is in the North African country, Tunisia. This place also gave life to the desert planet Jakku in the first trilogy.
Before the Jedi Anakin had turned to the dark side completely, he was first married with the fierce and lovely Padmé Amidala in the beautiful Naboo. The secret wedding actually took place at the Villa del Balbianello in Italy.
Naboo's royal seat of power, the Theed Royal Palace was shot in at least two locations. The façade of the palace was filmed in Plaza de España in Seville, Spain, and the stunning Italy's Palace of Caserta served as its interiors, where then Queen Amidala convened with other leaders during her reign.
In the latest Star Wars film, scavenger Rey stumbles upon the droid BB8 and former stormtrooper Finn in the real life desert of Rub' al Khali in Abu Dhabi. Another iconic setting is Puzzlewood in the Forest of Dean, England. This served as the forests of planet Takodana, where Rey battled Kylo Ren in a lightsaber fight. The rebel base was also shot in England, in an old airbase in Greenham Common.
The most breathtaking setting in the Star Wars: The Force Awakens is seen towards the end, when the resistance has finally deciphered where Luke Skywalker had been hiding. Scavenger turned heroine Rey from Jakku has traveled all the way to the real life island of Skellig Michael in Ireland to find the Darth Vader's son.
