Also known as the ‘The Empty Quarter’, the Arabian desert covers over 250,000 mi² (650,000 km²) and is the largest unbroken area of sand in the world. Keep an eye out for it when watching The Force Awakens and the scenes on Jakku.
The mountains of this Swiss region were digitally added to Revenge of the Sith to create parts of Princess Leia’s home of Alderaan.
Cumbria was used extensively by JJ Abrams for The Force Awakens, with CGI implemented for the X-Wing battles on Takodana.
Tunisia is probably the most famous location used in the Star Wars series. The Tatooine Desert in A New Hope was used to represent the Lars homestead, and sand dunes west of Nefta were where C-3PO and R2-D2 crash-landed in the opening sequences of the film.
Even though the George Lucas prequel series was criticised for its extensive use of green screen and computer effects, it did take inspiration from a number of real locations. The scenes depicting the Naboo Royal Palace, seen in The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones, were set in this Italian palace.
The Icelandic salt stacks are steeped in legend, but other reasons to visit this area include that it was the setting for Planet Eadu. The beach, which featured in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, was once voted one of the 10 most beautiful non-tropical places in the world.
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