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Was Star Wars filmed in Caserta?

The Royal Palace of Caserta has been used as a location for the filming of two of the movies from the Star Wars series.



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Lenno, Italy George Lucas filmed the scenes at the Villa del Balbainello in Lenno, Italy, overlooking the Lake Como. It was also the location for Anakin and Padme's weddings in Attack of the Clones. The villa was originally built in 1787 as a monastery before becoming part of the National Trust of Italy in 1988.

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Caserta's main attraction is its Palace of Caserta (listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site). The royal palace (Reggia) was designed in the eighteenth century by the Italian architect Luigi Vanvitelli, recalling Versailles, as a residence for the Bourbon kings of Naples and Sicily.

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The Royal Palace at Caserta has been used as location in many movies like Star Wars, Mission Impossible, Angels & Demons. Buy your entrance tickets for the Reggia Palace now and skip the line!

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To be clear: though this comes as a surprise to most people interested in history or architecture, Caserta is much, much bigger than Versailles. The Reggia di Caserta, as it is known in Italian, is a magnificent representation of Baroque architecture.

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One of the last great European gardens, Caserta Royal Palace and Park borrowed from creations such as Versailles and the 16th century villas in Rome and Tuscany. But unlike those sites, this Italian masterpiece combined manicured gardens and natural woodland, with hunting lodges and a silk factory.

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Arundel Castle, England The Wonder Woman cast and crew also stopped by this restored medieval castle. You'll have to see the movie to find out how the ancient home plays a part in the plot, and then plan a trip to visit.

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All of the scenes of Themyscira were filmed in Italy: Craco served as the village streets for Themyscira, the beach scenes were all shot in Palinuro on Italy's Cilento Coast (with a little help from CGI), Villa Cimbrione on the Amalfi Coast stood as the balcony with the spectacular backdrop and Castel del Monte was the ...

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The Reggia di Caserta was the Royal Palace of the King of Naples. It was built in the 1700s by Carlo of Borbone, the king of the Reign of Naples.

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The Hall of Mirrors, the most famous room in the Palace, was built to replace a large terrace designed by the architect Louis Le Vau, which opened onto the garden.

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Palace of Versailles wedding cost will exceed 100 000 euro with optimal budgets starting at 200 000 euro. The venue rent itself varies from 18 000 euro for the Crusades Rooms to 70 000 euro for the Gallery of Battles or Orangerie.

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The Gallery of Great Battles is the largest room in the Palace (120 metres long and 13 metres wide). It covers almost the entire first floor of the South Wing. It was designed in 1833 and construction started the same year.

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