Production designer Nelson Coates and his team transformed the building near-completely. Courtesy of Apple. We see these layers extend in the villa’s art as well. Items of note include paintings Salar di Uyuni. Seville. Skellig Michael. Star Wars. Tikal. TRA. Lots of people want to travel to other planets, but fans of the Star Wars saga can actually do so. While the films depict places in a galaxy far, far, away, you can actually visit many Star Wars filming locations, from the deserts of Tunisia to the woods of Northern California. In 2000, Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones was filmed in part at the Villa del Balbianello, which juts out dramatically into the lake. (More recently, Casino Royale was shot there as well.) In celebration of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, take a trip in Luke Skywalker’s shoes—without leaving the galaxy. Lake Como, Italy. The lush redwoods served as the filming location for Death Valley National Park, California. Appears in: A New Hope (1977) and Return of the Jedi (1983) It's widely known that Tunisia set the stage for Luke's home planet, Tatooine—but Death Valley 20 Incredible Things To Do In Lake Como. 1- Eat Fish The Local Way. 2- Lunch At Locanda Isola Comacina. 3- Drink Italian Coffee. 4- Follow The Dessert Trail. 5- Go Hunting For George Clooney. 6- Visit Villa d’Este. 7- Have A Drink At Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni. 8- Learn About Luchino Visconti at Villa Erba. The Villa Balbianello or del Balbianello is an incredible place that we loved discovering, undoubtedly one of our favorite places on Lake Como. We enjoyed our visit so much that we decided to write a full article about it. This Renaissance-style villa was built in 1787 and has been used as a film location in famous movies such as Star Wars and 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. Explore Lake Como on: Best of Italian Lakes. 3. Villa Carlotta is a villa and botanical garden in Tremezzo on Lake Como Northern Italy. Today the villa is a museum, whose collection includes works by sculptors such as Antonio Canova, Bertel Thorvaldsen, and Giovanni Migliara; painters such as Francesco Hayez; and furniture pieces of previous owners. The villa, whose architect is unknown, was Lake Como - Villa Balbianello & Bellagio exclusive full-day tour. 4. Historical Tours. from. $279.51. per adult. 2022. Best of Lake Como - Full day boat tour from Como. 1. EquHVsz.