SPAIN: SEVILLA ~ Plaza de España (Star Wars Film Location)

April 14, 2017 • 1 Comment

"I need to find out where this place is!" is the only thing I kept thinking after watching Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones in 2002. The movie itself, so-so, but the short 48-second scene with Padmé and young Anakin (and a digitized R2-D2 following them) walking through this beautiful 'city' completely mesmerized me.

The location: Plaza de España in Sevilla that served as the city of Theed on the planet Naboo in the movie. 14 years after (holy shit, I feel old!) obsessing about it in the movie, I finally got to see the place for myself.

PLAZA DE ESPAÑA ~ SEVILLA

So the Plaza is not a very popular tourist spot – it's basically government buildings, so you can't really go inside, but just walk around the grounds. Which is fine with me. The Plaza is just southeast of the Universidad de Sevilla and right in between the Maria Luisa Park and the Guadalquivir River. I knew the place looked gorgeous in the movie, but seeing it in person, I was shocked to find how stunningly beautiful it actually is.

I won't write much more about it, enjoy the photos, or even better, try to get to Sevilla yourself – it's bloody beautiful, and worth the visit, especially for Star Wars fans.

Torre Sur Plaza de España

A massive semicircular structure in the middle of Sevilla

The grandness of this place...!

Beautifully painted railings

The middle child, chillin' in front of Plaza de España

Central building and fountain at → Plaza de España

Detailed stone work all over the ground

Thousands of azulejos - painted ceramic tiles

Standing on one of the four bridges crossing over the canal

Torre Norte → Plaza de España

A few of the 48 tiled alcoves/benches – each representing a region of Spain and telling its history

Sun shining on the ground-floor verandah (you'll probably also recognize this spot from Star Wars)

Time to check out the second floor

Decorative, detailed tiling everywhere

Even more gorgeous from up here

Love how the bricks seem like they're glowing when the sun hits them

This place! I can't get enough of it!

I mean, look how much work has gone into these railings

Someone is photo-bombing me

Beautiful

I'm completely mesmerized by this place

Amazed at all the details on all the columns and railings

Walking through Maria Luisa Park (Parque de María Luisa)

And making friends along the way

Beautiful gardens - though it's winter here, so I'm sure even prettier in the spring and summer

That's it for Seville, time to hop in the car and head to Cordoba

Photos taken | written by JENNIFER MAHON

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Keywords: andalucia, day trip, game of thrones filming location, road trip, sevilla, spain, spain road trip, star wars filming location, traveling with a teen

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ROSEMARIE CIRUELA(non-registered)

Beautiful photos !!!

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