Hotel Sidi Driss, Matmata — A New Hope filming location

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Where to go

33.542714, 9.967273

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Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title

A New Hope (1977)

On screen

Luke Skywalker's home on Tatooine

In real life

Hotel Sidi Driss, Matmata

Can you visit?

Open to the public, ticketed

Time to allow

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Confidence

Probable

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Hotel Sidi Driss today

Photography of the place as it is now — production stills from the publications that covered the shoot, and freely-licensed photographs. Each links to its source.

Also filmed here

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Questions

Where exactly did A New Hope film at Hotel Sidi Driss?

At 33.542714, 9.967273 in Matmata. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Can you visit Hotel Sidi Driss?

Open to the public, ticketed.

What else was filmed near Hotel Sidi Driss?

Open Venture where you're standing and it lists every filming location within walking distance, with directions to each one.