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Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Sidi Driss Hotel

Matmata · Tunisia  ·  Luke's underground homestead

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope filmed at Sidi Driss Hotel, Matmata. Courtyards of this hotel, cut into pits, served as the inside of Luke's home. On screen it's Luke Skywalker's homestead.

Sidi Driss Hotel, Matmata

Where to go

33.542714, 9.967273

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

Good to know

Title
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
On screen
Luke Skywalker's homestead
In real life
Sidi Driss Hotel, Matmata
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Sidi Driss Hotel 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.

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Questions

Where exactly did Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope film at Sidi Driss Hotel?
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 Sidi Driss Hotel?
Open to the public, ticketed.
What else was filmed near Sidi Driss Hotel?
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