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Ready, Set, Action!
Your favorite shows and films shot right here in Spain!
By Amanda Blake
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Game of Thrones at The Alcázar of Seville
Parts of the fifth season of HBO’s hit fantasy drama Game of Thrones were filmed in The Alcázar of Seville.
The alcázar is a 700-year-old palace and UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the oldest royal castle in Europe still in use the Spanish royal family still stays in its upper quarters!
In Game of Thrones , the alcázar houses one of the story’s most intriguing and powerful families: the Martells.
The Martells rule Dorne, the southernmost region of fictional Westeros. The alcázar resides in the heart of Andalusia, Spain’s southernmost region, making it the perfect location for Dorne’s own royal family. Well done, writers!
Star Wars at The Plaza de España
Naboo is real!
In 2000, George Lucas chose The Plaza de España in Seville to film what would become one of the most beautiful shots in Star Wars
When Jedi Padawan Anakin Skywalker and Senator Padme Amidala first arrive on the planet Naboo in the saga’s second episode, Attack of the Clones , they stroll through the plaza alongside Anakin’s trusty droid R2-D2.
The shot doesn’t last long, but it excites viewer’s imaginations. The colorful and bright surroundings exemplify the wonderfully strange planet, the homeworld of Padme and Sheev Palpatine, the saga’s primary villain.
Money Heist at The Bank of Spain
Money Heist, known by Spanish-speakers as La Casa de Papel (House of Paper), follows a group of robbers who coordinate and execute a heist within the Bank of Spain, appropriately located in Spain’s capital city of Madrid.
Fans might be surprised to learn that the Money Heist film crew did not shoot within the actual bank. This was not for lack of trying—their permit application was denied for “security reasons.”
To recreate the house of paper, the set crew designed painfully elaborate sets. Several scenes were also shot just outside the ginormous building’s sturdy doors and in other streets throughout the capital, skillfully adding to the illusion.
