Star Wars: Attack of the Clones · Filming location
Royal Palace of Caserta
In the story · The royal palace of Naboo (Padmé and Queen Jamillia)
A real filming location, standing in for the royal palace of Naboo. In the upper vestibule at the top of the grand staircase, Padmé meets Queen Jamillia, who now rules Naboo, and her advisers, who ask her to go into hiding. The palace had already played Naboo in The Phantom Menace.
Where to stay nearby
Stay a 4-min walk from hereMap with prices from several sites · distance: OpenStreetMap
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The ticket for the scene
Guided visit with entry: Royal Palace of Caserta
You need a ticket to go in: this guided visit includes it.
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Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth seeing in the area.
Great Cascade and English Garden
2.9 kmticket neededAt the end of the 3 km axis of the royal park: the waterfall of Diana and Actaeon and the English garden made for Queen Maria Carolina by the botanist John Andrew Graefer. Closed on Tuesdays.
Belvedere of San Leucio
3 kmticket neededThe silk colony founded by the Bourbons in 1778, part of the UNESCO site with the Reggia: royal apartments, garden and a silk museum with working looms. Closed on Tuesdays.
Casertavecchia
4.3 kmThe medieval village on the hill above Caserta, with a 12th-century cathedral, the castle tower and views over the plain to Vesuvius.
Where to stand for the photo
Climb the grand staircase and, from the top, frame the octagonal upper vestibule with its columns.
Getting there
- Address: Piazza Carlo di Borbone, 81100 Caserta CE
- Transport
- Opposite Caserta railway station, about 40 minutes by train from Naples. Caserta is about 7 hours from Lake Como by car or fast train.
- Access
- Royal apartments and park with paid entry and a weekly closing day. Check before you go.
Public sources (3)
Sources found on October 17, 2026.
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Where to eat nearby
Slucia Pizzeria Trattoria
230 m away · 3 min on foottrattoria€Pizzeria and trattoria between the Reggia and the station, with a garden on the first floor, good for lunch before the park
Antica Hostaria Massa
480 m away · 6 min on foottrattoria€€Trattoria open since 1848 in the centre, with Caserta dishes such as potato gattò, buffalo meat and pastiera
Le Colonne
660 m away · 9 min on footItalian€€€Lunch near the Reggia in a room of marble columns, where chef Rosanna Marziale cooks with buffalo mozzarella, even in desserts
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story