Seeing this epic locations in the flesh is an exciting prospect. Here are 10 of the best film locations to visit on holiday.
Guatemala: as seen in Star Wars
George Lucas' space opera created from heroes Luke, Han and Leia to the planets in galaxies far away. The film has been shot majorly in California and the amazing setting of the Mayan ruins in Tikal, Guatemala provided the backdrop for the Rebel Base seen in the fourth moon of Yavin, near the end of A New Hope.
NewNew Zealand: as seen in Lord of the Rings
Director Peter Jackson brings to life the Tolkien fantasy orcs, elves and hobbits. But with the entire trilogy filmed in the country where the landscape of his native New Zealand the perfect setting for Middle Earth come alive.
Iceland watch: as in Die Another Day
James Bond films includes some of the greatest films as a favorite backdrop for MI6 secret agent is jet setting to save the world. Bond is invited to a spectacularIce Palace, where he was in a frantic chase on a frozen lake gets involved in the film Die Another Day. The hunt was filmed in aa fishing village in the south east of Iceland.
Salzberg: as seen in The Sound of Music
Julie Andrews sang in the film history, as they have a great Austrian nanny portrayed in The Sound Of Music. Most of the film was shot in the city of Salzburg, but the most memorable scene in which Andrews twirls in singing on the hillside, was shot inMellweg.
Sevilla: as seen in "Lawrence of Arabia
Most of the filming was actually in Spain as the history of Lawrence of Arabia consist mainly made by Peter O 'Toole's time in Cairo. The Arabian Desert in Morocco was made as a backdrop, although the largest part of David Lean was shot in Spain majorly available. Other public buildings in Seville and the buildings on the Plaza de Espana were used to represent the parts of Cairo.
Egypt: as seen in Transformers: Revenge ofThe Fallen
The sequel to Michael Bay's Transformers movie was bigger, louder and had more explosions than the original. The characters of Optimus Prime and Co. have been extended and dragged away the land from the States to Egypt. The pyramids of Giza near Luxor turned out to be a dramatic backdrop for the film is exhilarating climax.
Jordan: as seen in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Harrison Ford was more to the third installment of the Indiana Jones trilogy on the search for the Holy Grail, focusedsaw our hero journey to the canyon of the crescent moon. Real life can canyon in Jordan in the mountains of Edom will be at a place called Al Khazneh or The Treasury found. "
Viewed Skiathos: Mamma Mia in!
The decade of the musical hit Mamma Mia was the movie version of the Abba-inspired musical of the same name. Filmed on the beautiful Greek island of Skiathos, a star cast including Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan and Stellan Skarsgard brings the feel-good romanticComedy of life.
seen in Tunisia as in Monty Python's Life of Brian
Tunisia has been used by Hollywood for years, to represent a diversity of landscapes from the deserts of Tatooine in Star Wars on the dry area of the war in Iraq, The Hurt Locker. Apart from its spectacular landscape, Tunasia is very cheap and offers an excellent target for cheap accommodation and cheap film sets. The Monty Python team rose to Ribat in 1979 to film one of the most controversial and painfulFunny movies of all time.
Thailand: Beach as seen in the
Leonardo DiCaprio as Richard backpacker traveling through Thailand and was captured beautifully by Danny Boyle Slumdog Millionaire Helmer. The Beach 's secret paradise was turned on the tiny island of Leh Kho Phi, a short ferry ride from Krabi and Phuket. DiCaprio travelers can travel with a cheap holiday in Thailand and a boat trip from Phuket Pier at a cost of some trace10th
Kim has four years experience in the travel industry. She enjoys writing articles on various topics and travel destinations.
