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Villa del Balbianello

Filmed as Naboo lake retreat

📍 Via Comoedia 5, 22016 Tremezzina, Lake Como, Tremezzina, Italy

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Villa del Balbianello
Photo: Emibuzz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Scene breakdown · Star Wars

  1. Naboo lake retreat

    Attack of the Clones 2002 Mild spoilers

    Anakin and Padmé stay at the lake house.

    Anakin Skywalker Padmé Amidala

    Spoilers for Attack of the Clones are hidden — tap to reveal, or change it under Spoilers in the menu.

Also filmed here: James Bond

  1. Lake Como villa

    Casino Royale 2006 Mild spoilers

    Bond recovers at a lakeside villa.

    James Bond Vesper Lynd

    Spoilers for Casino Royale are hidden — tap to reveal, or change it under Spoilers in the menu.

Real-world history

18th-century villa on a wooded headland of Lake Como, run by the FAI. Casino Royale and Attack of the Clones both filmed lakeside scenes here.

Logistics & accessibility

Admission: FAI ticket for the gardens and villa. Reach it by boat from Lenno, or on foot from Lenno on open days.

Parking & accessibility: Lenno lakeside car parks.

Best time to visit: April–October. Check FAI opening days before you go.

What else to see here

  • Bellagio

    Town

    25 min by boat