{"id":2441,"date":"2014-09-10T22:26:12","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T14:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/?p=2441"},"modified":"2017-03-10T17:29:38","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T09:29:38","slug":"making-star-wars-pilgrimage-matmata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/making-star-wars-pilgrimage-matmata\/","title":{"rendered":"Making the Star Wars Pilgrimage to Matmata"},"content":{"rendered":"
“Well, if there’s a bright center to the universe, you’re on the planet that it’s farthest from\u201d , described Luke Skywalker about Tatooine. It\u2019s a fitting narrative. His homeland is a desert wasteland that stretches for miles from his underground dwelling till it disappears into the horizon.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve always thought that scenes of Tatooine from the Star Wars: A New Hope was filmed in Tunisia\u2019s Tataouine. I was sold by the name. In reality, most of Tatooine\u2019s scenes were filmed in the village of Matmata in southern Tunisia. If you\u2019re a Star Wars fan, coming to Matmata is like making a pilgrimage.<\/p>\n