File 019 · Udaipur, India

Lake Pichola

Seat of the Mewar dynasty, one of the world's oldest. The marble Lake Palace was built as a royal retreat in the 1740s.

Why go

Seat of the Mewar dynasty, one of the world's oldest. The marble Lake Palace was built as a royal retreat in the 1740s.

The shoot: Octopussy (1983)

The floating palace.

Stand here

From Ambrai Ghat on the west shore, look across the water to the Lake Palace.

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Visit

Best: Sunset from the ghats. Access: Lake Palace for hotel guests and diners only. Getting there: Fly to Udaipur. The film still screens nightly in town.