Varykino / Legends Varykino , also known as the Lake Retreat , was the name of the island in a lake at the Lake Country of Naboo that consisted of the Naberrie family ' s retreat house . Generally , the name " Varykino " was also applied to the villa itself . Convergence , the ancestral home of House Palpatine , was situated at some distance from Varykino . History . Before the Clone Wars . Centuries prior to the Naberrie family ' s tenancy , the retreat was occupied by the celebrated and controversial Naboo poet , Omar Berenko . In the villa rotunda known as the Room of Morning Mists , he wrote one of his most famous poems , " Defense of Naboo " . Berenko was kidnapped by unknown assailants from one of the island lodge ' s shaded balconies and was never seen again . When Padmé Amidala was in Level Three schooling , she visited the villa during school retreat along with friends and family . They used to swim out to a neighboring island , where an elderly jeweler crafted beautiful vases and necklaces out of glass . Paddy Accu , the retreat ' s caretaker , was delighted to take the young Padmé on thrilling rides in his Gondola Speeder . He had served the Royal House of Naboo and the Naberrie family for years , before Amidala became Queen of Naboo . Shortly after two failed assassination attempts on Coruscant in 22 BBY , Amidala used the retreat as a sanctuary . At the time , Teckla Minnau and her half - sister Nandi were the servants who tended the guests , with Paddy still the caretaker . Minnau would subsequently join Amidala ' s Senatorial staff on Coruscant . During this retreat , Amidala was accompanied by her Jedi protector , Anakin Skywalker . The two of them fell in love during their stay . After the Battle of Geonosis , Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker returned to Varykino , where they were secretly married by Maxiron Agolerga , a Naboo holy man . During the Clone Wars . During the Clone Wars , a Naboo wine named Domaine de la Maison sur le Lac was often consumed at the Galactic Senate on Coruscant . On the bottle label , we could read the brand name and the phrase " Produce of Naboo , " as well as see a picture of Varykino . Around 21 BBY , Amidala , along with Senators Bail Organa , Mon Mothma , Onaconda Farr , and the latter ' s aide Lolo Purs , drank this beverage in celebration of her latest speech in favor of the reduction of military spending . Unbeknownst to Amidala , the wine had been mixed with a lethal poison that exclusively affected Rodian blood by Purs , who wanted to take revenge on Farr for his temporary alliance with the Separatist Alliance . Furthermore , Amidala had a painting of Varykino hanging on the wall of her Senatorial office . In 19 BBY , the pregnant Amidala planned to raise her and Anakin ' s child at the Lake Retreat . However , she died on Polis Massa , giving birth to their twins , Luke and Leia Skywalker . After the Clone Wars . After Amidala ' s funeral , her maternal grandmother , Ryoo Thule , spent the next six months mourning in isolation at the retreat ' s Translucence Cove . She found peace there because she knew that Amidala loved that place . When Thule finally decided that it was time to return to her life in Theed , Inquisitor Malorum stopped by to interrogate her because , as per Naboo custom , Thule had been the one to oversee Padmé ' s funeral . Her defiance to his questions led him to deduce that Amidala ' s offspring had not died . The Inquisitor then proceeded to kill Thule . A few times later , Ferus Olin and Trever Flume arrived in turn at the Lake Retreat . With her dying breath , Thule begged Olin to protect her granddaughter ' s memory . During the Galactic Civil War , Varykino would have been lent to the Royal House of Naboo and reserved for the private use of friends , family , and loyal subjects . It also became the site of many wedding ceremonies . At this time , a woman named Lareen Dantara worked at the Lake Retreat . Amidala ' s beach , situated near the villa , was well - known as the favorite resting place of Naboo ' s most famous rulers . Behind the scenes . Randy Stradley stated that Luke and Leia were conceived in Varykino in 20 BBY , five months before the Battle of Coruscant , in the Dark Horse Comics message boards . The creators of " " , also joked about Luke and Leia being conceived in Chapter 22 of their series , in a scene that takes place on Naboo and what appears to be Varykino . However , Stradley ' s statement was made when " " was assumed to take place over a period of weeks rather than days . Luke and Leia may still have been conceived in Varykino , but this must have occurred nearly nine months before the Battle of Coruscant and the beginning of " Revenge of the Sith " . The Varykino scenes were filmed at Villa del Balbianello , on Lake Como , . The interiors , which were sets constructed on a soundstage , were inspired by the basic architecture found in , where Theed was filmed , but mixed with a softer , personalized style .