Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was filmed across multiple countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Jordan, and Italy. Key locations include:
- The deserts of Spain's Tabernas Desert and Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park for desert and beach scenes.
- Arches National Park in Utah, USA, for stunning sandstone landscapes.
- Bürresheim Castle in Germany for castle exterior shots.
- Venice, Italy, including the Church of San Barnaba which served as the library exterior.
- Petra in Jordan, specifically Al Khazneh (The Treasury), which was the temple housing the Holy Grail.
- Various filming took place in the UK at Elstree Studios and locations in Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, and London.
- The opening sequence and other scenes were also filmed in Colorado, Texas, and California in the USA.
The filming spanned from May to September 1988, capturing diverse natural and architectural backdrops to create the adventurous atmosphere of the film.
