Discover The Places Where “Game Of Thrones ” Was Filmed

Game of Thrones is one of the best valued television bets and with the highest number of audience in recent years. Many fans want to visit the locations where this adaptation of the literary saga A Song of Ice and Fire , created by writer George RR Martin , has been filmed . Do you want to know where those places are? We show you some of them.

Northern Europe

Ireland

Ireland is the territory in which more scenes have been filmed, serving as the main setting in the production of the series.

HBO decided to set up a facility in Belfast, where the shots that take place indoors are recorded. Many spaces in the surroundings are also used in history, such as the vicinity of the tower of County Down, which serves as the Kingdom of Winterfell on television.

On the other hand, the characteristic and rugged cliff shape of the shores of Dragonstone finds its real counterpart on the beaches of Londonderry.

Iceland

The events that take place in those strange and cold lands known as Beyond the Wall took shape in Iceland. The natural parks of this island were in charge of hosting the film crew in the middle of the ice. This is the case of the Vatnajökull glacier, the largest in Europe.

These icy spaces provided the viewer with the possibility of contemplating landscapes as beautiful as the Grjótago thermal cave. This location is located in the north of the country and owes its fame to the fact that it is allowed to enjoy a bath in its natural pool, which is completely surrounded by snow but whose waters reach temperatures above 50 degrees.

South of Europe

malt

During the first season, Malta made numerous appearances on the series, turning its streets into those of King’s Landing. The gate of the wall of Mdina, the capital of the island during the 18th century, was transformed thanks to television magic at the entrance to the Red Fort.

The Monastery of St. Dominic served as the palace gardens. For its part, the city of Pentos also saw the light there. In fact, the luxurious mansion that Daenerys stays in in the first season is actually the summer residence of the President of the Maltese Republic.

Croatia

Croatia took over and Dubrovnik became King’s Landing from the second season. This is due to the spectacular nature of the metropolis. It has small Mediterranean-style houses protected from inclement sea and invaders by a thick and majestic wall. Walls that ended up having a major role during Cersei Lannister’s walk of shame.

The famous Minceta Tower, nestled next to this enormous fortification, gave shape to the House of the Eternals, a place where the Mother of Dragons goes to rescue precisely these creatures.

The rest of this fantastic city known as Quarth, was filmed on Lokrum, a beautiful island off the coast of the Croatian capital.

Spain

Spain was one of the last to join the recreation of the story told in the saga. The Kingdom of Dome and its fabulous Water Gardens came to life thanks to the Alcázar of Seville. It is one of the wonders considered a World Heritage Site in which the cast of Game of Thrones has had the pleasure of acting.

The scenes of the Arenas de Meereen in which slaves and soldiers fight dragons were shot in the Osuna bullring. Shots that have been listed as the most expensive in television history.

For its part, the Roman bridge of Córdoba was transmuted, giving rise to the Long Bridge of Volantis, the only union of this town with the rest of that world of fantasy and magic created by George RR Martin.

Africa

Morocco

The Khaleesi’s odyssey through the Slave Bay and her journey through the so-called Free Cities was filmed in and around Marrakech.

The citadel of Aït-Ben-Haddou is a major tourist destination that was transformed into the fictional Yunkai. It is located in the middle of the desert and is considered a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

The fishing town of Essaouira, transformed into the imaginary Astapor, is another of the Moroccan towns that have seen their attributes transferred to the series.

Imagination and reality have been mixed in these scenarios. If you have read the saga, did you imagine them like this? And if you are a fan of the series, did you know where some of the most representative scenes had been filmed?

This is what the author of the saga pointed out about the differences in the plot line between the literary version and the television version. But fictitious or real, the truth is that the scenarios in which the plot unfolds are magnificent.