Even if you are not a fan of Game of Thrones and have not seen a single episode of the cult saga, you must have heard at least some news that appear about this extremely popular series. Just remember the famous coffee cup, which was passionately discussed all over the world! Well, and if you are a fan of the fantasy drama, you probably know that it became popular largely due to the atmospheric filming locations. From Morocco to Iceland, from Spain to Northern Ireland, we made a selection of Game of Thrones locations which are actually real, and you can see them with your own eyes!
Game of Thrones locations
Dragonstone Stairs are actually located in the Basque Country on the coast of Biscay. This cute islet is called San Juan De Gaztelugatxe. And it is the first in the list of Game of Thrones locations.
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King’s Road can be found in Northern Ireland. This mystic avenue of beech trees is called Dark Hedges. It was planted in 17th century in County Antrim
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Skogafoss Waterfall in Iceland. You could have seen it in the first episode of season 8
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Grjótagjá is a small lava cave located near lake Mývatn in north Iceland. Will you remember the most epic love scene connected with it?
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Fjaðrárgljúfur In South Iceland: Daenerys and Jon rode the dragons through this canyon
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King’s Landing can be found in Dubrovnik, Croatia
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Does the þingvellir National Park in Iceland look like Eyrie from Game of Thrones? It definitely does!
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Some scenes were filmed in Fort Lovrijenac In Dubrovnik, Croatia
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Another location is Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland. The legend says there used to be a bridge to Scotland
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Mount Kirkjufell is the most photographed mountain in Iceland. It is located on Snæfellsnes Peninsula in western part of the country
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The Vale Of Arryn In Meteora, Greece. Wait, where is the Moon Door?
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Alcázar of Seville or House Martell in Dorne?
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Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge near Balllintoy in County Antrim. It was made by fishermen 350 years ago
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Diocletian’s palace in Split, Croatia. Do you recognize the place where Daenerys held the dragons?
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Alcázar of Seville aka Dorn
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Back to the first season and the place where it all started. Tollymore forest in Northern Ireland
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Harrenhal, the largest castle in all of Westeros, is actually Dunluce castle in Northern Ireland
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Charming Girona was one of the locations for the 6th season
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Inch Abbey in Northern Ireland is the place where Robb Stark became a King of the North
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The Great City of Qarth is Lokrum Island in real life
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The city of Meereen is also located in Croatia. It is called the Fortress of Klis
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Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou in Morocco became Yunkai — one of the Slaver’s Bay City
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The Iron Islands are actually Ballintoy Harbour in Northern Ireland
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Roman city of Italica, which is not far from Seville, now is also known as Dragonpit in King’s Landing
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Highgarden is the most beautiful castle in the Seven Kingdoms. You can visit the seat of House Tyrell in the city of Almodóvar del Río in the province of Cordoba, Spain
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