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Aug 9, 2020 · After Morocco served as the site of Southern regions of Westeros in the Game of Thrones pilot, on-location filming shifted to Malta, the island country in the Mediterranean Sea. Season 1 featured the famous Azure Window as the site of Daenerys Targaryen and Khal Drogo's wedding.
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- Castle Ward in County Down, Northern Ireland. In Season 1, Winterfell Castle was depicted at Castle Ward in County Down, overlooking the Strangford Lough inlet.
- Ballintoy Harbour, Northern Ireland. Ballintoy Harbour was shown as the Iron Islands in Game of Thrones, where Theon Greyjoy celebrates his homecoming, meets Yara (his sister), and marvels at his newly built longship, the Sea Bitch, built by Sigrin.
- Fort Manoel, Malta. Venture to the island of Malta to see the 18th-century star-shaped fortress of Fort Manoel, the memorably dark place where Ned Stark confessed to treason and was executed at the command of Joffrey in the Baelor episode of Season 1.
- Tollymore Forest Park, Northern Ireland. The Haunted Forest, north of the Wall in Game of Thrones was filmed in Tollymore Forest Park in Northern Ireland.
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- Ballintoy Harbour, Northern Ireland. Scenes on the Iron Islands, home to House Greyjoy of Pyke, were filmed at Northern Ireland's Ballintoy Harbour, known as a raised beach because the water meets a chalky cliff face instead of flat sand.
- Fort Manoel, Malta. One of the saddest scenes in all of Game of Thrones is when Ned Stark meets his end on King Joffrey's orders in a square in the fictional King's Landing.
- Kirkjufell, Iceland. Scenes beyond the Wall were filmed at various locations around Iceland. One memorable scene that featured Daenerys and her dragons saving (almost) everyone from the Night King — in season seven, episode six — was filmed at Kirkjufell, one of the country's most famous peaks.
- Doune Castle, Scotland. The pilot episode featuring the Stark family home of Winterfell was shot at Doune Castle in central Scotland. It's also been featured on Outlander and "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."
Jul 4, 2023 · The HBO series not only captivated audiences with its complex characters and fantastical worlds, but also showed us some of our own world’s most remarkable destinations – leading many fans to wonder, where is Game of Thrones filmed?
- Northern Ireland becomes a fantasy land. With everything from historic buildings to rugged coastline and wild countryside, there was no shortage of backdrops in Northern Ireland that could pass as parts of Westeros.
- Castle Ward, County Down. Lying on the shores of Strangford Lough in County Down, the Castle Ward Estate provided some of season one’s most recognisable locations.
- Portstewart Strand, County Londonderry. Portstewart Strand in County Londonderry was also chosen as a location for season five. The dune-covered beach made the perfect stand-in for the Dornish coastline, where Jaime and Bronn came ashore on their way to fetch Princess Myrcella.
- Downhill Demesne, County Londonderry. Perched dramatically on the cliff edge, Mussenden Temple gave the Game of Thrones camera crew a perfect view of Downhill Beach (not National Trust owned) which became Dragonstone in season two.
Jul 12, 2022 · In an interview for HBO, 'Game of Thrones' star Conleth Hill confirmed that the exteriors of King’s Landing were filmed in Croatia white the interiors were filmed in Northern Ireland....
Apr 3, 2019 · The most epic Game of Thrones' filming locations are surprisingly close and set-jetters looking for a real-life Game of Thrones tour of the King's Road, Eastwatch-by-the-Sea and...
