Dubrovnik, Croatia
Game of Thrones' Tyrion Lannister (played by Peter Dinklage) on the walls of Dubrovnik. Image courtesy of Sky.
With its gleaming white-stone city walls and sunny seaside location, Dubrovnik on Croatia’s southern Dalmatian coast is a perfect stand-in for King's Landing, capital of the Seven Kingdoms and home to the Iron Throne.
Walking atop the old town’s remarkably well-preserved medieval walls, you can look out across the bay where the Battle of Blackwater was shot towards free standing Lovrjenac Fort, which was transformed into the majestic Red Fort. As you circle Minčeta Tower at the walls’ highest point, you’ll be following in the footsteps of Daenerys Targaryan as she desperately tried enter the House of the Undying to rescue her dragons. There are many more filming locations around here, and an organised tour will make sure you don’t miss any.
A short boat ride away, beautiful Lokrum Island, where scenes set in Qarth were filmed, has peaceful forests and excellent beaches, and makes a great day trip. There’s also a gorgeous Renaissance-style arboretum at Trsteno Gardens, 13km northwest of Dubrovnik, where Sansa Stark met with Lady and Margaery Tyrell.
Great accommodation options in Dubrovnik's old town include Apartment Karmen and Fresh Sheets Hostel.
Split, Croatia
The cellars beneath Diocletian's Palace in Split. Image by Cesar Gonzalez Palomo / CC BY-SA 2.0.
For Season Four, filming has also moved north of Dubrovnik to the coastal city of Split. Klis Fortress and a quarry in Žrnovnica, both to the northeast of the city, were used to film huge battle scenes with dozens of extras that will feature in the forthcoming series.
The primary location within the city was Diocletian’s Palace, one of the most impressive Roman ruins in the world. Built in AD 295 as a retirement palace for the Roman emperor Diocletian, the huge square fortress is no museum piece – instead it is the lively heart of the city, with bars, shops and restaurants packed inside its ancient walls. To see where filming took place, head down into the cellars at the southern end of the palace, which in Roman times were used for storage of food and wine.
If you’d like sleep like an emperor, Hotel Vestibul Palace and Hotel Peristil are both within the palace walls.
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