Is Casterly rock a real castle?

Casterly Rock—The Castle of Trujillo, Spain
The Castle of Trujillo was the perfect location for the ancestral home of the Lannisters since it is located at the highest point in the town of Cáceres. In Season 7, a gruesome battle between the Unsullied and the Lannister armies plays out at this iconic castle.
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Is Casterly Rock real?

Trujillo Castle, Cáceres/ Casterly Rock

Although Martin has been quoted as stating that the Rock of Gibraltar was his inspiration for the Lannister stronghold, it was actually Trujillo Castle in Cáceres that was seen to be most fitting as the home of Tywin Lannister and his family.
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Where is Casterly Rock filmed in got?

CASTLE OF TRUJILLO, SPAIN

The exterior shots of House Lannister's imposing home at Casterly Rock were mainly filmed at the Castle of Trujillo in Spain. Two-hour tours of the castle and the surrounding village that combineThan real-world history with Westerosi lore can be taken for as little as $15 per person.
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Is Castle Black a real place?

As iconic as they are on the series, Castle Black and Hardhome are both artificial sets and are not filmed at real castles.
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Is Dragonstone a real castle?

While most of the actual castle was later added in with a bit of help from CGI, the Dragonstone castle is a real place located in Spain.
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Is Casterly Rock from Game of Thrones realistic?



Where is Winterfell in real life?

The real-life Winterfell is at Castle Ward in County Down, Northern Ireland. Aside from hosting "Game of Thrones" tours, it's a beautiful National Trust property on the shores of Strangford Lough, with an 18th-century stately home and acres of landscaped gardens to explore.
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Is the Vale castle real?

The Eyrie in the Vale of Arryn

On the TV series, a CGI of the stronghold was added to enhance the rock pinnacles of Meteora.
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Where is the real Dragonstone castle?

The place where Daenerys lands on the coast is Zumaia Beach. After ascending a vertical set of stairs up the cliff, the much lower and longer set of stairs from the gates to the castle is actually an entirely real location at San Juan de Gaztelugatxe in Spain.
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Where is Winterfell filmed?

Castle Ward, Northern Ireland (Winterfell)

Home to the Stark family and characters like Jon Snow and Hodor, we've spent a lot of time watching characters there grow, but also suffer. For all this drama involving the Stark children, we have Castle Ward in Northern Ireland to thank.
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Where is Castle Black located?

The Wall and Castle Black—Magheramorne Quarry, Northern Ireland.
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Was any of Game of Thrones filmed in Scotland?

Scotland. Doune Castle (aka Winterfell) where the pilot episode was shot, is the only "Game of Thrones" filming location in Scotland. The medieval castle was originally built in the thirteenth century and can be seen in several other films such as "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."
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Where were the Castle Black scenes filmed?

Castle Black and the Wall were filmed at the abandoned Magheramorne Quarry in Northern Ireland.
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Is Castle black and Winterfell the same set?

There will be Winterfell, which is actually Castle Ward in County Down, and Castle Black, which is actually a quarry in Magheramorne. Castle Black on Game of Thrones, filmed in Northern Ireland. Winterfell, one of the key settings of Game of Thrones.
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Where is Kings Landing filmed?

Dubrovnik was the main filming location in Croatia for King's Landing, a fictional city in Game of Thrones, the famous television series based on the series of fantasy novels “A Song of Ice and Fire” and distributed by HBO.
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Where was Dorne filmed?

Alcazaba de Almería was used as a filming location in Game of Thrones as part of the Kingdom of Dorne ruled over by the House of Martell. While most of Dorne was filmed in Seville, the Alcazaba gardens were merged with the gardens in the Real Alcázar de Sevilla to create the beautiful Water Gardens in Sunspear.
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Where is Braavos in real life?

Braavos' real life counterpart is the Croatian city of Šibenik, located part-way along the coast near the Adriatic Sea, which is also the oldest native Croatian town along the country's shoreline.
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Is the Red Keep a real castle?

Lovrijenac Fortress (The Red Keep)

The Red Keep – the heart of King's Landing – is, in the real world, Lovijenac Fortress, located outside Dubrovnik on a 37m high rock right on the shore.
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Is the King's Landing castle real?

King's Landing

Ignatius of Loyola Church (the site of Cersei Lannister's brutal “walk of shame”) as well as Fort Lovrijenac, the real-life fortress where filming of the epic Battle of Blackwater took place.
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What are the 7 kingdoms?

According to the books, before Aegon Targaryen united Westeros under his rule, seven kingdoms enjoyed independence for thousands of years: The Kingdom of the North, the Kingdom of the Mountain and the Vale, the Kingdom of the Isles and the Rivers, the Kingdom of the Rock, the Kingdom of the Stormlands, the Kingdom of ...
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Is the Eyrie impregnable?

Although small compared to the seats of other Great Houses in Westeros, the Eyrie is considered impregnable to attack. During wintertime, the Arryns seek refuge against the cold in the Gates of the Moon at the base of the mountain.
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Where is castle stannis filmed?

In reality, this scene was shooted in the amazing Cushendun Caves. The Dragonstone castle is, in reality, the Downhill Strand. This place recreated the home of Stannis Baratheon. The dark castle of Stannis Baratheon rose above a cliff over the sea.
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Where is Blackwater Bay in real life?

Blackwater Bay (The Golden Horn, Istanbul, Turkey)

A credible real-life stand-in for Blackwater Bay is the Golden Horn, the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Where is Westeros in real life?

Most of the action in Game of Thrones takes place in Westeros. Author of the series George R.R. Martin has stated that Westeros is based on medieval Britain, but as a full-sized continent that is roughly the same size as real-life South America.
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Is the wall in got real?

A new study suggests that, no, it's not realistic, because without magic, such a barrier would fall rapidly. The gigantic icy barrier simply known as "the Wall" in "Game of Thrones" is about 700 feet high, 300 miles long and wide enough at its top for a dozen mounted knights to ride side by side.
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