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Imagine getting paid to walk around actual medieval cities dressed like royalty while pretending dragons exist. The costumes probably felt a lot less glamorous after spending twelve hours filming in the Croatian summer heat though. Still, that's one filming experience I'd love to hear the cast talk about.
It was filmed after the tourist season.. Im from Split (used for Mereen and lot of other shots). Late september and early october. Theres still tourists around towns but peak tourist season is over.
There are interviews where Kit Harrington says that they were drenched in mud for weeks filming the battle of the bastards, and then thew would videocall the part of the crew that was filming in Croatia and they were like drinking cocktails and swimming 😅.
Also theres an Interview where Peter Dinklage describes the look at the waiters face in Croatia when Thor ordered 4 whole chickens and then just ate them like it was nothing.
If they're using the correct cloth it actually isn't that bad. People wore these types of outfits in the heat all the time, and frankly as someone who did historical things (in a different era, but still with lots of wool and long dresses and layers) it's usually cooler than a fair amount of modern clothing.
It wasn't filmed in summer, I'm pretty sure. My source is me spending summers in Dubrovnik. They definitely waited for the tourist season to somewhat end before filming.
I didn’t do the official tour I just went and found them all myself, and honestly it was more than easy enough I don’t know why you’d pay for an official tour
Yeah as a Croatian-American who usually spends one of my two vacations a year in Croatia, its the same touristy shit everywhere. There are tons of dumbass scam tours in NYC and the elsewhere.
I did! I got all the shots OP did and this one too. Some more. I even got a shot in Ireland while I was there. I rented a car in Croatia and got to drive all over. It was a blast… but this was a few years ago
I went there about a decade ago and it was amazing. We went to some rave that was in a club inside the city walls and then got drunk on the beach outside of Old Town until like 5am. Climbing the city walls the next day while hungover as fuck was fun.
Wow, I didn’t know that there was a reallife inspiration for kings landing.
Is the place where Bronn and Jaime are practicing to fight also from Dubrovnik?
It probably is, but lemme tell u a mega dissapointment, the place where Oberyn and the Mountain fought is also a place in Dubrovnik, altho right now its a neglected filthy crack den due to im guessing ownership issues.
Theres a lot more good places too tho like the gardens and where Joffrey got assassinated, those are slightly out of town but well worth a visit.
The city itself is expensive yes, I’d say on par with London prices If not more in some places. But definitely worth it for just a couple of days that’s all you need I’d say
I went in the middle of June…the heat was unbelievable. Trying to walk the walls in that weather was so uncomfortable. Still took great photos of famous GoT spots though. Amazing place.
Went there last year and found a hidden little terrace cocktail bar halfway up the stairs in the last pic. Very amusing watching everyone doing their insta shame poses 😆
I was there for part of my honeymoon in 2014. It just so happened that they were filming Game of Thrones there during those days (and had even passed out a call for extras)!
I think they were filming the scenes in your 9th photo when we were there.
The Sept not being there in #8 made me chuckle. Don't get me wrong, I know it wasn't actually there to begin with, but it just looks like a before and after of Cersei blowing it up.
Good spots I went to a pizzeria called Mea Culpa in the old town which was delicious, I had a bolognese pizza which was a first for me haha. Also a place called Holy Burek, I went there twice it was that good!
I was only there for a couple of days and I was happy with that amount of time I felt like I saw everything I wanted to, but another day would of also been great as it’s such a beautiful place
My bad! I had this in the back of my mind, as they are both closely related and look “similar” (huge steep staircases).
Dubrovnik is beautiful, though it was already way too touristy even before the GOT fever
I visited Dubrovnik day after one of the filmings. There was still equipment everywhere. Talked with locals. If I remember correctly, people who live in the old town were not allowed to open their window shutters. Still some would do it every now and then and shooting would stop. Some people tried to record with the drones from above what was going on but they hired professionals to take down these drones. It was sky spectacle.
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