The immensely popular Game of Thrones television series was an absolute hit from 2011 until the last season aired in 2019. Apart from a compelling story, the series is known for its beautiful use of landscapes, castles and heritage sites. As summer is approaching fast, this tour around Spanish Game of Thrones locations should inspire even those that have not watched a single episode of the series.
The round tour was made by Spanje Vandaag, a Dutch news platform on Spanish news. The route takes you along 18 separate locations used during the filming of season 6, 7 and 8. The journey contains 3179 km and starts in Catalonia and ends in Navarra. Due to Google Maps’ limitation of adding stops, the map is split in two. The letters A-H are used twice in the first part and the second part of the route.
The first part of the journey takes you from Girona to Seville:
A. Girona – The medieval part around Girona’s cathedral featured in season 6. It resembled a part of the fictional city of Braavos. Image: Byelikova_Oksana/Canva 
B. Canet – de MarAlthough the entire castle cannot be seen in the series, you can see the courtyards and the arcades where various characters have walked around. The 11th-century castle Castillo de Santa Florentina in the municipality of Canet de Mar served as the residence of the Tarly family. Image: Jordi Domènech/Wikimedia (CC BY 3.0) C. Peñíscola – The ancient village of Peñiscola, located on a peninsula, was featured in several episodes of Season 6. The town resembled Meereen in the series. Image: aluxum/Canva D. Castillo de Zafra- The Zafra Castle is located in the province of Guadalajara and was used as a flashback to the death of Lyanna Stark. The Torre de la Alegría stands out above everything. The castle is beautifully situated on a rock formation that is straight out of a fairytale. Image: mtrommer/Canva 
E. Sierra de Alhamilla – This nature reserve can be seen as a desert and is located in the province of Almería. This piece of land is used often for films such as Indiana Jones and Exodus. In 2015/2016 the nature reserve also featured in season 6 of Game of Thrones as part of Vaes Dothrak. Image: Luis Daniel Carbia Cabeza/Canva F. Alcazaba de Almeria – A fortress located in the city of Almería and used in Season 6. The Moorish fortress was shown in the series as the exotic Dorne. The Alcazaba was a Moorish castle/fort built sometime around the 10th century by the Caliphate Abderraman III but was used in the series as part of Vaes Dothrak. Image: Soyazur/Canva G. Córdoba – In the Andalusian city of Córdoba, production decided to shoot on the Roman bridge. In the series, special effects transformed this bridge into the Volantis Bridge over the Rhoyne River. Spectacular shots were taken with various cameras and drones, but fans can not see much much of the old Roman bridge in the series thanks to the special effects. Image: Leonid Andronov/Canva H. Almodovar del Rio – This municipality is located in the province of Córdoba. The beautiful medieval castle from the 17th century was used for several shots in the series. It is located on an old Arab fortress. Image: siete_vidas/Canva 
I. Osuna Plaza de Toros – The town of Osuna became world-famous thanks to the television series after one of the most exciting episodes in season 5 was filmed here. The filming took place in the bullring Plaza de Toros. Here the battle between the armies of Meereen and Yunkai took place, in which the dragons also played an important leading role. Image: Graeme Churchard/Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0) J. Alcazar de Sevilla – The Alcázar of Seville was portrayed in the series as the Water Gardens of Dorne. Partly because of the Moorish influences in the building, the dozens of palm trees and water features, the Alcázar was presented as a tropical paradise palace. Image: javarman3/Canva
The second part of the trial starts in Seville and ends in Navarra.
A. Reales Atarazanas in Seville – The Reales Atarazanas in Seville has been part of the story several times and the place where Daenerys Targaryen, Ellaria Arena and Olenna Tyrell have negotiated the King’s landing stage. These medieval galleries are unfortunately not open to the public. Image: Javier Serrano/Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) 
B. Santiponce – Located near Seville, the Roman amphitheatre of Itálica was also used for filming for season 7. Among these ancient ruins, the meeting between Daenerys and Cercei took place. Image: brytta/Canva C. Trujillo – In the municipality of Trujillo in Extremadura, season 7 recordings were made in the beautiful castle. Producers said they changed almost to shoot the series here. Recordings were made in the courtyard and from some balconies. Image: Rudolf Ernst/Canva D. Caceres – Not the most famous city in Spain but definitely worth a visit. From now on, thousands of Game of Thrones fans will certainly do so as season 7 was filmed in the old historic center. These recordings took place in November 2016 and dozens of Spaniards also participated here as extras. Image: THEPALMER/Canva E. Los Barruecos – The Parque Natural de Los Barruecos is located in the municipality of Malpartida and was chosen for its special rock formations where the dragons and the Lannisters get involved in a great battle. Image: Rudolf Ernst/Canva F. Bermeo – In the Basque municipality of Bermeo, recordings were made at the spectacular San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, a small church perched on a rock in the sea to which a 400-step staircase leads. The staircase featured in the series as the church was removed via computer in order to place a large castle there. Image: RuslanKaln/Canva G. Zumaia – In October 2016, the series shot footage on the spectacular beaches of Itzurun in the Zumaia Municipality of Guipuzcoa. Tourists visit this beach because of the beautiful rock formations that also serve as the throne of Princess Daenerys Targaryen. Image: Jorge Garcia Argazkiak/Canva H. Bardenas Reales Natural Park – The Parque Natural Las Bardenas Reales is located in the Navarra region and served in season 6 as the Dothraki Sea. Here Daenerys Targaryen comes face to face with less friendly face Khalasar fighters. The Bardenas Reales is a beautiful and futuristic area to walk around. Image: mmeee/Canva
Source: Google Maps and Spanje Vandaag (Dutch)
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