Being the religious and cultural center of the Dalmatia region, Dubrovnik has no shortage of picturesque sights: colorful roofs with terracotta tiles, impressive stone architecture, high-rising cliffs and a stunning ancient city wall overlooking the wild Adriatic sea. In large part for this reason, the city was chosen as the main filming location for King’s Landing, a fictional city in Game of Thrones.
Dubrovnik City Walls
If you only have the time to visit a couple of Game of Thrones locations in Dubrovnik, make sure that the City Walls is one of them. This is probably the most recognizable place in the show. You can spot different parts of the Walls in many episodes. More than this, the city walls are also one of Dubrovnik’s most spectacular attractions.
Here you can see some of the most famous filming locations of Game of Thrones:
Fort Lovrijenac
Lovrijenac Fortress is a historic fort just beside Dubrovnik’s West Harbor. It earned international renown before the GoT series for being the location of the Shakespeares Hamlet play, and the Croatian leg of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Standing atop a tall cliff over Pile Bay, and originally built as part of the city’s defenses, Fort Lovrijenac is one of the King’s Landing filming locations that crops up time and time again. The vast majority of scenes that take place within the Red Keep have been filmed inside the Lovrijenac Fort.
Dubrovnik West Pier – Blackwater Bay
Dubrovnik’s West Pier is nothing less than stunning, offering spectacular views. This little bay has become famous for the epic battle scene, but it has been used for a lot of other scenes too.
Pile Harbour
The beach on this side of the bay, closer to the Old Town walls, has been used as the harbour of Kings Landing. Pile Harbor was a useful filming location in Dubrovnik for HBO, as it is located just outside of the medieval walled city. This meant that there was no need to close down the city to film. However, they did need to pay out the many kayaking tours that depart here.
Dubrovnik West Harbour
The west harbour is a quaint part of the city and a popular photo opportunity for many travellers. Just across the bay in Dubrovnik West Harbour you will find this picturesque facade with doors built into the rocks just below Fort Lovrijenac.
Pile Gate
Pile Gate is a gorgeous little cove sitting between Fort Lovrijenac and the Old Town. It’s the juming point for kayaking tours around Dubrovnik’s crystal clear waters. Pile Gate leads into the Old Town and you access it from a drawbridge. The riot is another of the most famous scenes in Game of Thrones. Pile Gate is usually always open and the filming of this scene was one of the very rare moments in which they allowed it to be closed. The Pile Gate is the main entrance to Dubrovnik’s Old City, with the majority of foot traffic entering through this side.
Minčeta tower – The House of Undying
The Minčeta Tower is the highest point of Dubrovnik’s City Walls fortification system. With its height and impressive size, the tower dominates the northwestern high part of the city and its walls. Travelers can climb this tower by accessing the City Walls. Nowadays, the Minčeta Tower is a museum.
Jesuit Staircase by Saint Ignatius Church
Located in the center of Dubrovnik’s Old City is the Jesuit Staircase. These beautiful stairs lead to Jezuite Street, where you will find the Jesuit Church of St. Ignatius and two famous Dubrovnik colleges. The Jesuit Staircase by Saint Ignatius Church is the backdrop to one of the most famous scenes in Game of Thrones. This was the most expensive scene in Game of Thrones shot in Dubrovnik. Because they are all businesses, bars and shops that had to be paid their full day price to be closed for the filming. Plus all the people that live in that street had to be paid for privacy guarantees that they wouldn’t look out of their windows during the filming.
Rector’s palace – City of Qarth
The Rector’s Palace is an elegant Gothic-Renaissance palace from the 14th century. Today, the city uses it as a museum and is a popular tourist attraction in Dubrovnik. You can go up the stairs to see the Rector’s rooms. There are some gorgeous pieces of furniture and artwork to admire. On the ground floor, the various rooms house some historic pieces from the jail and armory, plus lovely sculptures.
If you’ve ever wondered where the Game of Thrones is filmed, this is your perfect opportunity to see all the filming locations in Dubrovnik.
