Horses were flown in and the entire town turned into a medieval fantasy land filled with knights and dragons. But it eventually doubled up as both Qarth and King’s Landing in season two. Images courtesy the writerĭubrovnik was not the first choice for King’s Landing it was Malta in season one. Conspiracies are whispered in the gardens here and battles are fought on the high seas while the granaries become brothels and quaint streetscapes turn into bustling markets.
Walking inside the fortresses, along the city walls and down the staircases are Tyrion Lannister, and his siblings Cersei and Jaime. Somewhere along the line, reality merges into fantasy as the Old Town of Dubrovnik fades away, only to be replaced by King’s Landing, the capital of Westeros. That set the tone for my Game of Thrones tour in this Croatian coastal town. She later realised that she was scratched and even bitten. adding, 'My friend, who played an extra in the episode, just wanted to attack Joffrey. Ivana explains some of the action behind the scenes: “Everyone could feel the anger and was overpowered by the mob frenzy,” she explains. We have just entered the medieval Old Town through the Pile Gate when Ivana narrates, “This is where the riot started,' she adds, showing me a photograph of a scene from Game of Thrones' season two. You are now looking at the streets and panorama of King’s Landing,” says Ivana Radic, my guide.
