After 8 glorious years, Game of Thrones has now come to an end. But if, like us, you’ll find it hard to forget the Seven Kingdoms… sorry, Six Kingdoms & The North… fear not – you can visit many of them instead. While they may seem far removed from reality, most of the settlements in the hit HBO show are easier to travel to and more spectacular in the flesh than you may realise.

So from the cobbled streets of Croatia AKA. King’s Landing, to the ice-lands of… well, Iceland… we take a look at the most iconic locations in Game of Thrones you can visit!

Winterfell

Location: Castle Ward, County Down, Northern Ireland

Right from the very first episode of GoT, Winterfell has been the setting for some of the show’s most important storylines. Traditional seat of House Stark, Winterfell has been filmed since Day 1 at Castle Ward in County Down, Northern Ireland. The site is open to visitors, with its vast grounds usually cycled round due to its size. As well as partaking in some archery, you can also explore the forest where the Starks find their direwolves. As well as Castle Ward, Doune Castle in Scotland’s Stirling district was also used throughout the series to shoot Winterfell scenes.

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Dorne

Location: Alcázar, Seville, Spain

One of the most opulent settings in the show, the palace of Dorne seen in series five is filmed at Seville’s stunning royal palace. Complete with its lush gardens, elaborately tiled courtyards and gilded ceilings, the palace was originally founded in the 10th century, making the moorish fortress the oldest European palace still to be used today.

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Dragonstone

Location: Gaztelugatxe, Basque Country, Spain

Another Spanish location of on our list (and far from our last), the Season 7 of Game of Thrones saw Daenerys Targaryen finally land on Westeros through the gigantic stairs of Dragonstone. Former home of Stannis Baratheon, Dragonstone is filmed at the iconic ancient monastery of Gaztelugatxe, off the coast of Biscay, Spain. Located just an hour’s drive away from Bilbao, the monastery is perfect for a picturesque day trip where you can climb up the winding stone steps.

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King’s Landing

Location: Dubrovnik, Croatia

Probably the most well-known of all Game of Thrones locations, Dubrovnik in Croatia has played the role of King’s Landing ever since series two. The Old Town in Dubrovnik is perfect for the capital of Westeros with its maze of stone cathedrals and terracotta-roofed houses. Thankfully, despite a deluge of Fire from Drogon, the city has now been fully rebuilt and looks as good as new!

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Highgarden

Location: Castillo de Almodóvar del Río, Córdoba, Spain

Whilst the fairy-tale castle of Highgarden had been regularly mentioned throughout the show, it was only when Jaime Lannister’s unexpectedly sieged it in the Seventh Season that we got our first glimpse of the seat of House Tyrell. The setting was the Castillo de Almodóvar del Río in Córdoba, Spain. Originally a Roman fort, the castle was conquered and rebuilt by the moors in 760 and offers incredible views of the Guadalquivir river below.

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Casterly Rock

Location: Trujillo Castle, Cáceres, Spain

But Highgarden wasn’t only another ancestral seat we saw for the first time in the penultimate season. Casterly Rock, the stronghold of House Lannister, was also finally seen having been taken by Daenerys without much of a fight. The fortress was actually Trujillo, a Spanish medieval castle that hosted several battles between the moors and Christians.

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Yunkai

Location: Aït Benhaddou, Morocco

It may have only been really seen in Season Three, but Yunkai played a big role in making of the Mother of Dragons. All of the cities’ scenes were filmed at Aït Benhaddou in Morocco, a fortified city on the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, the city is no stranger to filming having played host to the likes of Lawrence of Arabia and Gladiator.

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Meereen

Location: Peñíscola, Castellón, Spain

The setting for the great battle between the Sons of the Harpy and the Unsullied in Season Five of Game of Thrones, Meereen is filmed at Peñíscola in Spain, a fortified seaport set on a rocky cliff of the Med. As well as featuring a castle built by the Knights Templar, Peñíscola also has a historic lighthouse which offers stunning views across the ocean.

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Eastwatch-by-the-Sea

Location: Vík, Iceland

Iceland has long been a favourite filming location for Game of Thrones ever since they headed north of The Wall in Season Two. And one of their favourite locations to film is on the vast black sand beaches of Vík. Most recently the south coast Icelandic town was used as the setting for Eastwatch-by-the-Sea, a port town where Wildlings trade with the men of the Night’s Watch, but was just used by Jon Snow and his band of Merry Men to head into the blizzards and face the White Walkers.

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