Movies like The Lord of the Rings have made the medieval fantasy genre popular, but it's actually a genre that has had its own weight in literature for a long time. Personally I have always liked it and that is why in my library I have several favorite titles and authors. HBO has certainly succeeded in adapting George R. R Martin's novel series to the small screen, Game of Thrones, endless, complicated but always entertaining.
Game of Thrones has been around for many seasons, after all there are many books, but it is still as good as it was at the beginning. Did you know that many of the scenes in Game of Thrones have been filmed in Northern Ireland? This is, And that is why today the tourist office of this country offers a very wide range of tours and experiences related to the TV series. If you are a Stark fan then you can't stop taking a tour of green Ireland and get to know some of the places where Game of Thrones was filmed and filmed: beaches, ports, roads, castles.
Northern Ireland offers excursions of all kinds and it's not just about wandering between attractions. You can do it by bike, you can attend medieval banquets, practice archery in a castle courtyard, dress up, take great photos, and take boat cruises. Then write down some of the Game of Thrones film sets in Northern Ireland:
Dragonstone
It is a deserted beach that is located on the Causeway Coast, in County Londonderry, not far from Belfast: Downhill Beach. It is popular for the presence of a temple dating from the 120th century and which is built on a 2 meter high cliff. With some filmic tweaks, he appears in Game of Thrones Season XNUMX as Dragonstone. And it's still fantastic.
Pyke, in the Iron Islands
The port of ballintoy, on the north coast of Antrim, becomes the TV series in Pyke, where the character of Theon Greyjoy returns and meets his sister Yara for the first time. Quite useful information panels have been placed here and on other film sets.
Stormlands
All the Cushendun caves they are natural and fantastic. They were formed 400 million years ago and can be covered in a pleasant walk along the coast. They appear in Season 2 as the place where Melisandre gives birth to that mysterious and dark baby.
The king's path
This path was popular and touristy long before it appeared in Game of Thrones. It is a beautiful path lined with beech trees that were planted by the Stuart family in the 2th century. It certainly carries thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of photographs. In the TV series it is the way that Ayra Stark escapes disguised as a boy in Season XNUMX.
Winterfell
It is none other than the medieval Castle Ward, on Strangford Lake, in the middle of a huge green property. The castle can be visited but you can also dress up a bit and have your own archery class in the courtyard, the same place that appears in the series because Winterfell is the meeting point in Season 1 of King Robert Baratheon with the Stark family in full .
Rob Stark's Camp
This site, with the lonely rocky stone, is Audley's field. It is close to Castle Ward and you can actually rent a bike at the castle and go cycling to see it. In the TV series it appears as the place where Robbs first meets Talisa and is also the place where Alton Lannister is taken prisoner along with Jaime.
The Enchanted Forest
This forest is none other than the Tollymore Forest Park. Appears in episode 1 of the series. It is huge, it has more than 630 hectares and it is beautiful to walk because it has trails, caves, caves and streams everywhere. In Game of Thrones it appears when the Night's Watch They go round and come across dismembered human bodies.
Estos son los de algunos Game of Thrones destinations in Northern Ireland. I recommend that if you like the idea of getting to know them, you visit the country's official website as here is detailed information about the tours that can be done. And the offer is numerous because there is a tour for each aspect of the series: you can take a ride on horseback, by bicycle, by boat (there are boats used by the production team that take you over the coast), there are medieval banquets in restaurants from the area, there are tours organized by the Irish transport company, Translink, for example, and you can even enjoy a 5 o'clock Tea at Ballygally Castle.
The Northern Ireland tourism website is concerned with providing information on the Game of Thrones tours but not the hiring, so if you are interested in any, run on your own to make more inquiries and reservations.