I am stoked to see what places in Iceland will be featured in the eight and final season of Game of Thrones. The Stakkholtsgja canyon was where Jon Snow leads a team of warriors to ambush a pack of wights. Thorsmork valley is jewel, pure and simple. Game of Thrones in Iceland – The Highlands A large geothermal power station dominates the area. Nesjavellir is the scene of the The Vale where the Hound and Brienne lock swords at the end of the fourth season. This is where Drogon the dragon makes a meal out of a goat in the fourth season. Thorufoss is a waterfall close to Thingvellir. It has a lot of canyons and fissures and as such it has featured as the entrance to Eyrie. Thingvellir is one of Iceland´s iconic destination, a crucial part of the Golden Circle. ![]() It is a great place to visit, Games of Thrones notwithstanding. The farm at Stong was built in 1974 and is supposed the represent the many farms that were destroyed and abandoned by the massive eruption of Hekla volcano in 1105. The beautiful reconstructed Viking farm at Stong in the impressive Thjorsardalur valley poses as the Olly´s village which is attacked by the Wildlings. The Eastwatch and the surrounding are was set at the black beach at Reynisfjara. Reynisfjara beach near the village of Vík on the south coast of Iceland To show the desolate and frozen landscape required no special effects. So they headed up to Vatnajokull glacier. The filmmakers wanted cool scenes from north of the Wall the second and third season. Game of Thrones in Iceland – South Coast of Iceland Nice day at the Lake Myvatn Nature baths. Not sure if you can bathe there since I think it is closed off but you can certainly dip in the wonderful Myvatn Nature Baths. Jon´s Snow ‘encounter’ with Ygrette took place in the Grjótagja crevice which is a nature geothermal pool. The lava field of Dimmuborgir was the home of the Wildlings way back in the third season. Steam from geothermal pools add great mystique to the action. The Myvatn area has been the setting of the North of the Wall. Kirkjufell near the town of Grundarfjörður is of course featured in Game of Thrones as Arrowhead Mountain. Snaefellsnes peninsulaĬalling the S naefellsnes peninsula a microcosm of Iceland is starting to become a bit of a cliche but many other cliches, it does have a lot of truth to it! Mt. The north of Iceland, The South Coast, Vatnajökull glacier and of course Thingvellir Kirkjufell mountain near Grundarfjörður town on the Snæfellsnes peninsula. You can see the scene in the trailer from season 8 here below on minute 1.12.įor those who really want to immerse themselves in Game of Thrones here in Iceland, they can join the full day Game of Thrones Tour where you will, amongst other things, visit Thingvellir, see the Settlement Era Viking farm and meet Icelandic horses.īut what locations have been used so far? There have been four main areas where Game of Thrones has been filmed in Iceland. ![]() But it does look like the awesome scene with the dragons in the image above is from Fjadrargljufur canyon on the south coast of Iceland. Changes are we won’t learn anything about the Game Throne filming locations in Iceland until the series are out. ![]() But where these filming locations are in Iceland, we don’t’ know yet. Security has been tight but since winter has truly arrived in this last season it makes sense that Iceland will be featured extensively. According to rumours, Iceland was used as a filming location for season 8.
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