Only a few more episodes are left for season four of Game of Thrones, and already producers are working hard on finding additional filming locations for season five. The show is now scouting locations in Spain, specifically in the Andalusia region located in the south of the Iberian peninsula.
Major filming locations for the show through the first four seasons include – Northern Ireland, where it does most of its studio filming at Titanic Studios in Belfast, plus Iceland and Croatia, in addition to some special effects work in Hollywood. Dubrovnik, Croatia serves as the setting for King’s Landing, and multiple new locations were added in that country for season four.
If Spain is chosen as a filming location, there’s a possibility it could serve as another location in Essos, a better guess would be that it will become Dorne, the southernmost region of the Seven Kingdoms.
A Storm of Swords, the third book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, gives us some insight into the landscape of Dorne, which is largely a hot desert region, but also has mountains and a coastline. Dorne’s capital is Sunspear, a hot desert-region stronghold where prominent members of the ruling Martell family reside. As the books continue to unfold, we travel down to Sunspear and are introduced to more of the Martell clan, who are described as having dark eyes and olive skin.
The addition of Spain would bring the grand total of countries used for G.O.T filming to eight. It would certainly make sense for Dorne since viewers haven’t seen any of it yet, aside from the arrival of Dornish characters Prince Oberyn (played by Pedro Pascal) and Ellaria Sand in King’s Landing.
Production on season five is expected to begin this summer.
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