How did Game of Thrones season 4 filming go?

Today, Game of Thrones fans will be able to enjoy the first episode of the new season, and we invite you to see how the shooting of new episodes of the world's most expensive television saga went.

In the new season, events in Westeros were traditionally filmed in the vastness of Northern Ireland, Iceland, Croatia, as well as in interior scenery, which are based in the studios of Irish Belfast. We have collected for you the most interesting photos that got into the network during filming in Iceland and Croatia.

(Total 31 photos)

1. Almost the whole of July 2013, the film crew of the series "Game of Thrones" spent in Iceland, where some moments from the next season of the project were filmed.

2. Summer landscapes of Iceland were used in the storylines of Arya, Brienne and John.

3. The filming process in this northern country took about a week. One of the filming locations was the Thingvellir National Park and the valley of the same name.

4. This place is notable for the fact that from the fifth to the eighth centuries a general meeting of the Althing was held here, and according to the plot of the book “The Feast of the Vultures”, a meeting of the ironborn was held on the island of Old Wyk.

5. Maisie Williams (Arya), Gwendoline Christie (Brienne), Rose Leslie (Ygritte), Daniel Portman (Podrick) and Andy Beckvis (Rorg) were spotted filming in Reykjavik. In the photo: Maisie Williams and Rose Leslie are photographed with a fan of the series.

6. From the first of August, the film crew and part of the actors moved from Reykjavik to Croatia, where the filming of past seasons took place.

7. This is how one of the Croatian filming locations looks like, published on Instagram by one of the project participants.

8. The main filming locations in Croatia were the environs of the cities of Split and Dubrovnik - the ancient fortress of Klis, Diocletian's palace, Gradaka Park and Mount Mosor. In the photo: shooting with the crucifixion of slaves at Fort Klis.

9. In the photo: the ancient Palace of Diocletian, an ancient Roman architectural monument.

10. The events of the fourth season of the series cover the plots of the second half of the book "A Storm of Swords" (2000), as well as partly "A Feast for Crows" (2005) and "A Dance with Dragons" (2011). In the photo: flawless during filming in Split (Croatia).

11. The series "Game of Thrones" still holds the honorary title of the biggest show on modern television. In the photo: Helmets and spears of the unsullied, around Split, Croatia (September 2013)

12. The storyline of Daenerys Targaryen and the Unsullied was also filmed this time in Croatia, refusing to shoot in Morocco, where they worked on it before.

13. In the photo: Emilia Clarke with an assistant on the set in Croatia in October 2013.

14. "Slaves" from the extras near the Diocletian's Palace in Split.

15. Flawless during filming in the vicinity of Split, Croatia (September 2013).

20. Shooting a popular series attracts to Croatia those tourists who are not averse to paying extra to watch at least from afar how their favorite film adaptation is being created or who dream of following in the footsteps of their favorite characters.

16. At the end of May, San Francisco travel agency Viator launched two new offers for travelers. One of them is a three-hour walk through the old city of Dubrovnik (Croatia), which is called King's Landing in the Game of Thrones. The second is a walk along the Causeway of the Giants near Belfast (Northern Ireland) and Ballycastle.

17. As stated on the official website of the company, from the trip you can learn everything about the Targaryens, Baratheons, Starks and other noble families from an experienced local guide. In the photo: Preparing the make-up of the “slave”.

18. The cost of a day trip to Dubrovnik is about $72 per person. In Belfast - more than $100. In the photo: "Slave" in a suit

19. All information about the plot of the film during filming is classified, and the disclosure of any data related to spoilers is punishable by a fine of up to one million kuna (135,000 euros). In the photo: Extras are preparing for filming.

21. Shooting a candid scene with Missandei, Croatia (September 2013)

22. And in Dubrovnik, depicting King's Landing in the series, the scenes of the so-called Purple Wedding, the marriage of King Joffrey Baratheon and Margaery Tyrell, were filmed.

23. “It will be remembered by the audience in the same way as the wedding from the last season, but for slightly different reasons. Fans of the books call this wedding purple for the color of the wine, which played an important role in the marriage ceremony,” said the author of the saga, George Martin. In the photo: the scenery for the Purple wedding.

24. Sophie Ternet (Sansa) filming in Dubrovnik.

25. Purple Wedding extras.

26. Filming of the wedding carnival lasted for five days, and two hundred people from the extras, who were gathered from all over Europe, were involved in the frame.

27. Conleth Hill (Varys the eunuch) and Jack Glisson (Prince Joffrey) filming in Dubrovnik.

28. Natalie Dormer (Mergery Tyrell)

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31. Diana Rigg (Olenna Tyrell)