Where is bravos

This gallery was originally published in It has been updated with new information. Spain features heavily is the latest installment of Game of Thrones. Take the last scenes of season seven's initial episode: Daenerys lands at Dragonstone—Dothraki warriors, Varys, and Tyrion in tow—after seasons spent across the Narrow Sea. While the nearby San Juan de Gaztelugatxe stands in for the castle's winding entry stairs, it's Itzurun Beach in the Basque Country that serves as the dragon queen's entry point to Westeros.

Season seven isn't the first time viewers see Arrowhead Mountain. The Children of the Forest create their first White Walker in its shadow in a flashback during season six. Offscreen, it's a magical place to watch the Northern Lights and the most photographed mountain in Iceland. Added bonus: you won't have to keep an eye out for any zombie polar bears if you visit in real life.

The production team built a platform to protect the central area of the ancient amphitheater that once housed 25, spectators. Now, it'll be known for hosting three Lannisters, two Targaryens, two Cleganes, two Greyjoys, two dragons, a few friends, a few foes, and a dead man walking.

Among the plains and rocky outcrops, Daenerys released her dragon against the Lannisters for the first time, leading to a jaw-dropping battle and a thrilling explainer on just how they recreated dragon fire on land. Another Spanish castle made an appearance in season seven, standing in for the Tyrell stronghold Highgarden.

It's not the first time the beach has featured in a pop-culture darling: Planet Eadu in Star Wars' Rogue One was set in the area, which sits near the southernmost point of Iceland, about two and a half hours from Reykjavik.

No, this isn't another planet. The ,acre Bardenas Reales are the Spanish badlands, made up of clay, chalk and sandstone that's been molded by centuries of water and wind. Parts of the steppe offer up a little vegetation, perfect for the Dothraki Sea, which is also filmed in Ireland Glens of Antrim for the more lush scenes in season six.

Ballintoy stands in as the harbor of the Iron Islands, where Theon Greyjoy, err, reconnects with his sister, Yara. We're sure to see a little more of the rocky Northern Irish coastline in the final season as the Greyjoys deal with their own throne usurping complications.

The Tower of Joy—which plays a pivotal role in Lyanna Stark's much alluded storyline—sits between Madrid and Barcelona. Though the palace is Seville 's biggest tourist attraction, the cast and crew got permission to shut half of it down to film crucial scenes set in Dorne, the southernmost part of the kingdom of Westeros. The city sprawls across a hundred islands in a vast lagoon. The nearby mainland is mostly marshland, while the seaward sides of the city are protected by tall, mountainous islands which form a semi-circle around the city.

There is only one channel large and deep enough to accommodate ocean-going ships. This channel is defended by a massive statue called the Titan of Braavos , which serves as landmark, lighthouse and defensive fortification.

Just beyond the Titan lies a vast shipyard called the Arsenal , which is capable of assembling a war galley out of local materials in just a day. The city proper lies beyond. The city itself consists of a hundred unwalled islands linked by bridges and separated by water, either natural channels or canals. Several parts of the city have sunk over the years, although the tops of the buildings are still visible emerging about the waves.

The city is served by two immense harbors, the Ragman's Harbor in the west were foreign ships are berthed and the Purple Harbor in the north, used by locals. All ships have to submit to inspection from officials at the Chequy Port before being directed to a berth.

Because the Valyrians took slaves from across the vast reaches of Essos and beyond, its slave population consisted of a wide range of ethnicities. Subsequently, Braavos is ethnically and culturally very diverse, with much more of a "cosmopolitan" and polyglot society than even the other Free Cities.

There is no set "Braavosi ethnicity", or any prominent physical features that distinguish them from other peoples. This is in contrast with some of the more ethnically uniform of the Free Cities, such as Myr whose inhabitants tend to have dark features and olive skin or Lys whose inhabitants have classic Valyrian looks of pale skin, blue eyes, and blonde to white hair.

By the same token, there is also no one majority religion in Braavos: one of the first dictates that the city's founders put into action was that no god would be more honored than any other. Worshipers of all major religions may be found in Braavos, as well as numerous minor local religions, though the number of worshipers directly effects the grandeur and prominence of their temples: the Temple of the Moonsingers, the faith of the women who led the escaped slaves to freedom, is the largest in the city.

Over the past century, the number of followers of the Lord of Light has grown significantly in Braavos, resulting in a sizable Red Temple. For traders and travelers from Westeros, the Sept-beyond-the-Sea offers worship of the Faith of the Seven and maintains its own community of septons and septas. Additionally, the Isle of the Gods hold numerous shires to the many deities from across the known world, including the Weeping Lady of Lys , the Great Shepherd of the Lhazareen , and the Lord of Harmony, worshiped by the Naathi.

The city is ruled by the Sealord , though various nobles have a say in the city's affairs. The city is religiously tolerant, with many temples to many deities including the Westeros Faith of the Seven located on the Isle of the Gods. A sect known as the Moonsingers are the most popular religion in Braavos, however.

The city has a strong military force, consisting of the largest fleet of ships on the Narrow Sea and the resources necessary to hire large armies of mercenaries and freeriders very quickly. The city also has a powerful banking institution, the Iron Bank , which holds the debts of many other governments including the Iron Throne of Westeros , furthering Braavosi influence and power.

Currently, the Iron Bank of Braavos is bigger than the banks of all the other Free Cities put together, and plays a major role in financial transactions across both Essos and Westeros.

The Free City with the largest population is Volantis , the first colony of Valyria which used to be the most powerful. However, Volantis entered into a decline three hundred years ago after attempting and failing to conquer all of the other Free Cities. While still one of the more powerful of the group, due to its decline and internal problems supporting its large population, Volantis was edged out by Braavos as the most powerful overall.

This is despite the fact that Braavos actually has a relatively small population, and physically all of Braavos could easily fit within Volantis's harbor. Braavos has a sizable navy. In a great battle at Bitterweed Bay, the Braavosi fleet destroyed the last great fleet of the Kingdom of Sarnor, securing its eastern frontier. Pentos was subsequently forced to abolish slavery, though very wealthy Pentoshi like Illyrio Mopatis privately flout this with their "servants".

Braavos sprawls across a hundred small islands in the lagoon, connected by numerous bridges, while the larger islands are criss-crossed by networks of smaller canals. For this reason horses are a rare sight in the city, and small boats are the fastest means of travel from one point in the city to another.

There are also few trees in the city except in gardens of the wealthy , nor is there brush and thatch to weave into roof coverings, so buildings in Braavos are typically made entirely of stone. The only opening in the lagoon large enough for sea-going ships to enter is defended by the Titan of Braavos, to the northwest of the city.

Ships that sail under the Titan and continue in a straight line will reach the main waterway through Braavos, the Long Canal , which roughly divides the city in half. The Long Canal widens out when it reaches the heart of the city, forming its own interior artificial harbor, dotted with a few smaller islands which numerous temples are located on due to their central location , among them the House of Black and White.

Large ocean-going ships cannot sail onto the Long Canal itself, due to the shallow water and numerous bridges. Instead, two major harbors along the outer edges of Braavos service ocean-going ships: the Purple Harbor on the northern side proceeding left after passing the Titan , and Ragman's Harbor on the western side to the right side after passing the Titan. Only Braavosi ships are allowed to use the Purple Harbor, while foreign ships have to use Ragman's Harbor making the latter a much more rough and dirty neighborhood.

The dozens of islets in Braavos some natural, other made by canals are generally gathered into four major clumps or districts, three of which touch the Long Canal. Generally, the northeast of the city near the Purple Harbor is richer, while the northwestern of the city near Ragman's Harbor is more working-class:. The large aqueduct known as the Sweetwater River enters the city at the western side of the southern exit to the Long Canal.

However, it only runs over the southernmost tip of the large western district, before crossing over the Long Canal into the southeastern district, then makes a long curve northwards along almost the entire length of the eastern side of the city. In the southeast district, it forms the divide between the Silty Town and more well-to-do area bordering the central harbor to the north.

The aqueduct then crosses over the Green Canal, and continues all the way to near the Iron Bank itself, where it terminates at the Moon Pool. Game of Thrones Wiki.

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