Peñíscola, setting for Game of Thrones This emblematic city that was a standard of power and beauty for a long time has also enamored the localizers of the international series created by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. Some of the scenes from the sixth season of the very famous series
This emblematic city that was a standard for power and beauty for a long time has also fallen in love with the localizers of the international series created by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.
Some of the scenes from the sixth season of the very famous American series “Game of Thrones” will be filmed next October in Peñíscola.
And you, have you already heard about Peñíscola?
It is a beautiful city located in the Orange Blossom Coast (Valencian Community). If you knew this city, you would understand perfectly why it was chosen for the filming.
In it you will find a fortress 67 meters high, the castle of a Pope who marked part of history (Pope Moon) and beautiful beaches, in addition to the peculiar shape that its land takes.
It is a city full of contrasts of cultures and civilizations.
The city is located on a tombolo (see the 3rd image), that is, it is shaped like a small peninsula and due to its unbeatable location for being a fortress and trade, the Iberians, the Phoenicians, the Greeks, the Carthaginians, the Romans, the Byzantines and the Arabs crossed paths in their times. Even James I He also reached there and conquered the city.
The Templar castle The current one was built on the remains of an Arab citadel like many other castles in Spain.
After the Western Schism, Papa Luna (Pedro Martínez de Luna) went into self-exile in Peñíscola and died there at the age of 96.
Currently, tourism is the city's largest economic engine.
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