Dubrovnik is now very famous, not only as a beautiful city and wonderful holiday destination, but as a filming location for the impossibly popular Game of Thrones.. If you find a vacation rental in Dubrovnik, a tour of some of the key filming locations is a must for any fan of the show but there is one particular spot that we would especially recommend: the Trsteno Arboretum.
Located 18km Northwest of the city, in the village of Trsteno, it is the oldest Renaissance garden in Dalmatia. While the exact date of when it was established is uncertain, the earliest written mention of the arboretum dates to 1492, when it was noted alongside the building of an irrigation aqueduct in public record of the time. Developed as part of the park surrounding the summer residence of the Gučetić-Gozze family, it became public property, and declared as a natural rarity in 1948 and registered as a protected natural monument in 1962.
Located 18km Northwest of the city, in the village of Trsteno, it is the oldest Renaissance garden in Dalmatia. While the exact date of when it was established is uncertain, the earliest written mention of the arboretum dates to 1492, when it was noted alongside the building of an irrigation aqueduct in public record of the time. Developed as part of the park surrounding the summer residence of the Gučetić-Gozze family, it became public property, and declared as a natural rarity in 1948 and registered as a protected natural monument in 1962.
Covering an area of 255,000 square meters, it is home to old sculptures and fragments dotted throughout, Italian-style gardens, fountains, a pond full of goldfish, a belvedere pavilion overlooking the Adriatic sea and the Elaphite islands, and lots of plants such as date-palms, Japanese banana trees, bougainvillea, evergreen magnolia, many varieties of cactus, and other exotic plants.
In addition to being beautiful and fascinating, the Trsteno Arboretum was a major filming location for the 3rd and 4th season of Game of Thrones, as the Red Keep palace gardens where Olena Tyrell and Varys plotted against Peter Baelish and Margaery Tyrell and Sansa Stark conversed. If you are a fan of the show or simply a fan of a good garden, this stunning spot is a must-see, a short trip from the most famous and extraordinary city on the coast of Croatia.
In addition to being beautiful and fascinating, the Trsteno Arboretum was a major filming location for the 3rd and 4th season of Game of Thrones, as the Red Keep palace gardens where Olena Tyrell and Varys plotted against Peter Baelish and Margaery Tyrell and Sansa Stark conversed. If you are a fan of the show or simply a fan of a good garden, this stunning spot is a must-see, a short trip from the most famous and extraordinary city on the coast of Croatia.
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Picture 1: Pudelek (Marcin Szala) / CC BY-SA 3.0
Picture 1: Pudelek (Marcin Szala) / CC BY-SA 3.0