The Game of Thrones prequel builds the world of House Targaryen from real places across Europe – a Portuguese village of giant boulders for Dragonstone, the Cornish coast for Driftmark, and the walled Spanish city that once played King’s Landing.
Where was House of the Dragon filmed?
House of the Dragon was filmed in Portugal (Monsanto, as Dragonstone), Cornwall (Driftmark) and Spain (Caceres, as King’s Landing).
Every House of the Dragon location, explained
Dragonstone – Monsanto, Portugal
The Targaryen seat used Monsanto in Portugal, an extraordinary village built among giant granite boulders.
Driftmark – the Cornish coast
The Velaryon stronghold used the beaches of Cornwall, including Holywell Bay, with St Michael’s Mount.
King’s Landing – Caceres, Spain
The capital again used the walled old town of Caceres in Spain, as in Game of Thrones.
English caves and coast
Additional scenes used caves in Derbyshire and locations across England.
Planning a visit
Monsanto in Portugal – a village of houses squeezed among giant boulders – and the medieval city of Caceres in Spain are both spectacular, visitable pieces of the show’s world.
