Game of Thrones Filming Locations on the Dubrovnik City Walls
Where King's Landing was filmed along the ramparts and at Fort Lovrijenac — and how to find every scene with your standard walls ticket.
For millions of travellers the Walls of Dubrovnik are King's Landing. Game of Thrones filmed here across many seasons, turning the ramparts, fortresses and rooftops into the capital of the Seven Kingdoms. The good news for fans is that most of the famous wall and fortress locations sit on the standard City Walls ticket - including Fort Lovrijenac, which played the Red Keep itself. This concierge guide walks you through the key scenes you can reach on your ticket, where to find them, and how to plan a fan-friendly visit. We handle the skip-the-line entry; you handle the photographs.
Fort Lovrijenac: the Red Keep
The headline location is Fort Lovrijenac, the freestanding fortress perched on its own rock 37 metres above the sea, just west of the Pile Gate across a small bay. On screen it became the Red Keep, the seat of royal power in King's Landing, and the vast majority of Red Keep exterior scenes were shot here - from Joffrey's name-day tournament to tense exchanges between Cersei and other players of the game. Crucially for visitors, Fort Lovrijenac is included in your standard City Walls ticket, and it can be entered separately from the main circuit. Climb its battlements and you look straight back at the walled Old Town, framed exactly as the series presented the capital - one of the most satisfying location matches anywhere in Dubrovnik.
Fort Bokar and the rampart scenes
On the walls themselves, Fort Bokar is the location fans recognise most. This rounded casemate fortress on the western, seaward corner of the circuit appeared again and again whenever characters walked or talked along the city walls of King's Landing. One of the best-remembered sequences has two characters looking out to sea from the ramparts, discussing the city's defences with the Red Keep visible across the water - a view you can stand in yourself as you pass Bokar on the anti-clockwise loop. Because Bokar sits directly on the main walls route, you reach it simply by walking the circuit; no special access is needed beyond your standard ticket.
King's Landing from the wall-top
Beyond the specific forts, the walls as a whole supplied the establishing shots of King's Landing. The sweeping views down over the terracotta rooftops, the Stradun and the old harbour are the same panoramas the series used to introduce the capital, and walking the southern, sea-facing stretches gives you the cliff-top-above-the-Adriatic feeling that defined the show's version of the city. Pause at the high points - especially around the Minčeta Tower and along the seaward walls - and you are effectively standing inside the title sequence's idea of King's Landing. These viewpoints are all part of the standard circuit, so every walls ticket-holder gets them.
Beyond the walls: more King's Landing in the Old Town
A few of Dubrovnik's most famous Game of Thrones spots sit just off the walls, inside the Old Town, and are free to see on foot even though they aren't part of the walls ticket. The most notorious is the Jesuit Staircase near Gundulić Square, which doubled as the start of Cersei's 'walk of shame' - an easy detour after your wall walk. The Stradun, the marble main street, and various squares and alleys also featured throughout the series. Combining the ticketed walls-and-Lovrijenac scenes with a short self-guided wander of these street-level locations makes for a complete King's Landing day without needing a separate guided tour.
Planning a fan-friendly visit
To get the most out of a Game of Thrones visit, treat the walls and Fort Lovrijenac as two linked stops on the same ticket. A good plan is to walk the wall circuit early - before heat and crowds - catching Bokar and the King's Landing viewpoints, then cross to Fort Lovrijenac for the Red Keep battlements and the look back at the city. Because re-entry to the walls is not permitted but Lovrijenac is a separate visit, you don't have to rush between them; you can do the fort later the same day. Bring water and sun protection, as both the walls and the exposed fort get hot. We arrange your skip-the-line entry in advance, so you spend your time finding scenes rather than queuing - we're an independent concierge service, not the site operator, simply making the visit smoother.
Frequently asked
Is Fort Lovrijenac (the Red Keep) included in the walls ticket?
Yes. The standard Dubrovnik City Walls ticket includes Fort Lovrijenac, which played the Red Keep in Game of Thrones, as well as the Western Outer Walls. Lovrijenac can be visited separately from the main wall circuit on the same ticket, so fans can do both.
Which Game of Thrones scenes were filmed on the walls themselves?
Fort Bokar, on the western seaward corner of the circuit, appears in many King's Landing wall scenes, including the well-known sequence of characters discussing the city's defences with the Red Keep across the water. The wall-top views over the rooftops and harbour supplied the establishing shots of the capital.
Where was Cersei's walk of shame filmed?
The start of the walk of shame was filmed on the Jesuit Staircase near Gundulić Square, inside the Old Town. It's not part of the walls ticket, but it's free to see on foot and an easy detour after your wall walk.
Do I need a special Game of Thrones ticket?
No. The main filming locations on the ramparts and at Fort Lovrijenac are covered by the standard City Walls ticket. The street-level Old Town locations are free to walk to. A guided tour is optional, not required, to see the spots.
Can I do the walls and Fort Lovrijenac on the same day?
Yes. They are linked by the same ticket and a short walk apart, across a small bay west of the Pile Gate. Re-entry to the walls is not permitted, but Fort Lovrijenac is a separate visit, so you can walk the circuit and see the fort later the same day.