The 8th-century Arabic Castillo de Almodóvar del Río in the Province of Córdoba, Spain, used in the 7th season of the TV series Game of Thrones.


Castillo de Almodóvar del Río is a castle of Arab Muslim origin in the town of Almodóvar del Río, Province of Córdoba, Spain. Previously a Roman fort, the current structure is of Arab Umayyad origin from the the year 760. Between 1901 and 1936, it was restored by the owner Raphael Desmaissiers, 12th Count of Torravala, under the technical direction of the architect Adolfo Fernández Casanova. Part of the 7th season of the TV series Game of Thrones was filmed at the castle. It depicted House Tyrell's home Highgarden, and also parts of Casterly Rock, the ancestral home of House Lannister.


Size: 5400px × 3600px
Location: Almodóvar del Río, Province of Córdoba, Spain
Photo credit: © George Munday / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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