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Trsteno Arboretum is a Mediterranean arboretum located in Trsteno, southern Croatia. [ clarification needed ] [ 1 ] The arboretum was erected by the local noble family Gucetic - Gozze ( see House of Gozze ) in the late 15th century, who requested ship captains to bring back seeds and plants from their travels.
Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire, a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the first of which is A Game of Thrones. The show premiered on HBO in the United States on April 17, 2011, and concluded on May 19 ...
Tours to Game of Thrones filming locations are a hot travel trend, and are available in Iceland, Ireland, Croatia and Spain.
The names Dubrovnik and Ragusa co-existed for several centuries.Ragusa, recorded in various forms since at least the 10th century (in Latin, Dalmatian, Italian; in Venetian: Raguxa), remained the official name of the Republic of Ragusa until 1808, and of the city within the Kingdom of Dalmatia until 1918, while Dubrovnik, first recorded in the late 12th century, was in widespread use by the ...
The importance of such a position was felt by every army that invaded, or held possession of this part of Croatia. [4] Klis Fortress was a point against which their attacks were always directed, and it has been remarkable for the many sieges it withstood. [4] It has been of major strategic value in Croatia throughout history. [3]
The hit HBO series has attracted many tourists and Game of Thrones fans to Northern Ireland. By SIOBHAN STARRS BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) - Giants, dragons and vengeful queens have for ...
In the Game of Thrones, you win… or you get cut off at the stump. A grove of beech trees in Northern Ireland that doubled as the HBO fantasy series’ Kingsroad are set to undergo a major safety ...
A Game of Thrones, the first installment of the A Song of Ice and Fire series, has two maps of Westeros. Each new book has added one or two maps so that, as of A Dance with Dragons, seven maps of the fictional world are available in the books. Martin said in 2003 that complete world maps were not made available so that readers may better ...