This article contains affiliate links at no cost to you. We have invited guest author Amanda Mouttaki to share with us her first-hand experiences of the Ait Benhaddou (Game of Thrones Yunkai) and Essaouira (Game of Thrones Astapor), two exotic Game of Thrones filming locations in Morocco.
Amanda Mouttaki is a freelance writer and blogger living in Marrakech, Morocco with her husband and two boys. She is a foodie and history nerd who loves to travel far and wide to learn more and eat the best food around! She writes regularly on her blog Maroc Mama and if you’re in Marrakech be sure to take one of her Marrakech Food Tours!
About Game of Thrones Filming Locations
The Game of Thrones filming locations in Morocco are among several exotic choices for film sets. The hit HBO series has used sets in Northern Ireland, Iceland, Malta, Spain, Croatia, and Scotland. For the Game of Thrones Yunkai and the Game of Thrones Astapor, producers chose two locations in Morocco, the real ancient fortified city of Ait Benhaddou (Yunkai) and Essaouira (Astapor).
Game of Thrones isn’t the first production to choose Morocco as a filming location, countless other television shows, series and films have been shot in the country. In fact, Atlas Studios, where the series was filmed near the city of Ouarzazate and Ait Benhaddou, is the world’s largest film studio.