The North Remembers Hedges", an avenue of gnarly beech trees near Armoy, County Antrim. For the exteriors of the capital city of King's Landing, that had been doubled for Malta for the entire season 1, now the production flew to the Croatian city of Dubrovnik. Known as "The Pearl of the Adriatic", the city proved to be a good representation of King's Landing since it shared many characteristics with the fictional capital: it had a well-preserved medieval look, with high walls and the sea at its side. According to David Benioff, executive producer of the show, "The minute we started walking around the
The Alps-Adriatic Working Group The Alps-Adriatic Working Group Working Community of Cantons, Provinces, Counties, Regions and Republics of East Alpine Region or The Alps-Adriatic Working Group (Croatian: "Radna zajednica Alpe-Jadran"; German: "Arbeitsgemeinschaft Alpen-Adria"; Hungarian: "Alpok–Adria Munkaközösség"; Italian: "Comunità di lavoro Alpe Adria"; Slovene: "Delovna skupnost Alpe-Jadran") is an international organization that promotes co-operation between the states of the Eastern Alps and the Northern Adriatic region in the field of tourism, environmental protection, culture, science, politics, economy and European integration. The Alps-Adriatic Working Group was established on November 20, 1978 in Venice with the signature of the "Joint Declaration of regional Prime Ministers". The association