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
British Adriatic Squadron place following coordination between other allied powers. Britain's scope of geographic responsibility to include new sub commands would encompass the Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Coast of Egypt, Gibraltar and the waters around Malta.. Following command changes in August 1917 the squadron was downgraded and renamed British Adriatic Force. List of post holders included: List of post holders included: British Adriatic Squadron The British Adriatic Squadron, or simply the Adriatic Squadron and later known as the British Adriatic Force, was a sub-command of the Mediterranean Fleet during World War I based at Taranto from 1915–19. In May 1915 Italy entered the