📍 Did you know that the historical village of Monsanto was the filming location for the HBO MAX series “House of the Dragon”?🍿🐉

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Monsanto, Portugal – The idyllic scenery for House of the Dragon
Written By Araci Almeida
January 18, 2023
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Accustomed to the silence and tranquility typical of the Portuguese countryside, a small village in the Beira Baixa region, where the granite hills and a centuries-old castle tell stories, suddenly found itself at the focus of international news.

I’m talking about Monsanto in the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova.

The village was one of the places chosen to receive the film crew of the famous Game of Thrones prequel, the new series House of the Dragon, that finally found a home for its dragon.

The show producers reported having been enchanted not only by Monsanto but also by Portugal itself. Ryan Condal, the director and screenwriter, has expressed this amazement:

“The trip to Portugal was unprecedented for ‘Game of Thrones’ and even for the film industry in general. Therefore, there is a lot of Portugal to see on television”, he said, adding that Portugal is “a beautiful country and great for filming. When we saw Monsanto on a mountain, we found Dragonstone,”

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