Medieval Towns, Hilltop Castles, and Windswept Beaches: 9 Magical House of the Dragon Locations You Can Actually Visit

Another stand-in for the coast of Dragonstone, the shores of this island in north Wales—and the craggy, windswept Llanddwyn beach, in particular—are as dramatic as it gets. When asked about their favorite locations to film in for House of the Dragon’s second installment by Vogue, Emma D’Arcy name-checked the region, saying, “We were very lucky to have shot in north Wales for about five weeks this season. I love it there. I want to live there. I think about it a lot. It was just amazing—the weather, the people, the locations. I would have happily shot the rest of the job in north Wales.” We can certainly see why.