▁to ▁October ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁show ▁also ▁fil med ▁in ▁Spain , ▁specifically ▁in ▁Gir ona , ▁Navar re , ▁Pen is cola , ▁and ▁Al mer ía . ▁Some ▁film ing ▁locations ▁in ▁Spain ▁included ▁the ▁Castle ▁of ▁Z af ra ▁in ▁Gu adal aj ara , ▁the ▁B arden as ▁Re ales ▁Natural ▁Park ▁in ▁Navar re , ▁the ▁Alc az aba ▁in ▁Al mer ía , ▁and ▁the ▁Castle ▁of ▁Santa ▁Flor ent ina ▁in ▁Can et ▁de ▁Mar . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁H BO ▁announced ▁that ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁season ▁ 1 , ▁the ▁show ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁film ing ▁any ▁scenes ▁in ▁Cro atia . ▁The ▁Cro at ian ▁city ▁of ▁Dub rov nik ▁has ▁stood ▁in ▁for ▁King ' s ▁Land ing ▁since ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁season ▁ 2 ; ▁nearby ▁cities ▁such ▁as ▁Kl is , ▁Split ▁and ▁Š iben ik ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁to ▁dep ict ▁various ▁other ▁locations . ▁Con trad ict ing ▁the ▁statement ▁by ▁H BO , ▁cast ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁were ▁seen ▁in ▁cost ume ▁in ▁Dub rov nik ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Only ▁a ▁very ▁small ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁was ▁fil med ▁in ▁Canada ▁( n orth ▁of ▁Cal g ary , ▁Al berta ): ▁the ▁scenes ▁featuring ▁Jon ▁Snow ' s ▁w olf ▁Ghost ▁( play ed ▁by ▁animal ▁actor ▁Qu ig ly ). ▁However , ▁some ▁of