What to do · Dubrovnik
Jesuit Staircase and Gradac Park
Information
- Price
- Independently · free
- Duration
- 1 h
- Season
- All year
- Who it's for
- All ages; stairs
Two Game of Thrones filming locations that ask for no ticket: the Baroque staircase that climbs to the church of St Ignatius, inside the old town, and Gradac Park, outside the Pile gate. They link on foot in an hour, at an easy pace, and complete what you see from the wall and the Red Keep of Lovrijenac.
The walk of shame staircase
The Dubrovnik tourist office points to the Jesuit staircase, below the church of St Ignatius, as the place where Cersei Lannister's walk of shame begins. The Croatian one presents it as the steps of the Great Sept of Baelor. The staircase links Gundulić Square, two streets from the Stradun, with the church square.
What you see is the staircase as it is, with nothing that recalls the series, and almost always with people sitting on the steps. First thing it is empty: that is the time for the photo from below, with the facade of St Ignatius above.
The Purple Wedding park
Gradac Park is outside the wall, next to Pile and beside Lovrijenac, above the sea. According to the Dubrovnik tourist office, the Purple Wedding was filmed here, the banquet at which King Joffrey dies. It is a public park, with no entry fee, with shade and benches facing the fortress and the western wall: a good place to stop between the visit to Lovrijenac and the return to the old town.
How to link them
Start at Pile, enter the old town and follow the Stradun to the end; turn right towards Gundulić Square and climb the staircase. Return along the streets behind to Pile and go out to Gradac Park, a few minutes away. If you have the wall ticket, do Lovrijenac next.
If you prefer to have it explained, in the city there are guided walks devoted to the series; the tourist office mentions them without naming any company.
Tips
- Go up the staircase at dawn From mid-morning it fills with groups and people sitting.
- Stop at Gradac in the heat It is one of the few shady corners near the old town.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the walk of shame staircase?
In Dubrovnik's old town: it is the Jesuit staircase, between Gundulić Square and the church of St Ignatius.
Do you have to pay to see it?
No. The staircase and Gradac Park are public spaces.
Where was the Purple Wedding filmed?
In Gradac Park, next to the Pile gate, according to the Dubrovnik tourist office.
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