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Dwejra & the Azure Window
In Maltese: Id-Dwejra
Daenerys and Khal Drogo's wedding in Game of Thrones season 1, episode 1 was filmed at Dwejra on Gozo, beside the Azure Window, which collapsed in 2017.
What was filmed at Dwejra & the Azure Window?
Game of Thrones (2011–2019) · S1 E1 · “Winter Is Coming”
The Dothraki wedding feast of Daenerys and Khal Drogo was reshot here around 28 October 2010 with the Azure Window as the backdrop. A subcontractor spread crushed quarry material over the protected rock to make it look like sand, sparking a MEPA investigation in November 2010. It played The Pentos coast (Dothraki wedding).
Game of Thrones (2011–2019) · S1 E1 · “Winter Is Coming”
After the wedding, Drogo leads Daenerys to the shore by the arch for their wedding night scene. It played The Pentos coast.
Reported by guides; not yet confirmed on set records.
Clash of the Titans (1981)
The Azure Window appears in the climactic battle against the Kraken. It played The coast of Argos / Kraken's sea.
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
The Azure Window appears in the scenes set on the island of Montecristo, where Dantès finds the treasure; a guide also places a meeting between Edmond and Mercédès here. It played The island of Montecristo.
Coronation Street (1960)
Steve and Eileen's Gozo holiday ends with a toast in front of the Azure Window at Dwejra (filmed 2007, ten years before the arch collapsed). It played Itself (Gozo).
Reported by guides; not yet confirmed on set records.
About Dwejra & the Azure Window
The Azure Window was a natural limestone arch on Gozo's west coast until a storm brought it down in March 2017. The Dothraki wedding scene was shot on the rocky shore here, and the coastline, Inland Sea and Fungus Rock are still there to see.
Best time to go
Sunset over the sea.
Questions people ask
Is the Azure Window still there?+
No, it collapsed in March 2017. The wedding coastline at Dwejra is still there to visit.
Sources
- Azure Window — Wikipedia
- Malta Film Locations — Malta Route
- Game of Thrones locations in Malta and Gozo
- en.wikipedia.org
- maltaprivateguide.com
- en.wikipedia.org
- en.wikipedia.org
- sceneongozo.com
Exact spot not yet checked on site — we visit every location before launch.