Natural Monument Los Barruecos

Like many other interesting places in Spain, we learned about this park from Game of Thrones (S07E04 34:27, 41:14, 44:50; S07E05 2:13, 4:37). This is where the epic battle between the armies of Lannister and Daenerys Targaryen was filmed in the seventh season.

The landscape of Los Barruecos is characterised by granite formations called ‘bolos’, which were formed as a result of erosion. Along these formations are artificial reservoirs that were used in the past for washing wool. Colonies of white storks live here, and other bird species are also found. In addition, newts, sand turtles and various species of lizards can be found in the area.

Los Barruecos has preserved archaeological sites, including petroglyphs, which testify to human activity since the Neolithic period (about 7,000 years ago). 

You can drive around the park and stop at interesting places.


The locations featured in the series are here: 39.425083, -6.487583. There are signs with scenes from the series.










Though we cannot visit this place. There is a large stone there, but it is surrounded by rather unfriendly cows and bulls.






Here, at 39.424833, -6.498944, you can take beautiful photos of landscapes with reflections in the evening, but we just walked there with the geese.






Large and beautiful boulders are located at the other end of the park.






Getting there: we entered the park here 39.417000, -6.501694 and here 39.429583, -6.482083. Some entrances may be closed, so you may need to drive around and look for open ones.