Tourists follow 'Game of Thrones' trail in Northern Ireland via SABCNewsOnline
Game of Thrones fans listen to a presentation as they visit the Castle Ward Estate in Strangford, northern Ireland.
“Every new step is like something new, it’s more than my expectations,” 23-year-old student Mannur marvelled.Tourism Northern Ireland estimates the magical show — in its final season — drew 120,000 visitors to the province in 2016, generating £30 million . A steady hum of buses and coaches are marshalled in and out of parking lots on strict schedules, and sleepy village shops throng with tourists.
Since 2012 his employer — the “Stones and Thrones” tour — has offered daily outings out of Belfast, manned mainly by guides who have acted as extras on the show. But Northern Ireland’s very recent bloody past during the so-called ‘Troubles’ — when 3,500 were killed in 30 years of sectarian strife — makes the boom particularly welcome.
Ranked displays of dragon skulls, intricately crafted weapons and interactive exhibits are preceded by a gallery of landscape prints, depicting the countryside shooting locations.
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