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Chasing Dorne in Real Seville

The Alcázar's gardens are stunning. Just not the way you imagined. You arrive expecting sweeping shots and dramatic angles—the Water Gardens where Oberyn Martell strutted through those perfectly framed archways. Instead, you're shuffling behind a tour group, craning your neck around selfie sticks. The gardens are smaller than they seemed on screen. More intimate. The fountain where Doran Martell held court? It's roped off. That dramatic entrance? There's a gift shop. But here's what the show couldn't capture: the way 900-year-old tiles catch afternoon light. How the orange trees actually smell. The weight of standing where kings once walked—not fictional ones, but actual rulers who shaped this corner of Spain. Seville's magic isn't in matching your screenshots. It's in the moments between them. #TravelReality #FilmLocationTruth #SevilleUnfiltered #Travel