![]() Not all that long ago, visitors avoided it at all costs due to the ongoing, often violent sectarian conflict known here as the Troubles. It consists of six counties (collectively known as Ulster by some) and is part of the U.K., along with England, Scotland and Wales. "Game of Thrones" fans add to the steadily growing numbers of those coming to explore Northern Ireland, a small country approximately the size of Connecticut comprising a sixth of the island of Ireland, with a mixed Protestant/Catholic population of 1.8 million. ![]() The seventh and penultimate season has just finished airing, much of it filmed at Titanic Studios in Belfast, and the exposure has been a publicity windfall that has become a boon for tourism. The first season, filmed here in 2009, showcased the misty forests, mountains, haunting moorlands and abundance of castles found throughout the region's sparsely populated north. ![]() BELFAST, Northern Ireland - The day HBO's "Game of Thrones" introduced Northern Ireland's rugged landscapes and otherworldly beauty to the world is television history by now. ![]()
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