Volantis. Volantis is the oldest and largest of the Free Cities . It began as a colony of the Valyrian Freehold, and along with the other Free Cities, was spared from the Doom of Valyria. During ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 33, Eddard VIII. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 The Lands of Ice and Fire, The Free Cities. ↑ 29.0 29.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 54, Daenerys VI. ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 25, Eddard V. ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 6, Catelyn II. ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 35, Jon VII. ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 2, The Gulltown is the largest city in the Vale of Arryn, the region controlled by House Arryn of the Eyrie. The city is located east of the Eyrie and south of Runestone on the east coast of the Vale. After the politically arranged marriage of Lord Jon Arryn, Lord of the Eyrie, and Lysa Arryn upon the outbreak of Robert's Rebellion, Petyr Baelish quickly capitalized on Lysa's former affection for him Wall Decor Master Game of Thrones Houses Map Westeros and Free Cities Poster Home Deco on Silk 28 inch x 24 inch. Silk. 7. $779. Was: $10.49. $5.69 delivery Sept 6 - 19. The Dothraki crushed the Qohorik heavy horse, and the sellswords in the city's service fled. Three thousand Unsullied, slave soldiers from Astapor, withstood the Dothraki charges, however, and saved the city. Since the victory of the famed Three Thousand of Qohor, the city's defenses have been mostly left to the Unsullied. The new empire continued to grow as it and sacked city after city after city until it gained a hold over most of southern Essos. Swallowing Myr, Lys, Lorath, Tyrosh, Pentos, Qohor, and Norvos, Volantis built a fortress, Dragonstone, on the Narrow Sea to serve as a trading port with Westeros. 9. The empire was obliterated by the "Doom of Valyria". Morocco was a primary shooting location for Game of Thrones' unaired pilot. It was later used for the cities of Astapor and Yunkai in Slaver's Bay during the show's third season. The location of Pentos was notably filmed in the fortified city of Aït-Ben-Haddou. The production team moved on from Morocco following season 3. iLNo.