Grljevic is a native of the city's old town and one of its last holdouts, with most locals renting out their apartments to tourists or selling them for up to 10,000 euros per square meter.įrom a population of 5,000 in the early 1990s, the number of residents is down to around '700 of us,' he says.
The bar next to his place offers a 'Mojito of Shame' cocktail, while souvenir shops on the main street offer a 'Game of Thrones' bottle opener for 40 euros, T-shirts for 34 euros and mugs for 20 euros. 'We cannot spit in the plate we eat from,' says Grljevic.
Sitting in the terrace of his pizzeria at the foot of the stairs, owner Niko Grljevic says he doesn't mind the GoT fans, though he would prefer guides urged tourists to refrain from stripping down for an even more authentic rendering of the walk of shame.
There were six steps to the throne and a round top to the throne at its rear, and arms on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the arms. Locals no longer bat an eyelid when tourists gather along the old town's baroque Jesuit Staircase to shout 'Shame! Shame! Shame!' - a sight fans recognize as a reenactment of the GoT scene when Queen Cersei is forced to publicly walk naked down the steps after confessing to adultery. Moreover, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with refined gold.
