From the launch of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone In 1997, fans of this world have dreamed of visiting Hogwarts, famous School of Magic and in 2001 the film of the same name reached cinemas, leaving everyone in love with the spectacular film universe where magic exists.
For the first movie of the saga, the director Chris Columbus He decided to take production to the next level and record in real locations and use as much practical effects possible, so they hung from the roof and the beautiful gardens of a real castle were used to bring life to life Hogwarts.
It is currently known that Hogwarts It was recorded in different locations, but the original facade of the castle if it exists and the best of all is that it can be visited, so although Hogwarts is invisible to the Mugglessurely you can find it in Scotland.
Alnwick Castle was used to record much of Harry Potter's first films. Jeff Greenberg / Getty images
A castle full of magic and history
Hogwarts's facade was digitally modified in Harry Potter movies Over the years, but many of the locations that were used to record scenes how in the gardens the first time Harry flies in a broom and where Harry and Ron collide with the enchanted car are real and They are found in Alnwick Castle, in Northumberland County.
This special castle is located north of England and boasts an incredible English Gothic architecture with an age of 700 years. Alnwick Castle is the residence of the Dukes of Northumberland, members of the royal family. This castle cannot be visited so easily, but there is good news since Warner Bros studies created a recreation of the castle And that currently serves as a museum, welcoming not only the representations of the castle but also all those small elements that form the magical world.