The Lord of the Rings films

New Zealand

Matamata

Wellington

Nelson

We all know that the movies "The Lord of the Rings" are adapted to a book with the same name from J.R.R. Tolkien  . But we don't know where exactly the movies were filmed until now.
This article is about the places where they filmed these movies:

Canterbury

• Matamata: the Shire and Hobbiton
• Wellington: Gardens of Isengard, the River Anduin, Rivendell, Osgiliath Wood, Paths of the Dead
• Nelson: Home of the 'One Ring', Chetwood Forest, Dimrill Dale
• Canterbury: Edoras (Rohan city)
• Mackenzie Country: Pelennor Fields (the epic field where thousands of orcs bred by Sauron clashed with the men of Gondor and Rohan)
• Southern Lakes: Ford of Bruinen, Gandalf’s ride, Isengard and Lothlorien
• Fiorland: River Anduin, Fangorn Forest

Mackenzie Country

"The Lord of the Rings" trilogy are part of my favorite books, and the movies too. When I saw this article I couldn't believe that these places were real, it's magic. I really love when, first, the director decide to develop a movie of an amazing book, and second, when they choose a real landscape to film the movie, as Peter Jackson did when he started these 3 films in 2001.

I think that sometimes we don't need especial effects to make a movie extraordinary. Just with an espectacular landscape you can catch the attention of the public. And realizing that these landscapes are real, and not just part of the especial effects is amazing. Those fans (like me) would like to go someday to New Zealand just to visit these iconic places.

Southern Lakes

But these are not just words. If I had the chance to visit New Zealand, the first thing that I would do is go to these 7 places (Matamata, Wellington, Nelson, Catembury, Mackenzie Country, Southern Lakes, and Fiorland) just to feel "being" part of the movie. I know that it would be amazing. And I know that all the fans of this trilogy, and the no-fans too, would like to go to these places. Because the simply landscape is attracting for all the visitors, not just for us (the fans) that we know that those places are part of our favorite movie.


Article: http://www.newzealand.com/int/feature/the-lord-of-the-rings-trilogy-filming-locations/