Mystic Falls - a mysterious city in which the events unfold series "Vampire Diaries"

The theme of vampirism and the problems of the relationship between vampires and people excite the minds of people for many years. Cinematographers have long been aware of this trend and every year consistently produce at least one film on this burning issue.

The most successful multi-series project about vampires for a long time was considered the series "The Vampire Diaries", the action in which takes place in the town of Mystic Falls. What is this place and does it really exist?

What is the story of the Vampire Diaries series?

For the first time, "The Vampire Diaries" were released in 2009. The ratings of the first series showed that the project will be quite successful.

The main plot of Vampire Diaries for the first two seasons revolves around the established love triangle between the girl-man and two brothers-vampires. The creators warmed up interest in this spicy story also because they made Stefan Salvatore a model decent "boy", and Damon - the real "bad guy".

At first, all this looked funny, but the love conflict was clearly not enough, therefore, starting with the third season, the hero began to appear in the frame-antagonists, which threatened the main characters of the series. First on the horizon a vampire Katherine arose, from one kind of which the brothers Salvatore bore her head. Then they were first-born vampires. Then Helen and did turned into a vampire, and in the sixth season - back in person and actually "killed", since the performer of the main role left the project. And all these dramatic events unfolded in the scenery of the mysterious city of Mystic Falls.

Does the city of Mystic Falls really exist?

Many fans of the film are concerned about whether Mystic Falls is real. For the fans of the series there is good news: Mystic Falls is a city that can really be visited. Only here on the map it is listed as Covington from the state of Georgia.

Covington filmed numerous television projects: "Midnight Heat," "Stylish Thing", "Remembering the Titans," "My Cousin Winnie," "Halloween 2," etc. For a small town, the pilgrimage of fans of various TV shows - this is probably , The only way to earn extra money.

Fans of the "Vampire Diaries" can visit in Covington a number of buildings that played a key role in the development of the plot of the film.

1. Bar Mystic Grill. The very bar where all the major disassembly took place, the very bar where Damon was constantly drinking - he exists! And you can go there and ask for a steak.
2. Elena Gilbert's house. The Gilbert family nest is also located in Covington. Anyone can even sit on the porch, where the main characters have had the hottest kisses.
3. Before Caroline. The sheriff's house is also real. And in this house, even someone lives, and for the time of filming, kindly provides the crew for an indiscreet fee.

In short, in Covington a lot of buildings are located in which the series are filming. And even the cemetery, which so often visited the vampires and Elena - real.

There are about 11 thousand people living in Covington. For shooting, periodically blocking the streets of the city, but the residents of Covington are all happy.

The history of the city, according to the plot of the series

Nevertheless, Mystic Falls - a fictional city, which on the screen "composed" of two cities: Atlanta and Covington. The history of this mysterious place is unique, but it echoes some American historical events.

According to the story, Mystic Falls is in Virginia. Before the war of the North against the South, ordinary landowners lived in Mystic Falls. The place was a small village, the main entertainment in which were fairs. The families of Lockwood, Salvatore and others were the founding families of this settlement.

In the war years, many representatives of the founding families went to war against the North. The first vampire in the town was the mother of Damon and Stefan. Then the two brothers turned the vampire Katherine Pierce. Nowadays Mystic Falls has turned into the concentration of vampires, witches and other evil spirits.

What has the city turned into in the last season?

However, it is in the seventh season that Mystic Falls looks the worst. The series quickly lost its ratings, so the writers came up with a lot of unexpected plot twists and turns. One of them is the rout of Mystic Falls by the Julian vampires. To protect residents, Matt came up with a story that some fires are raging under the earth, so the whole population of the city was evicted. Mystic Falls The city turned into a devastated abandoned village.