Falkreathįalkreath is a city with a river underpass, which is the home to the Jarl of Falkreath Hold.

The beautiful city looks like a Dunmer town because of how it was settled many years before Skyrim’s events took place.Īnd it’s by far one of the best locations added to the game with all of its DLCs. Raven RockĪdded with the Dragonborn DLC, Raven Rock is located in the south of Solstheim and serves as the capital of the entire island. The area that surrounds it is filled with animals that you can hunt, plenty of fish in its rivers, and the residents are as friendly as you can get. This is one of the most “alive” villages in the game. Given its importance to travelers and pilgrims who want to make their way up the Seven Thousand Steps, Ivarstead is the only town in Skyrim that was built somewhere else that isn’t between two of the region’s main cities. The beautiful Ivarstead is just a small community where most people rest before they go up to High Hrothgar, but boy does it do a good job at helping astray travelers feel more at home. But the small town is a good one to visit if you happen to enjoy secluded locations. You can also find ores in the region, which is to be expected from a mining settlement. I’ve included this small town because it serves as a cool hub for players, given that it has a few sleeping bags where you can rest as well as a few storage containers that don’t reset. Darkwater Crossingĭarkwater Crossing is a small mining town where the Imperial Order (or the Stormcloaks, depending on how the story goes) have settled. Given how close it is to the border, the Empire always used the village to execute those who crossed (or attempted to cross) the frontier. This is the first village that the Dragonborn visits in Skyrim as well. Originally Helgen was just a small village near the border of Skyrim and Cyrodiil, which is burnt to the ground during the beginning of the game. This is the city where Alduin first shows himself in the eyes of the Dragonborn, kickstarting a chain of events that will eventually lead up to the dead of the almighty dragon. Helgen takes one stop in my list because of its importance to the story of Skyrim. I’ve made this article to list the best out of the bunch so you can get a good idea of which places you might want to visit during your next adventure. In any case, the best areas in northern Tamriel hold a special place in our hearts. Some of these cities are fan favorites, while others are not as heavily transited. There are towns everywhere, villages wherever you look, and settlements here and there, all of which come together and bring life to an otherwise cold (yet beautiful) region. One thing no gamer can deny is that Skyrim is quite a huge place.

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