Film · 2016 · Justin Kurzel
Assassin's Creed filming locations in Malta
Assassin's Creed (2016), directed by Justin Kurzel and starring Michael Fassbender, began shooting in Malta on 31 August 2015, using Valletta's Merchants Street and St Dominic's Basilica roof, Fort Manoel and Fort Ricasoli for 15th-century Spain.
Where was Assassin's Creed filmed in Malta?
Malta stood in for Inquisition-era Seville and Granada. The heretic-burning auto-da-fé, with around 900 extras, was staged in the courtyard of Fort Manoel with Valletta in the background. Merchants Street in Valletta was dressed with sand, carts and stalls for a parkour chase that ends on the roof of the Basilica of St Dominic. A copy of the Alhambra's Court of the Lions was built inside Fort Ricasoli, and the tunnels of Fort Delimara at Marsaxlokk were used for underground scenes.
Valletta
Merchants Street
Merchants Street, the long market street parallel to Republic Street in Valletta, was dressed with sand, carts and stalls as 15th-century Spain for the parkour rooftop chase in Assassin's Creed (2016), filmed from late summer 2015.
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Valletta
Basilica of St Dominic
The Basilica of St Dominic (Porto Salvo) on Merchants Street in Valletta is where Assassin's Creed (2016) filmed the climax of its rooftop chase, with Aguilar fighting across the basilica's roof.
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Kalkara
Fort Ricasoli
Fort Ricasoli in Kalkara was ancient Rome in Gladiator (2000) and Gladiator II (2024), and its main gate was the Red Keep in Game of Thrones season 1.
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Manoel Island
Fort Manoel
Fort Manoel was the outside of the Great Sept of Baelor, where Ned Stark is executed in Game of Thrones season 1, episode 9 ('Baelor').
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Scene by scene
- Assassin's CreedThe street, covered in sand and filled with stalls and carts, is where Aguilar and Maria's parkour chase runs through the crowds before going up onto the rooftops — played 15th-century SevilleMerchants Street →
- Assassin's CreedThe climax of the rooftop parkour chase, with Aguilar fighting across the roof of the basilica — played A church roof in 15th-century SevilleBasilica of St Dominic →
- Assassin's CreedA copy of the Alhambra's Court of the Lions was built inside the fort for the scene where the Sultan's son is handed over — played The Alhambra, GranadaFort Ricasoli →
- Assassin's CreedThe Inquisition's heretic-burning auto-da-fé, with nearly 900 extras, staged in the fort's courtyard with Valletta in the background — played Seville, 1492Fort Manoel →
See it on the map
The exact spot and camera angle for every Assassin's Creed scene in Malta.