Walk · Valletta
Valletta film trail: a walk through the film locations
Valletta is small enough to see every confirmed film location in one walk. The route starts on Republic Street, cuts across to the Grand Harbour side, ends at Fort St Elmo at the tip of the peninsula, then drops down to the waterfront for the Customs House quay. Fort St Elmo is paid entry; everything else is free from the street.
6 stops · about 2 km end to end in a straight line
The walk
1Valletta · Free
Republic Square
Start on Republic Street, in front of the National Library.
- Munich: An outdoor café meeting (Avner, Andreas and Tony) filmed at the terrace café on Republic Square
Flat and step-free from Republic Street.
2Valletta · Free · 80 m from stop 1
St George's Square
Just along Republic Street, in front of the Grandmaster's Palace.
- Jurassic World Dominion: Part of the motorbike chase, with Owen Grady bursting into the dinosaur-infested square (stunt performers; the principal cast didn't travel to Malta)
Flat, paved and step-free; on Republic Street in the centre of Valletta.
3Valletta · Free · 240 m from stop 2
Basilica of St Dominic
Down towards the Grand Harbour side, at the corner of Merchants Street and St Dominic Street.
- Assassin's Creed: Part of the rooftop parkour chase/fight filmed on the roof of the basilica
Street-level entrance; respectful dress inside.
4Valletta · Outside only · 190 m from stop 3
Mediterranean Conference Centre (Sacra Infermeria)
Head down to Mediterranean Street, near the end of the peninsula.
- Queen of the South: In the season-three Malta storyline, the Mediterranean Conference Centre doubles as the 'Bank Internazzjonali ta' Malta' in the bank-robbery storyline
On Mediterranean Street at the tip of Valletta, 5 min walk from Fort St Elmo and the Siege Bell Memorial; mostly flat
5Valletta · Paid entry · 340 m from stop 4
Fort St Elmo
At the tip of Valletta. Now the National War Museum; paid entry.
- Midnight Express: Prison scenes; Fort St Elmo stood in for the Istanbul prison
- World War Z: Scenes of the zombie outbreak in 'Jerusalem' - crowds and zombies running through the fort - were filmed at Fort St Elmo
- Murder on the Orient Express: The opening scene, where Poirot solves the theft of a relic in Jerusalem, with Fort St Elmo doubling for the Wailing Wall
- Queen of the South: Queen of the South spent six days filming at Fort St Elmo in January 2018 for season 3. Variety says the shoot covered Teresa Mendoza being confronted by assassins hired by her rival
- The Count of Monte Cristo: Fort St Elmo featured in the Marseille scenes
Open daily as the National War Museum.
6Valletta · Outside only · 1.1 km from stop 5
Old Customs House
Finish on the waterfront below Lascaris Bastion, where the Three Cities ferry leaves.
- Murder on the Orient Express: Poirot leaves 'Jerusalem' by boat from the quay in front of the old Customs House in Valletta
Harbourside quay, step-free; reach it via the Barrakka Lift or Liesse Hill.
See it on the map
Every stop is pinned on the map, with directions.
Good to know
The walk is short in distance but Valletta is hilly and has a lot of steps, especially on the way down to the waterfront. The Barrakka Lift links the Upper Barrakka Gardens with the Customs House area.
Other Valletta streets named by some guides (for example in the Jurassic World Dominion chase) aren't on this trail because we couldn't confirm them.
Questions people ask
What films were shot in Valletta?+
Among the confirmed ones: Midnight Express, World War Z and Murder on the Orient Express at Fort St Elmo, Munich on Republic Square, Jurassic World Dominion in St George's Square, Assassin's Creed on the roof of St Dominic's Basilica, and Queen of the South at the Mediterranean Conference Centre.
How long does the Valletta film trail take?+
Allow a couple of hours, more if you go into Fort St Elmo.
Last checked 7 October 2026. Places on the map are confirmed by the film commission, the production or reputable press; the sources are listed on each place's page.