Assassin's Creed Tour

Assassin's Creed Tour

Assassin's Creed is an acclaimed video game series by Ubisoft. The original game was launched in 2007, and followed up by many sequels and spin-offs in other media, including a feature film and a novel series.

Each game takes place in a historical setting, such as the Crusades, Renaissance Italy, the American Revolution, the age of Caribbean piracy, the French Revolution, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Victorian Britain. The game features many authentic buildings and landmarks; and while the settings are not completely realistic, and the surroundings often have changed from each game's setting date to present day, many of the in-game environments can be visited in real life.

Spoiler alert! This article reveals plot details.

Understand

The frame story of Assassin's Creed takes place in the early 21st century, describing the climax of a millennial conflict between the Assassins and the Templars. Through the revival of genetic memories through a device called the Animus, the player character experiences a selected ancestor's life centuries ago.

The first game, named Assassin's Creed, takes place in the Holy Land during the Crusades. The player character is Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, living through the memories of 21st-century assassin Desmond Miles. Altaïr later visits Cyprus which is the setting of Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines.

Assassin's Creed II and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood take place in Renaissance Italy. The player character is Ezio Auditore; a banker's son who sees his family executed by a Templar conspiracy represented by the Borgia family. His uncle trains him to become an Assassin to avenge his family and join the battle against the Templars. Ezio's series includes Assassin's Creed II: Discovery mostly in Spain and Assassin's Creed: Revelations mostly in Istanbul after the Fall of Constantinople in 1453.

Assassin's Creed III takes place in Revolutionary America, mostly Boston, New York, and surrounding areas.

Assassin's Creed: Black Flag mostly takes place in the Caribbean during The Golden Age of Piracy.

Assassin's Creed: Rogue takes place in the colonial Gulf of St. Lawrence (named in-game as "North Atlantic"), the Hudson Valley, and New York City prior to the 1776 great fire during the Seven Years War.

Assassin's Creed: Unity takes place in Revolutionary Paris.

Assassin's Creed: Syndicate mainly takes place in Victorian London, which is the latest historical period in the series (except the frame story).

Assassin's Creed: Origins skips back 2000 years in history, taking place in Ptolemaic Egypt and eastern Libya.

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey turns back time to Ancient Greece, which is the earliest historical period in the series.

Assassin's Creed: Valhalla takes place in the Viking Age, mostly in England.

Destinations

Many governments have advised against all travel to Syria, Libya and to parts of Egypt (see links provided). Check the country articles for more up-to-date information.

All destinations are listed in chronological order.

Africa

Assassin's Creed: Origins is set in north-eastern Africa. Location order and landmarks are speculative.

Asia

Masyaf Castle - Where Assassin's Creed began. The Dome of Rock - One of the series' most recognisable viewpoints. Derinkuyu underground city - Masyaf key location

  • Masyaf, Syria, 35.065278°, 36.342222°. Assassin's Creed starts and ends in Masyaf. It is also a central plot point for Assassin's Creed: Revelations. 2017-10-31

    • Masyaf Castle (Arabic: قلعة مصياف), 35.06624°, 36.34329°. The headquarters of the Levantine Assassins until it was besieged by the Mongols. 2017-10-25

  • Damascus, Syria, 33.513056°, 36.291944°. Altaïr was sent to Damascus to kill the first three targets. 2017-10-31

  • Jerusalem, Israel, 31.783333°, 35.216667°. Altaïr was sent to Jerusalem to kill three targets. 2017-10-31

  • Acre (Akko), Israel, 32.927778°, 35.081667°. The last city Altaïr is sent to. Also the starting point of Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines. 2017-10-31

  • Arsuf, Israel, 32.1952°, 34.8068°. Also known as Arsu or Apollonia, this was battleground where Altaïr finally confronted his last target; Robert de Sable. 2017-10-31

  • Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey, 41.013611°, 28.955°. Assassin's Creed: Revelations starts and is mostly set in Istanbul. 2017-10-31

    • Galata Tower, 41.025556°, 28.974167°, contact@muze.gen.tr. Masyaf key location. 2017-10-25

    • Topkapı Palace, 41.013°, 28.984°, contact@muze.gen.tr. Ezio infiltrated the Topkapı Palace multiple times to meet Suleiman. 2017-10-27

    • Zeyrek Mosque, 41.019722°, 28.957222°. 2017-10-27

    • Bodrum Mosque, 41.008611°, 28.955556°. 2017-10-27

    • Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya), Ayasofya Meydanı (By tram T1: Sultanahmet), 41.008528°, 28.979917°, +90 212 522-1750, contact@muze.gen.tr. Originally built as a Byzantine cathedral, the Hagia Sophia is a mosque at the time of Assassin's Creed: Revelations and as of 2020, when it was converted from being a museum. Ezio entered the mosque to find Ishak's Armor. The player would be rewarded for climbing the outside of the monument in under 25 seconds (Spider Assassin trophy/achievement). 2017-10-20

    • As of October 2017, there is extensive renovation work occurring inside the building, with scaffolding filling much of the north side of the interior. Outside temporary barriers stopping access to the north side of the building.

    • Maiden's Tower, 41.021111°, 29.004167°. Masyaf key location. 2017-10-27

    • Arap Camii (Galata Camii, San Paolo, San Domenico), Galata Mahkemesi Sokak, 41.024444°, 28.970833°. The building was erected as a Roman Catholic church in 1325 by the friars of the Dominican Order, near or above an earlier chapel dedicated to Saint Paul (Italian: San Paolo) in 1233. In 1299, the Dominican Friar Guillaume Bernard de Sévérac bought a house near the church, where he established a monastery with 12 friars. A new, much larger church was built near or above the chapel of San Paolo in 1325. Thereafter the church was officially dedicated to San Domenico. After the Fall of Constantinople, according to the Capitulations of the Ottoman Empire with the Republic of Genoa, the church, which by that time was known by the Turks under the name of Mesa Domenico, remained in Genoese hands, but between 1475 and 1478 it was transformed, with minor modifications, into a mosque by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II and became known as Galata Camii ("Galata Mosque") or Cami-i Kebir ("Great Mosque"). Towards the end of the century Sultan Bayezid II assigned the building to those Muslims of Spain (Andalusia) who had fled the Spanish Inquisition and migrated to Istanbul; hence the present name Arap Camii (Arab Mosque). Today, Arap Camii is the largest mosque on the Galata side of the Golden Horn. It is one of the most interesting mosques in the city due to its early Italian Gothic architectural style and church belfry, which has practically remained unaltered even after being converted into a minaret.

    • Little Hagia Sophia (Küçük Ayasofya Camii), 41.002778°, 28.971944°. 2019-02-01

  • Derinkuyu, Cappadocia, Turkey, 38.373611°, 34.734722°. The underground city Derinkyu was in Cappadocia. Ezio went here to find the last of the Masyaf keys. In real life the remains of the city are visit-able. 2017-10-31

Europe

Florence's Duomo Church of St Mary, Monteriggioni. The Colosseum

North America

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

Assassin's Creed: Rogue

Assassin's Creed: III

South America