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.
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.
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.
Assassin's Creed: Origins is set in north-eastern Africa. Location order and landmarks are speculative.
Siwa, Egypt, 29.203171°, 25.519545°. 2017-11-05
Alexandria, Egypt, 31.2°, 29.916667°. 2017-11-01
Giza, Egypt, 30.016667°, 31.216667°. 2017-11-01
Heracleion, Egypt, 31.304167°, 30.100556°. 2017-11-01
Memphis, Egypt, 29.844722°, 31.250833°. 2017-11-01
Apollonia, Libya, 32.844722°, 21.868999°. 2017-11-01
Cyrene, Libya, 32.825°, 21.858056°. 2017-11-01
Faiyum, Egypt, 29.308374°, 30.844105°. 2017-11-01
Nile Delta, Egypt, 30.9°, 31.116667°. 2017-11-01
Príncipe, 1.616667°, 7.4°. In Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Edward Kenway visits Príncipe to find The Sage. 2017-11-21
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
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
Limassol (Greek: Λεμεσός, Turkish: Leymosun), Cyprus, 34.666667°, 33.033333°. Limassol was Altaïr's entrypoint to Cyprus in Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines. 2017-10-31
Kyrenia (Greek: Κερύνεια, Turkish: Girne), Cyprus, 35.340278°, 33.319167°. 2017-10-31
Florence (Firenze), Tuscany, Italy, 43.783333°, 11.25°. Assassin's Creed II starts in Florence. Many of the city's landmarks were present in the game with the notable exception of The Baptistry (Battistero di San Giovanni) for technical reasons. 2017-10-31
Monteriggioni, Tuscany, Italy, 43.390003°, 11.223319°. The home of Auditore family which Ezio goes back to, upon exile from Florence. The town is eventually besieged and abandoned by the Assassins. The Auditore Villa has no real-life counterpart inside the town, but most of the town has been modeled faithfully into the game. 2017-10-31
San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy, 43.468°, 11.042°. In Assassin's Creed II, Ezio is sent to San Gimignano to quell the Pazzi Conspiracy to remove the Medicis from power. The most familiar site here is the 14 towers (originally 72 in real-life). 2017-10-31
Torre Rognosa, 43.467847°, 11.043472°. 2023-03-05
Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, 44.233333°, 12.05°. Ezio arrives at Forlì to seek passage to Venice. He later helps Countess Sforza deal with the Orsi brothers in The Battle of Forlì. 2017-10-31
Venice (Venezia), Veneto, Italy, 45.4375°, 12.335833°. Assassin's Creed II has much of its story in Venice. Much of it is Ezio winning various Carnivale games, and then infiltrating the Palazzo Ducale to prevent the assassination of the Doge of Venice. 2017-10-31
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 41.383333°, 2.183333°. Ezio travels here in Assassin's Creed II: Discovery 2017-11-01
Granada, Andalusia, Spain, 37.178056°, -3.600833°. 2017-11-01
Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, 41.65°, -0.883333°. 2017-11-01
Rome and Vatican City (Roma e Città del Vaticano), Lazio, Italy, 41.9°, 12.5°. The finale of Assassin's Creed II, as well as most of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, takes place in Rome and Vatican City. 2017-10-31
Alban Hills (Colli Albani), Lazio, Italy, 41.73°, 12.7°. Ezio goes to the Alban Hills to sabotage Cesare Borgia's machine gun carriages. 2017-11-21
Valnerina, Lazio, Marche, Umbria, 42.716667°, 12.833333°. Ezio goes to Valnerina to sabotage Cesare Borgia's bomber gliders. 2019-01-08
Monte Circeo (Mount Circeo), Lazio, Italy, 41.23109°, 13.05553°. 2019-01-09
Naples (Napoli), Campania, Italy, 40.826111°, 14.256389°. Ezio travels to Naples to destroy the Leonardo da Vinci's naval cannon and the Borgia fleet. He works his way to the Gulf of Naples (Golfo di Napoli) via a river. 2017-11-21
Viana, Navarre, Spain, 42.515113°, -2.371780°. Ezio finds Cesare Borgia and kills him at the Battle of Viana. 2019-01-09
Delizia di Belriguardo (Delight of Belriguardo), Emilia-Romagna, 44.753258°, 11.756417°. Ezio goes to Delizia di Belriguardo to find Leonardo da Vinci's Annunciation painting. The palace is home to Lucrezia Borgia and her husband Alfonso d'Este, the Duke of Ferrara. According to Assassin's Creed lore, the palace is a ruin by 2012. However in real life, the building is intact and apparently houses the Civic Museum of Belriguardo. 2019-01-19
London, England, 51.507222°, -0.1275°. London makes a cameo appearance in Assassin's Creed: Black Flag, a small appearance in Assassin's Creed III and then is the main location for Assassin's Creed: Syndicate. In Assassin's Creed: Syndicate the boroughs of Westminster, The Strand, City of London (which is not a borough in real life), Southwark, Lambeth, Whitechapel and the River Thames are represented. 2017-10-31
Paris, France, 48.8567°, 2.3508°. Paris is the main location in Assassin's Creed: Unity, though it makes a small appearance in Assassin's Creed: Rogue. Many of the famous Parisien landmarks (such as the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and Sacré-Cœur) were built well after the French Revolution. 2017-10-31
Havana (La Habana), Cuba, 23.133333°, -82.383333°. Havana is the first city Edward Kenway visits in Assassin's Creed: Black Flag. 2017-10-31
Abacos, Bahamas, 26.355503°, -77.148516°. Edward sails here to look for supplies after betraying the Templars and forming his own pirate crew. 2017-11-13
Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas, 25.06°, -77.345°. Edward sails here after resupplying at the Abacos. 2017-11-13
Great Inagua, Bahamas, 21.217778°, -73.251389°. Edward follows a Spanish galleon to Great Inagua, he works his way north while trying not to get detected by Spanish soldiers and kills Du Casse. He and has crew then setup a hideout in the area. 2017-11-20
Tulum (Tulu'um), Quintana Roo, Mexico, 20.214722°, -87.428889°. Edward sails to Tulum's ruins at the behest of James Kidd claiming it has something of importance to show. 2017-11-17
Kingston, Jamaica, 17.983333°, -76.8°. 2017-10-31
Charleston, South Carolina, USA, 32.783333°, -79.933333°. Edward sails through the bayous of Charles-Towne to obtain the medicines for Blackbeard. 2017-10-31
Isla de Providencia (Old Providence), Colombian Islands, 13.348889°, -81.374722°. Edward and fellow pirate captain Charles Vane get marooned here after Jack Rackham betrays them. 2017-11-21
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 18.533333°, -72.333333°. Adéwalé gets shipwrecked here in Assassin's Creed IV: Freedom Cry and builds his slave rebellion. 2018-12-18
Tortuga, Haiti, 20.039722°, -72.79°. Adéwalé frees slaves from a plantation on Tortuga in Assassin's Creed IV: Freedom Cry. 2018-12-18
Long Bay, Jamaica. Edward sails to Long Bay to find The Observatory. 2017-11-22
Swan Islands (Santanillas), 17.410556°, -83.921944°. 2017-11-22
Serranilla (Isla Serranilla), 15.833333°, -79.833333°. Edward assaults the fort there and claims it for the pirates. 2017-11-22
San Juan, Cuba, 20.016667°, -75.8°. Edward dived around here for buried treasure and to steal from a smuggler's den. 2017-11-20
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, 19.333°, -81.217°. 2017-11-17
Saba, 17.633333°, -63.25°. 2017-10-31
Saint Lucia, 13.883333°, -60.966667°. 2017-10-31
Saint Pierre, 14.7417°, -61.1758°. 2017-10-31
Portobelo, Panama, 9.55°, -79.65°. 2017-10-31
Palenque, Mexico, 17.509167°, -91.982222°. 2017-10-31
Tampa Bay, Florida, USA, 27.7625°, -82.545833°. 2017-10-31
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 44.647778°, -63.571389°. One of the first settlements that Shay visits in Assassin's Creed: Rogue while still a member of the Assassin Order. 2022-03-12
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, 43.836111°, -66.1175°. 2022-03-12
Anticosti Island (French: Île d'Anticosti), Quebec, Canada, 49.538611°, -63.245278°. Shay sails to Anticosti Island to meet the spy to get information on two missing artifacts. 2022-03-12
Mount Vernon, Virginia, United States, 40.914167°, -73.830556°. Shay infiltrates Lawrence Washington's garden party to assassinate him. 2022-03-12
Percé, Quebec, Canada, 48.533333°, -64.216667°. Shay sails to Percé. He later takes the settlement from the French on behalf of the British while working for the Templars. 2022-03-15
Albany, New York, United States, 42.65°, -73.766667°. 2022-03-15
Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States, 41.091944°, -73.864444°. 2022-03-15
New York City, New York, United States. 2022-03-22
Port-Aux-Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 47.566667°, -59.15°. 2022-03-22
Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 42.358056°, -71.063611°. Most of Assassin's Creed III is set in Boston. Haytham Kenway first arrives in the city with his Templar contacts to find the vault, later the city plays a huge role in the 1776 American Revolution. Many of the sites are on Boston's Freedom Trail which consists of 16 city landmarks that were significant to the American Revolution. 2017-10-31
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 39.95°, -75.166667°. Connor witnesses the signing of the Declaration of Independence (note that Philadelphia isn't a playable city in Assassin's Creed III). 2017-10-31
Concord, Massachusetts, USA, 42.460278°, -71.349444°. Concord was a town in the frontier area of Assassin's Creed III. 2017-10-31
Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts, USA, 42.328144°, -70.890589°. 2017-11-05
Monmouth, New Jersey, USA, 40.29°, -74.15°. Monmouth was an area of the frontier in Assassin's Creed III. 2017-11-04
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 40.439722°, -79.976389°. 2017-11-05
Johnstown, New York, USA, 43.007222°, -74.372222°. Johnstown was a town in the frontier area of Assassin's Creed III. 2017-11-04
Lexington, Massachusetts, USA, 42.447222°, -71.225°. Concord was a town in the frontier area of Assassin's Creed III. Connor assists Paul Revere in warning of the British's arrival. 2017-10-31
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA, 41.4°, -70.616667°. Connor travels to Martha's Vineyard on the Assassin ship The Aquila to find his nemesis Charles Lee. 2017-10-31
Oak Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, 44.516667°, -64.299167°. Connor travels to Oak Island to uncover Captain Kidd's treasure. 2017-10-31
New York, New York, USA, 40.7127°, -74.0059°. 2017-10-31