Assassin's Creed Tour

video game series

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 Altaรฏr Ibn-La'Ahad, living through the memories of 21st-century assassin Desmond Miles. Altaรฏr 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 IV: 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.

Assassin's Creed Mirage is set in 9th century Baghdad during the Islamic Golden Age.

Destinations

All destinations are listed in chronological order.

Africa

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

  • ๐ŸŒ Prรญncipe. In Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Edward Kenway visits Prรญncipe to find The Sage. (updated Nov 2017)

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
  • ๐ŸŒ Masyaf, Syria. Assassin's Creed starts and ends in Masyaf. It is also a central plot point for Assassin's Creed: Revelations. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Masyaf Castle (Arabic: ู‚ู„ุนุฉ ู…ุตูŠุงู). The headquarters of the Levantine Assassins until it was besieged by the Mongols. (updated Oct 2017)
  • ๐ŸŒ Damascus, Syria. Altaรฏr was sent to Damascus to kill the first three targets. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Umayyad Mosque. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Citadel of Salah Al'din (Citadel of Damascus). (updated Oct 2017)
    • Souq Sarouja (Sarouja Market). (updated Oct 2017)
  • ๐ŸŒ Jerusalem, Israel. Altaรฏr was sent to Jerusalem to kill three targets. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Dome of the Rock. The city's most notable landmark. Served as a viewpoint. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Al-Aqsa Mosque. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Church of the Holy Sepulchre. (updated Oct 2017)
  • ๐ŸŒ Arsuf, Israel. Also known as Arsu or Apollonia, this was battleground where Altaรฏr finally confronted his last target; Robert de Sable. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Apollonia-Arsuf. (updated Oct 2017)
  • ๐ŸŒ Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey. Assassin's Creed: Revelations starts and is mostly set in Istanbul. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Galata Tower. Masyaf key location. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Topkapฤฑ Palace. Ezio infiltrated the Topkapฤฑ Palace multiple times to meet Suleiman. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Zeyrek Mosque. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Bodrum Mosque. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya), Ayasofya Meydanฤฑ (By tram T1: Sultanahmet), โ˜ +90 212 522-1750. 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). (updated Oct 2017)
    • 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.
    • ๐ŸŒ Maiden's Tower. Masyaf key location. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Arap Camii (Galata Camii, San Paolo, San Domenico), Galata Mahkemesi Sokak. 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 Sรฉvรฉrac 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. 
    • ๐ŸŒ Little Hagia Sophia (Kรผรงรผk Ayasofya Camii). (updated Feb 2019)
  • ๐ŸŒ Derinkuyu, Cappadocia, Turkey. 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. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Derinkyu underground city (Cappadocian Greek: ฮœฮฑฮปฮฑฮบฮฟฯ€ฮฎ). (updated Oct 2017)

Europe

Florence's Duomo
Church of St Mary, Monteriggioni.
The Colosseum
  • ๐ŸŒ Limassol (Greek: ฮ›ฮตฮผฮตฯƒฯŒฯ‚, Turkish: Leymosun), Cyprus. Limassol was Altaรฏr's entrypoint to Cyprus in Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Limassol Castle. (updated Oct 2017)
  • ๐ŸŒ Kyrenia (Greek: ฮšฮตฯฯฮฝฮตฮนฮฑ, Turkish: Girne), Cyprus. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Kantara Castle. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Buffavento Castle. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ St Hilarion Castle. (updated Oct 2017)
  • ๐ŸŒ Florence (Firenze), Tuscany, Italy. 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. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Santa Maria del Fiore. Also known as the Duomo di Firenze is the city's beautiful Gothic cathedral, the symbol of the city. In the game, the interior of the cathedral is a side-quest to find an assassin's tomb with the key to Altaรฏr's armor. 
    • ๐ŸŒ Campanile di Giotto (Giotto's Tower). Adjacent to the Duomo, you can climb the tower for a magnificent 360-degree view of the Duomo, Florence, and the surrounding area. It requires some tenacity to climb the 414 steps. Ezio climbed the outside of the tower to the top as it was a viewpoint for the entire San Marco District. 
    • ๐ŸŒ Palazzo Pitti (Pitti Palace). The former Medici family palace contains galleries of their art and treasures. It was notably the residence of Francisco Savonarola when he used the Apple of Eden to influence Florentines into the Bonfire of the Vanities. 
    • ๐ŸŒ Palazzo Vecchio (Old Palace). Where Francisco Savonarola was burned by a Florentine mob after Ezio's interference. 
    • ๐ŸŒ Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge). The oldest and most famous bridge over the Arno; the only Florentine bridge to survive World War II. 
  • ๐ŸŒ Monteriggioni, Tuscany, Italy. 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. (updated Oct 2017)
    • Wall walkways. For a small fee, the town allows tourists to walk around a small portion of the town's perimeter wall and gaze at the Tuscan countryside. (updated Oct 2016)
    • ๐ŸŒ Chiesa di Santa Maria (Church of St Mary), Piazza Roma, 23, โ˜ +39 0577 304214. Ezio renovates the town's church. It is modelled almost identically to its real-life counterpart. (updated Oct 2016)
    • ๐ŸŒ Monteriggioni in Arme (Armour Museum), Via I Maggio, 1. Small museum dedicated to medieval weaponry. It resembles the armoury that Ezio assembled throughout Assassin's Creed: II The ticket can be used on both the walkway and the museum, providing good value. (updated Oct 2016)
  • ๐ŸŒ San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy. 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). (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Torre Grossa (Big Tower), Piazza Duomo, 2. At 200 feet (61 metres) tall, it's the city's largest tower. Ezio explored Torre Grossa to find the Assassin's Tomb of Wei Yu. You can ascend the interior to a stunning view. (updated Oct 2017)
  • ๐ŸŒ Torre Rognosa. (updated Mar 2023)
    • ๐ŸŒ Santa Maria Assunta. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Torre del Diavolo (Tower of the Devil). (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Torre dei Salvucci (Two Towers). (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Abbazia di Monte Oliveto Maggiore (Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore). Ezio goes to the 12th-century Benedictine abbey to assassinate the Pazzi conspirator Stefano de Bagnone. The Animus put the Abbey within walking distance of Sam Gimignano when in reality it's just over 76 km (47 mi) away and closer to Siena. (updated Feb 2023)
  • ๐ŸŒ Forlรฌ, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Ezio arrives at Forlรฌ to seek passage to Venice. He later helps Countess Sforza deal with the Orsi brothers in The Battle of Forlรฌ. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Abbazia di San Mercuriale (Abbey of San Mercuriale). Ezio travels to the abbey to inquire about a monk who was later revealed to be Francisco Savonarola. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Palazzo Comunale (Municipal Palace), Piazza Saffi Aurelio, 8. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Rocca di Ravaldino (Castle of Ravadino). (updated Oct 2017)
  • ๐ŸŒ Venice (Venezia), Veneto, Italy. 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. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace), Piazetta San Marco 1 (San Marco Square) (sestiere: San Marco; vaporetto line 1 or 2 to San Marco), โ˜ +39 041 2715911. The Doge's Palace plays an important role in the game as Ezio tries to prevent the assassination of the Doge by the Templars. 
    • ๐ŸŒ Basilica di San Marco (St Mark's Basilica). (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Campanile di San Marco (St. Mark's Campanile). The bell tower of St. Mark's Basicila and the tallest structure in Venice. The original tower was finished in 1514, though it collapsed in 1902 and was rebuilt. Unsurprisingly, it is a viewpoint for Ezio. (updated Sep 2022)
    • ๐ŸŒ Ponte di Rialto (Rialto Bridge). Bridge connecting the San Marco and San Polo districts. Ezio and the Templars cross the bridge while discussing arrangements to assassinate the Doge using an arsenic-based poison. (updated Mar 2023)
    • ๐ŸŒ Arsenale di Venezia (Venetian Arsenal). (updated Oct 2017)
  • ๐ŸŒ Rome and Vatican City (Roma e Cittร  del Vaticano), Lazio, Italy. The finale of Assassin's Creed II, as well as most of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, takes place in Rome and Vatican City. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Castel Sant'Angelo (Castle of the Holy Angel). The main stronghold of the Borgia family. Ezio infiltrates the papal castle initially to get to the Sistine Chapel in Assassin's Creed II and then multiple times in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood to rescue Caterina Sforza and assassinate Rodrigo and Cesare Borgia. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Basilica Sancti Petri (St. Peter's Basilica). (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Cappella Sistina (Sistine Chapel). Ezio finally confronts Rodrigo Borgia here at the end of Assassin's Creed: II. Serves as the first location in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Pantheon. Ezio purchases the landmark as part of rebuilding Rome. He also climbs into the Pantheon via the roof then descends into it to kill a guard captain to find his target The Banker. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Mausoleo di Augusto (Mausoleum of Augustus). (updated Jan 2019)
    • ๐ŸŒ Colonna Traiana (Trajan's Column). A landmark that Ezio can climb up to and perch on top of due to the replacement statue not being added until 1587. Aside from that he has no other interaction with the monument. Interestingly the Assassin's Creed logo is written in Trajan, a typeface based on and named after the inscriptions written on Trajan's Column. (updated Jan 2019)
    • ๐ŸŒ Arco di Constantino (Arch of Constantine). (updated Jan 2019)
    • ๐ŸŒ Arco di Settimio Severo (Arch of Septimius Severus). (updated Jan 2019)
    • ๐ŸŒ Arco di Tito (Arch of Titus). (updated Jan 2019)
    • ๐ŸŒ Colosseum, Piazzale del Colosseo / Via dei Fori Imperiali, โ˜ +39 06 700 4261. Known properly as the Flavian Amphitheatre, this most famous of Roman landmarks takes its name from the giant statue of the emperor Nero that once stood near this location. The location serves as a purchasable property in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and later shown to house an important vault beneath it. You can purchase tickets in advance online from the official ticket office,. The tickets include access to the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, and are valid for 2 days. Free entry on the first Sunday of the month (no reservation possible). 
    • ๐ŸŒ Basilica Giulia (Basilica Julia). (updated Jan 2019)
    • ๐ŸŒ Piramide di Caio Cestio (Pyramid of Cestius). A small narrow pyramid built in 12 BC that contained the tomb of Gaius Cestius, a member of the Epulones religious corporation. It was then incorporated into the city wall. Ezio purchased the monument but had no further interaction with it because the pyramid is too steep to be climbed. (updated Feb 2019)
  • ๐ŸŒ Alban Hills (Colli Albani), Lazio, Italy. Ezio goes to the Alban Hills to sabotage Cesare Borgia's machine gun carriages. (updated Nov 2017)
  • ๐ŸŒ Naples (Napoli), Campania, Italy. 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. (updated Nov 2017)
  • ๐ŸŒ Viana, Navarre, Spain. Ezio finds Cesare Borgia and kills him at the Battle of Viana. (updated Jan 2019)
  • ๐ŸŒ Delizia di Belriguardo (Delight of Belriguardo), Emilia-Romagna. 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. (updated Jan 2019)

North America

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

  • ๐ŸŒ Havana (La Habana), Cuba. Havana is the first city Edward Kenway visits in Assassin's Creed: Black Flag. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Cathedral of Havana. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Basilica Menor de San Francisco de Asis (Small Church of St Francis of Asis). (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Castillo de la Real Fuerza. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Castillo Morro. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta. (updated Oct 2017)
  • ๐ŸŒ Abacos, Bahamas. Edward sails here to look for supplies after betraying the Templars and forming his own pirate crew. (updated Nov 2017)
  • ๐ŸŒ Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas. Edward sails here after resupplying at the Abacos. (updated Nov 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Fort Nassau. A large starfort on the north-east side of the island. It was torn down in 1867 though the ruins remain. (updated Nov 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Queen's Staircase. A 66 step staircase named after Queen Victoria. (updated Nov 2017)
  • ๐ŸŒ Great Inagua, Bahamas. 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. (updated Nov 2017)
  • ๐ŸŒ Tulum (Tulu'um), Quintana Roo, Mexico. Edward sails to Tulum's ruins at the behest of James Kidd claiming it has something of importance to show. (updated Nov 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Tulum Archaeological Site (Zona Arqueologรญca de Tulum). Edward finds the Mayan armour after acquiring all the Mayan stelae. (updated Nov 2017)
  • ๐ŸŒ Kingston, Jamaica. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Rose Hall, Montego Bay. Inspiration for Laurens Prins' manor. (updated Oct 2017)
  • ๐ŸŒ Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Adรฉwalรฉ gets shipwrecked here in Assassin's Creed IV: Freedom Cry and builds his slave rebellion. (updated Dec 2018)
  • ๐ŸŒ Tortuga, Haiti. Adรฉwalรฉ frees slaves from a plantation on Tortuga in Assassin's Creed IV: Freedom Cry. (updated Dec 2018)
  • Long Bay, Jamaica. Edward sails to Long Bay to find The Observatory. (updated Nov 2017)
  • ๐ŸŒ Serranilla (Isla Serranilla). Edward assaults the fort there and claims it for the pirates. (updated Nov 2017)
  • ๐ŸŒ San Juan, Cuba. Edward dived around here for buried treasure and to steal from a smuggler's den. (updated Nov 2017)

Assassin's Creed: Rogue

  • ๐ŸŒ Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. One of the first settlements that Shay visits in Assassin's Creed: Rogue while still a member of the Assassin Order. (updated Mar 2022)
  • ๐ŸŒ Percรฉ, Quebec, Canada. Shay sails to Percรฉ. He later takes the settlement from the French on behalf of the British while working for the Templars. (updated Mar 2022)

Assassin's Creed: III

  • ๐ŸŒ Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 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. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Green Dragon Tavern, 11 Marshall St, โ˜ +1 617-367-0055. The original Green Dragon Tavern was used as meeting place for both the Templars and then the Assassins. It was also the location where Paul Revere overheard the British plans and proceeded to warn of their arrival. (updated Nov 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Old State House. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Old North Church. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Old South Meeting House. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ King's Chapel. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Faneuil Hall. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Fort Independence. Connor assaulted the fort and took it from the Redcoats. (updated Oct 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Liberty Tree. Site of a former elm tree. Now there's a plaque. (updated Aug 2020)
    • ๐ŸŒ Beacon Hill. (updated Aug 2020)
  • ๐ŸŒ Johnstown, New York, USA. Johnstown was a town in the frontier area of Assassin's Creed III. (updated Nov 2017)
    • ๐ŸŒ Johnston Hall, 139 Hall Ave. Manor house that belonged to Sir William Johnston. Connor goes here to negotiate his tribe's land deal. (updated Nov 2017)
  • ๐ŸŒ Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. Concord was a town in the frontier area of Assassin's Creed III. Connor assists Paul Revere in warning of the British's arrival. (updated Oct 2017)

South America

  • ๐ŸŒ Cartagena, Colombia. A nearby fort was converted into a prison. It is now an Abstergo training ground. (updated Oct 2017)
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