Verified · 19 locations · 17 productions · 12 localities
Malta Film & TV
Filming Locations
Malta has served as a filming destination for Hollywood blockbusters and prestige TV since the 1960s — standing in for ancient Rome, Jerusalem, King's Landing and the prehistoric world. Every location below is verified against at least two public sources.
Productions filmed in Malta
Filming locations by locality
Fort Ricasoli
Gladiator · Gladiator II · Troy · Agora · Julius Caesar · Assassin's Creed · Game of Thrones
⚠ Malta's most-filmed fort; not open to the public — viewable by Grand Harbour cruise.
Fort Rinella
Assassin's Creed
Fort Manoel (Manoel Island)
Game of Thrones · Gladiator II · Assassin's Creed
Mdina Gate & old town
Game of Thrones · The Count of Monte Cristo · Napoleon
Fort St Elmo
World War Z
St George's Square
Jurassic World Dominion
Victoria Gate
Jurassic World Dominion
Old Customs House / Lascaris Wharf
Murder on the Orient Express
Republic Square & Valletta streets
Munich · Midnight Express · Assassin's Creed · Captain Phillips
⚠ Various Valletta streets (St Ursula St, St Paul St) used as souks/parkour routes.
Pinto Wharf / Wine Wharf
World War Z
St Dominic's Priory (convent yard)
Game of Thrones
San Anton Palace Gardens
Game of Thrones
Fort Delimara (Delimara peninsula)
Gladiator II
Popeye Village (Anchor Bay)
Popeye
⚠ Purpose-built 1979 film set; today a commercial open-air attraction.
Mellieħa (Għar Tuta cave area)
Jurassic World Dominion
⚠ Exact cave coordinates approximate.
Dwejra (former Azure Window), Gozo
Game of Thrones
⚠ IMPORTANT: the Azure Window arch collapsed in March 2017 and no longer exists. Dwejra Bay & the Inland Sea remain visitable. Do not describe the arch as standing.
Mġarr ix-Xini Bay, Gozo
By the Sea
⚠ Secluded bay on the Sannat/Xewkija boundary.
Malta as a film destination
The Malta Film Commission has helped attract productions since 1969. The island's combination of Baroque fortifications, Grand Harbour vistas, clear Mediterranean light and cooperative locations authorities makes it uniquely valuable as a stand-in for historical settings across Europe, the Middle East and the ancient world. Fort Ricasoli alone has hosted Gladiator, Troy, Gladiator II, Julius Caesar, Assassin's Creed and Game of Thrones.
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