Locations from the Mission: Impossible Series You Should Visit

Central and Northern Europe have consistently provided some the series’ favourite backdrops, with multiple sequences set in London, Paris and, in Dead Reckoning, Norway. Perhaps its the tightly-packed cities, the classical architecture and scenic piazzas, or maybe it’s just that the roofs are easy for Cruise to parkour across. Our Best of Central Europe by Train itinerary crosses off multiple Mission locations in one fell swoop. We start in Berlin, featured in Mission: Impossible 3 (2006) and Fallout (2018), before heading to where it all started – Prague. The Czech capital is where most of the original was set back in 1996. You can see Liechtenstein Palace and the Old Town Square – where that famous restaurant scene takes place – as well as Charles Bridge, which is where Jon Voight falls into the Vltava river. You’ll see all of these destinations on our trip, before we continue to Vienna. The opera house here, which you’ll have time to visit, is the setting of one of the series’ most beloved action set pieces, starring Rebecca Ferguson’s ultra cool Ilsa Faust. We’ll end the trip in Budapest, where the opening of Ghost Protocol (2011) is partially set, although most of the scenes were actually shot back in Prague. The only city we’ll visit that the Mission films haven’t visited yet is Bratislava – your move, Cruise.

In Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), having already spent time in London and Vienna, we jet-set off to Morocco, where Ethan is on the hunt for a mysterious supercomputer. After a daring heist beneath a power plant, Cruise’s hero is chased down the Marrakech Highway by bike-riding henchmen. Later on, Hunt and Simon Pegg’s Benji – still being chased by bikers – are involved in a death-defying, car-backflipping crash right in front of the Hassan II Mosque. The mosque is the largest in all of Africa, and Casablanca’s most famous landmark. You’ll have time to visit it at the start of our extensive 11-day Morocco trip, as well as on our continent-crossing Madrid to Marrakech Rail Trip.

Arguably the series’ most playful and charming action sequence takes place in the Vatican City, again in Mission: Impossible 3, as Hunt impersonates a cardinal in order to infiltrate the city. Rome also plays a major part in the new film, Dead Reckoning Part One, so much so that the film’s premiere was held on the Spanish Steps in the Italian capital. It’s also the starting point of our grand rail adventure across Northern Italy. You’ll have a private tour of the city, which starts at the famous steps and goes on to visit the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain and the Colosseum. It’s a worthy start to a trip with plenty of potential future Mission locations, including Florence, Milan and Lake Como.