Where was Killing Eve filmed?

Based on Luke Jenning’s Villanelle novels, the first season of this female-driven, BBC adaptation was written by Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

Villanelle’s global career and Russian roots make filming Killing Eve a truly international endeavour. The first three seasons – a fourth and final one is planned – used a wide variety of locations in the UK, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Romania.

Read on to discover a few of the key places in Killing Eve’s glamorous and blood-soaked setting.

Bar Caffè Garibaldi, Colle di Val d’Elsa, Tuscany

This classic bar in the Tuscan hill town of Colle di Val d’Elsa, just north of Siena, represents a Viennese café in the opening scene of season one of* Killing Eve*. In the colonnade of the town’s main square, Caffè Garibaldi is a beloved haunt of generations of Tuscans, who flock here for coffee, pastries, and a spot of people-watching.

Magdalen College, Oxford

One of Oxford’s oldest and wealthiest colleges is the site of some prime drama in season two when Villanelle sets her sights on wrecking Eve’s marriage to her husband Niko. Magdalen College’s lush greenery and fifteenth-century architecture provide a beautiful backdrop to the villainous intrigue.

Hornsey Town Hall, London

The unique beauty of the old Hornsey Town Hall in London’s Crouch End adds a touch of believably Soviet glamour to season two of Killing Eve. The famous modernist building doubles for the Hotel Atlasov in Moscow when Eve’s hunt for Villanelle takes her to Russia. Hornsey Town Hall is a popular filming location. You might recognise its distinctive interior from Bohemian Rhapsody,* The Crown*, Whitechapel or The Hour.

Romanian Athenaeum, Bucharest

Romania is a popular Killing Eve filming location, but one standout scene is the tense finale of season one. The confrontation between Eve, Villanelle, and Villanelle’s handler Konstantin takes place in the columned and frescoed interior of the Athenaeum concert hall in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, a gem of nineteenth-century neoclassical architecture.

Villa Adriana, Tivoli

Nerve-wracking season finales are Killing Eve’s specialty. Season two's dramatic, life-or-death ending takes place in the unearthly ruins of Emperor Hadrian’s villa at Tivoli, near Rome. This grand villa, the emperor’s country retreat, was endowed with pools, baths, temples, elaborate gardens and grottoes, libraries, and more. Now a World Heritage Site, the villa is one of Italy’s most popular archaeological attractions.

Fabric Nightclub, London

One of season one’s most shocking twists, the murder of a beloved character by Villanelle, supposedly takes place in a nightclub in Berlin. It was actually filmed at Fabric, the legendary nightclub opposite Smithfield Market in London’s trendy Farringdon area.

Mildmay Club, Stoke Newington

Eve’s easygoing and peaceful husband, Niko Polastri, loves to play – and teach – bridge at a club frequented by the Polish community in London. His scenes with his card-playing buddies were filmed at the Mildmay Club, a Victorian working men’s club in Stoke Newington, northeast London.

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