Can you visit the Vikings filming locations?

Yes, these are real, visitable places. Each location below comes with the scene, an exact point on the map, and how to get there.

Series · 2013-2020 · History · Action

Where was Vikings filmed?

A legendary Norse farmer rises to fame and power as a raider and ruler, dragging his family and his gods into a brutal age of expansion. Much of it was filmed in Ireland, where a dark, tea-coloured lake in the Wicklow Mountains stood in for the settlement of Kattegat.

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Wicklow, Ireland

1 spot

nature·Wicklow

Lough Tay

The dark, peat-stained mountain lake with its pale sandy beach is Kattegat, the Norse settlement the saga returns to again and again.

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Good to know

Where was Vikings filmed?: Vikings was filmed in Wicklow.
Can you visit the Vikings filming locations?: Yes, these are real, visitable places. Each location below comes with the scene, an exact point on the map, and how to get there.