Hercule Poirot is back…but he’s a ghost of his former self.  

A man haunted by the past.  

A Haunting in Venice builds on the legendary tales of Agatha Christie’s famous detective and acts as a trilogy of sorts to the films Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile.  

The movie stars Kenneth Branagh, Tiny Fey, Jamie Dornan, Michelle Yeoh, Judy Hill, and Emma Laird. Here’s our spoiler-free guide to A Haunting in Venice filming locations.  

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A Haunting (Hardly) in Venice 

What to know about A Haunting in Venice before visiting the production haunts around the Floating City.  

What is A Haunting in Venice about? 

Loosely based on the Agatha Christie novel, Hallowe’en, A Haunting in Venice’s plot brings Hercule Poirot back into the center of a crime scene, despite his self-imposed retirement in Venice. When a novelist, played by Tina Fey, persuades Poirot to use his sleuthing skills to find the truth behind a supposed medium’s talents, Poirot finds himself drawn into a murder scene and a deeper mystery.  

What year is A Haunting in Venice set in? 

A Haunting in Venice is set in Venice, Italy, in the year 1947. Many of the characters have personal and professional histories linked to WWI and WWII—one might say they’re also haunted by their pasts.  

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Where is the palazzo in A Haunting in Venice? 

The palazzo in A Haunting in Venice is not a real palazzo, but a mix of Hollywood magic and real-world locations. Part of the palazzo was created on a set in a London studio, parts of the exterior within the canal were built in Reading, England, and some real Venetian locations, like Campo San Boldo, were used for various exterior shots.  

Where was A Haunting in Venice filmed? 

The A Haunting in Venice movie was filmed primarily in England and there’s no mystery as to why. Not only is Venice a heavily congested city, but production needed to design sets that not only evoked Venice in 1947, but were eerie, elaborate, and (most importantly) inexpensive enough that they (the ghosts, that is) could damage it as needed.  

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A Haunting in Venice Filming Locations 

The scariest part of A Haunting in Venice? It was hardly filmed in Venice at all… 

Venice | Italy 

Closest station: Venezia Santa Lucia 

Venice is made up of over 100 islands and A Haunting in Venice made use of quite a few. Unfortunately, only a portion of production took place in Venice, mostly for establishing shots and outdoor scenes (obviously, the Piazza San Marco and Palazzo Ducale make cameos).  

Some of the other A Haunting in Venice filming locations you can find in Venice include:  

  • Campo San Boldo: An inspiration for the London set pieces, as well as the A Haunting in Venice filming location for some of the guests’ arrival at the Halloween party. 
  • Palazzo Malipiero: The gardens that Poirot tends to.  
  • Campo San Giacomo dell'Orio: The final scene, set in the San Polo district of Venice. 
  • Palazzo Pisani: The current location of Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia, it was the rooftop where Poirot eats his breakfast.   

Pinewood Studios | England 

Closest station: Langley 

The majority of the A Haunting in Venice movie, specifically the scenes within the palazzo, was filmed at Pinewood Studios outside of London. The sound stages and sets constructed here have welcomed loads of other productions including Marvel films, James Bond’s No Time to Die, Disney movies, Star Wars Episode IX, and more. Ironically, the Agatha Christie novel that inspired A Haunting in Venice movie, Hallowe’en Party, was originally set in England.  

Reading | England 

Closest station: Reading 

And, if you can believe it, even some of the shots of the canal water waves crashing against the palazzo weren’t filmed in Italy. Production built a small-scale replica of the palazzo in Reading so that they could control the spookiness factor of each wave crash.  

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Discover Venice’s real haunted past by train 

Grab your favorite Agatha Christie murder mystery, download the Trainline app, and travel Italy by train. Getting from cities like Rome to Venice is effortless on Italy’s railway network, allowing you to see two of Europe’s most popular destinations.  

Plus, you check out filming locations for other movies set in Italy while you’re here:  

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