Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is a game with a vast map of Ancient Greece for players to explore. That map includes many interesting locations beyond where the game’s main quests lead you. Locations in AC Odyssey can be interesting for many reasons. Some locations have intriguing historical landmarks, while other places can have interesting character side quests or unusual things for you to discover. These are some of the more interesting locations in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey worth visiting.
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Akropolis Sanctuary, Athens
All AC Odyssey players must visit Athens, but there aren’t any main story quests that make it essential to visit the Akropolis Sanctuary in that city. The Akropolis Sanctuary is undoubtedly the most interesting location in the game from a historical perspective. It is where you can see the amazing Parthenon, Statue of Athena, Monument of Hippolytos, and Erechtheion temple historic landmarks, among others. Make sure you climb the Statue of Athena for an amazing view of Athens and to activate the viewpoint there.
However, it’s best to visit Akropolis Sanctuary in the game’s Discovery Tour. You can go on an audio tour that provides a fascinating historical insight into all the primary landmarks within the Akropolis Sanctuary in Discovery Tour. Take some time out from the main AC Odyssey game to see the sights of Athens.
Kos
Kos is an island southeast of Naxos on the eastern side of the Assassin’s Creed Odyssey map. This is an interesting location to check out in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey primarily because you can reunite with Eagle Bearer’s old pal Markos there. Markos is locked up in Artemesia Fort on Kos, and you can rescue him by completing the “A Business Opportunity” side quest.
Kos on the map
Aside from the interesting Markos side quests, there’s also a tomb on Kos that includes an ancient steele you can activate to gain an ability point. You can find the Tomb of Polybotes on the northeastern shoreline of Kos, near Herb Fishing Village.
Atlantis
Atlantis is an ancient and hidden Isu city you can only visit in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey by purchasing the Fate of Atlantis DLC (episode three). It is truly an amazing Isu city like no other location in AC Odyssey. The Eagle Bearer meets Poseidon, the Trident King, at Atlantis. Visiting that city and completing the Fate of Atlantis DLC is the best way to wrap up the AC Odyssey experience.
The city of Atlantis
Unlocking the Great Seal of Atlantis is the closest you can get to Atlantis in the base AC Odyssey game. You’ll need to complete the Gateway to Atlantis questline to do that. A Fate of Atlantis “The Heir of Memories” quest will become available for you to play in the base game when you’ve finished the Atlantis campaign.
Island of Triton
Triton is a tiny island south of Chios and north of Samos on the east side of AC Odyssey’s map. Although there isn’t much on Triton, this island is still a very interesting location in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey because of the giant Samian Statue of Poseidon, ruler of Atlantis. That is one of the most impressive statues in the game, and one you’ll need to visit to complete the “Art Leading Life” side quest. There you can also meet Aletheia, an Isu character, by completing the “The Heir of Memories” quest later in the game.
The Samian Statue
Triton is also a noteworthy location in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey because you can find one of the most potent weapons in the game there. The Temple of Poseidon by the statue includes a golden chest from which you can pick up the legendary Poseidon’s Trident weapon. What makes that weapon special is that it enables you to breathe underwater when equipped.
Triton on the map
Skyros
Skyros is an island just east of Euboea within the northern half of the map. This is an interesting location to visit primarily because of the “Odyssey Into the Past” side quest you can complete at Pirate’s Bay in Skyros. Completing that quest reveals Barnabas has a wife called Leda, beginning a series of side quests for the Eagle Bearer to find her.
Skyros also has a few interesting historic locations to see in the island’s village. There, you can see the Statue of Theseus, a legendary king of Athens in Greek mythology. The Temple of Achilles is a historic landmark that overlooks the village and includes some loot for you to pick up.
Skyros on the map
Mount Taygetos
Mount Taygetos is a snowy mountain and one of the most elevated landscapes in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey that provides some dazzling views. There, you can find a King Arthur sword stuck in a stone slab atop the mountain at the location shown on the map directly below. That’s not just there for decoration because interacting with the sword is the solution for an Ainigmata Ostraka riddle found at Paidoski Camp alongside the mountain. You’ll receive an engraving that boosts critical hit chance with maximum health for solving the riddle.
Mount Taygetos on the map
Korfu
Korfu isn’t on the main Assassin’s Creed Odyssey map. It’s a separate map location that becomes available when you complete the main story campaign in AC Odyssey. You can then access the “Great Escape” quest by speaking to the Cruise Barker in Kephallonia, who whisks the Eagle Bearer away on a Korfu vacation.
That quest reveals a whole new Korfu minimap to explore, which amounts to a free AC Odyssey DLC. It is recommended not to visit Korfu until you’ve completed all three main questlines in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. After completing the “Great Escape,” you can play through a new story questline in Korfu to see the fourth and final AC Odyssey ending sequence.
The Korfu map
Pephka Arena
Pephaka Arena is the only gladiatorial arena in AC Odyssey where you can fight against numerous champions. The best way to find the arena is to complete the “A Fight with Talos” quest and then go to the location of the “They Just Want Cruelty” quest to meet Maion. Maion will direct you to Pirate Point to find Pephaka Arena in the southeast corner of the map.
Fighting in the Pephaka Arena is a good way to amass loot, XP, and gear. It’s also necessary to go there to kill one of the cultists for completing the Cult of Kosmos quest line. So, it’s worth checking out this location in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey at some point in the game.
Pephaka Arena on the map
Nisiros
Nisiros is a volcanic island in the southeast corner of the map along the northern Pephaka coastline. This is one of the few places in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey where you can fight a mythical beast. There you’ll find Arges – the Bright One, a Cyclops beast created by the Isu. It’s worth slaying Arges because you’ll receive the Hammer of Hephaistos for killing it, which is one of the best legendary weapons in the game.
The Eagle Bearer on Nisiros
Samos
The island of Samos is on the far eastern side of the map. What makes Samos interesting is that it’s Herodotos’ home island. Completing the Gateway to Atlantis campaign will unlock some interesting side quests to play on Samos, with the Eagle Bearer returning to that island with Herodotos. Admittedly, there’s little else particularly interesting about Samos beyond those side quests, but you can still look around Pythagoreion city and Kanzania village.
Samos on the map
You can complete many noteworthy side quests and see lots of interesting things by visiting those locations in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. You’ll also find some great gear and loot at some of those locations. Have fun exploring Ancient Greece in AC Odyssey.
