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The Pazzi Conspiracy Played as a Puzzle Game on Your Own Phone
Blood on the cathedral floor.
This is not a guided tour. It is a walking game on an app, set in 15th-century Florence, and the case you are working is the Pazzi Conspiracy, the plot to murder Lorenzo de' Medici. You are the investigator, in a city that ran on art, gold and knives.
The crime scene comes first: riddles solved outside the Duomo, where the attack happened.
Then the seats of power, the Palazzo Vecchio and the Palazzo Medici Riccardi, which was built as much like a fortress as a house.
The route goes through the medieval alleys to the Strozzi Palace and into the affairs of the rival banking families, and it takes in how Michelangelo and Botticelli were caught up in the story.
Because there is no group, the pace is entirely yours. Stop for a gelato or at one of the wine windows and pick the hunt up afterwards.
The enemies of the Medici are closing in. The question is whether you get there first.
What's included
- Storyline content based on the Medici conspiracy
- 11 puzzle-based challenges
- Mobile access code for the quest
- Flexibility: pause and resume anytime
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P.za di Santa Maria Novella, 18, Firenze
P.za di Santa Maria Novella, 18, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy
The game starts at Santa Maria Novella basilica. After booking, we'll message you a code and activation link. Activate with your own email, then log in to the Questo app with that email. No message? Open the Questo app, tap "Bought a quest somewhere else?" and enter your booking reference number.
Florence
50123 Florence, Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy
Get to the piazza and open the app. The quest unlocks when you arrive, and you start from there.
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Santa Maria Novella
You reach this one by following a clue and solving a puzzle. Once there, the app tells you where to go next, and what you are standing in front of.
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Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
Reached by clue and puzzle. Once you arrive, the next step unlocks, along with the history of the place you have just found.
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Cappelle Medicee
Where a good number of the Medici are buried, and now a museum worth the visit in its own right.
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Palazzo Medici Riccardi
The palace the Medici built for themselves in the middle of the city, and the stories that go with it.
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Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
The Duomo, and the most photographed square metre in Florence.
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Piazza Del Duomo
Reached by clue and puzzle. Once there, the app gives the next move and the background to where you are.
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Piazza della Signoria
Reached by clue and puzzle. Once there, the hunt continues, and so does the history.
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Ponte Vecchio
One of the oldest and strangest bridges in Europe, and one of the most stubborn.
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Palazzo Pitti
One of the great Renaissance palaces, with several centuries of history behind the facade.
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Piazza de' Pitti, Firenze
Not included
- A physical tour guide
Good to know
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
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- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Up to 15 travelers per booking.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Guiding available in: de, en, it, fr, es.
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