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Florence Mystery: Solve the Medici Conspiracy
4.4
36 Ratings
Firenze
Uncover the secrets of the Medici family while exploring historical landmarks in Florence. Solve clues on your smartphone to stop a conspiracy and unlock new stories along the way.
Uncover the secrets of the Medici family while exploring historical landmarks in Florence. Solve clues on your smartphone to stop a conspiracy and unlock new stories along the way.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Piazza di Santa Maria Novella - Reach this location by deciphering a clue and solving a puzzle. Upon arrival, receive guidance on how to proceed with your treasure hunt, while also gaining insights into the site you’ve uncovered.
- Basilica of Santa Maria Novella - Arrive at this destination by following a clue and solving a puzzle. Once there,…
- Piazza di Santa Maria Novella - Reach this location by deciphering a clue and solving a puzzle. Upon arrival, receive guidance on how to proceed with your treasure hunt, while also gaining insights into the site you’ve uncovered.
- Basilica of Santa Maria Novella - Arrive at this destination by following a clue and solving a puzzle. Once there, obtain directions on how to advance your treasure quest, while also learning about the site you’ve discovered.
- Cappelle Medicee - The resting place of numerous illustrious Medici family members, now a captivating museum.
- Palazzo Medici Riccardi - Explore the opulent palace constructed by the Medici in the heart of the city and uncover its hidden tales.
- Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore - This globally renowned dome is the most ‘instagrammable’ spot in Florence.
- Piazza del Duomo - Arrive at this location by solving a clue and puzzle. Once there, receive instructions on how to continue your treasure hunt, while also learning about the site you’ve discovered.
- Piazza della Signoria - Reach this site by deciphering a clue and solving a puzzle. Upon arrival, obtain guidance on how to proceed with your treasure hunt, while also gaining insights into the site you’ve uncovered.
- Ponte Vecchio - One of Europe’s oldest, most unique, and enduring bridges, celebrated for its tales.
- Palazzo Pitti - A magnificent Renaissance palace, rich with centuries of history and stories.
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
- Storyline content based on the Medici conspiracy
- 11 puzzle-based challenges
- Mobile access code for the quest
- Flexibility: pause and resume anytime
What's Not Included
- A physical tour guide
- A physical tour guide
Additional Information
Blood on the Cathedral Floor
Embark on an interactive walking tour that transports you to the perilous world of 15th-century Florence, where you’ll unravel the Pazzi Conspiracy, a scheme to assassinate Lorenzo de’ Medici. Step into the role of an investigator in a city brimming with art, wealth, and intrigue.
**Why travelers adore this Questo…
Blood on the Cathedral Floor
Embark on an interactive walking tour that transports you to the perilous world of 15th-century Florence, where you’ll unravel the Pazzi Conspiracy, a scheme to assassinate Lorenzo de’ Medici. Step into the role of an investigator in a city brimming with art, wealth, and intrigue.
Why travelers adore this Questo experience:
The Crime Scene: Decipher puzzles outside the Duomo, the site of the vicious attack.
Seats of Power: Visit Palazzo Vecchio and Palazzo Medici Riccardi, the stronghold of the ruling family.
Hidden Florence: Wander through medieval alleyways to uncover Strozzi Palace and the secrets of competing banking families.
Art & Intrigue: Learn how Michelangelo and Botticelli became entwined in the conspiracy.
100% Flexible: Navigate through tourists at your leisure. Pause for gelato or a renowned “Wine Window,” then continue your quest.
The Mission: The Medici’s adversaries are closing in. Can you protect the illustrious leader of Florence?
Location
P.za di Santa Maria Novella, 18
Piazza di Santa Maria Novella
Be in the piazza and open the app. When you get there, the quest will unlock and you can start.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(36 Ratings)
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Inge
Nov 28, 2023
City game with fun challenges - Great way to get to know the city in a different way. Questions are sometimes a challenge, but you can always ask for help. Easy to use and always possible to take a break, which makes it even more fun to work on it for days.
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456j_r_myh
Jan 5, 2023
Fun - Application very well done, makes discover the city while trying to describe the puzzles. Access to medici
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Giuseppe
Aug 30, 2022
Unforgettable Experience - It was an extraordinary experience. Well thought out and down to the last detail. My children had a great time and took a dip in the school desks. highly recommended
it was an amazing experience. well studied and in the smallest details. My children had a great time and took a dip in the school desks. highly recommended
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L1848gxalexw
Aug 29, 2022
Nice city walk - We (2E, 1K+1Hund) were only in town for a few hours and didn't want to go blind and so decided to go on this kind of sightseeing tour. For older children (ours is 12) it is super exciting to solve the puzzles and have a story with you. However, is a lot of text and the way is far so definitely not for everyone. There should also be a certain basic interest among the kids. We had already thought about where we wanted to go beforehand, knew that the start and end point was in this area and then actually saw everything we wanted to see on this tour. It is always possible to sit down in a café or restaurant and take a break. The tour can also be divided into several days. You really see a lot and learn interesting things.
Especially for day trippers who come by car: Think about where you want to park and how to get there. In this city, traffic is limited in the city centre, who simply enters these zones without a permit, gets a heavy fine (over 100€, camera system, home delivery). Parking prices are also quite different. We have accepted a small footpath and have parked for 1.60€ the hour here : Carpark Binario 16, V.le Filippo Strozzi, 11n, 50129 Firenze FI, Italy
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426weronikap
May 18, 2022
Big Yes - Great story and riddles. It's perfect way for sightseeing, allowed us to visit both tourist main attractions and some "undiscovered" places.
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Alicej331
Jul 12, 2025
Fun activity - Lots of fun with this activity. Locations could be slightly more accurate and unable to get to one location. A great way to see the city and learn some history.
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Hibouhib
Oct 15, 2023
Medici questo florence - Nice route allowing you to discover Florence while having fun. It's a shame, however, that the geographical indications on how to reach the next stage are really insufficient and prevent the game from running smoothly.
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Joanna_y
Feb 26, 2024
FInd a guided tour instead - I traveled with a friend that was interested in the history of the Medici family, so I thought this app would be the perfect way to explore without being in a tour guide. We both followed all of the instructions for downloading the app and the game prior to arriving in Florence. The app says that once it's downloaded, it can be used offline. This proved to not be the case, since my friend did not have have data on her phone, and could not use the game at all, despite it being downloaded and ready to go before arrival. We wound up just using mine, which kind of defeated the "game" element of it.
Several of the locations that we sent to were inaccurate with the GPS and did not put us where the clue was, one clue was rubbed off the plaque that it was on and was not readable, several of the spots where the clues were supposed to be were inaccessible due to either construction and scaffolding.
We gave up altogether at probably the halfway point and did not complete the entire experience. I'm sad to say it was a waste of our time and money. I wouldn't use it again.
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Gamoses
Jun 15, 2022
Not family fun - This turned out to be a bad fit for my family. I have two teenagers who preferred this idea to a traditional city orientation tour with a guide. This sounded like it would be a great alternative, but instead it was just frustrating. The information you unlock along the way was not for beginner level visitors, it assumed you already knew something about the Medici family and their place in the history of Florence. The clues were sometimes very hard with unclear directions. One was even totally covered by new scaffolding. It was too hot and sunny, and we all got cranky trying to figure things out. It might be a good fit for my husband and I to have done alone on a cloudy day in the autumn, but I still wouldn't put this at the top of your list.
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Frederich318
Apr 5, 2024
To avoid - Heartbreaking. There is 24/7 support (fortunately) and some nice little historical explanation texts. But otherwise the directions are bad, the clues are bad, the game makes us go back and forth in all directions, go around buildings in all directions. Not to mention the errors in the instructions. To avoid.
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