Bordeaux Mystery Quest: Self-Guided UNESCO Walk
Description
Bordeaux, your first morning of an exchange year. A note in your dorm drawer says: someone is after the city's heart. Find the thief. Use the Questo app to walk Bordeaux's UNESCO-listed Port of the Moon across 12 real landmarks: Place des Quinconces, Place de la Bourse, the Grand Theatre, Notre-Dame, Porte Dijeaux, the medieval Big Bell, and more. Solve a riddle or unlock a hidden detail at each stop. Download the Questo app, activate your quest with the booking code, and start playing at Place des Quinconces. Audio narration plays at every chapter, bring headphones. Along the way, a goddess speaks to you from her pedestal, an angel guides your steps, and a leopard chooses your side. Uncover Bordeaux's role in the French Revolution, the Atlantic slave trade, the WWII Resistance, and 1,500 years of medieval history hidden in plain sight. Perfect for couples, friends, families, and history-curious solo travellers. About 100 minutes, 4.2 km through Old Bordeaux.
Tour Options
Itinerary
This is the starting point of the city game. The monument of the Girondins was erected between 1894 and 1902 in memory of the Girondins deputies who were victims of the French Revolution between 1793-1794. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this cafe. It's fun. You will love it:)
The Quinconces is one of the main squares of the city center of Bordeaux in France. It hosts funfairs and fairs of all kinds thanks to its large area. You will see this square next to the starting point of the city game.
The Banque de France is the central bank of France. It is a bicentennial institution, of private capital when it was created in 1800, then became the property of the French State on 1 st January 1946 during its nationalization by Charles de Gaulle. This is its Bordeaux subsidiary. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun. You will love it:)
Place de la Bourse is a square in Bordeaux, France and one of the city's most recognisable sights. Built from 1730 to 1775 along the Garonne River, it was a multi-building development designed by architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this cafe. It's fun. You will love it:)
The building is still considered one of the most beautiful theatres in the world and was the work of renowned architect Victor Louis. In addition to its aesthetic value, the building has exceptional acoustics thanks to the wooden structure surrounding it. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn its story.
The Church of Our Lady (formerly St. Dominic ) is a church built in a style baroque at the end of the 17th century in the city of Bordeaux located place of the Rosary in Mably street, down and near the Grand Theater. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun. You will love it:)
This is the most beautiful neighborhood in Bordeaux. You will pass through it as you play the city game. Located in the heart of Vieux Bordeaux (Old Bordeaux), it hosts great monuments, streets, and more.
La Porte Dijeaux is a gate of the city of Bordeaux. It is classified as a historical monument on June 2, 1921. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun.
Created in 1967 at the instigation of Jacques Chaban-Delmas, the Centre National Jean Moulin brings together under the same roof a Second World War documentation center and a museum dedicated to the history of the Resistance, Deportation and the Free French Forces. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun.
The whole tour goes through the Old Town of Bordeaux where you will solve clues to discover amazing attractions and local stories.
The Museum of Aquitaine (French: Musée d'Aquitaine) is a collection of objects and documents from the history of Bordeaux and Aquitaine. The different collections include more than 70,000 pieces. They trace the history of Bordeaux and Aquitaine from Prehistory to today. 5,000 pieces of art from Africa and Oceania also testify to the harbor history of the city. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun.
Victory Square is one of the main squares of the city of Bordeaux. Bordered by stone buildings of neo-classical inspiration, it also sees an old city gate standing in its center, inspired by ancient triumphal arches, the Porte d'Aquitaine. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun.
Founded during Roman times in 286, the university had been created by the Romans. At this time, the city was an important administrative center and the school had to train administrators. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun.
The Grosse Cloche is one of the oldest belfries in France, in the heart of the city. The gateway where the bell is hung also had a defensive function and served as a prison. Young people who misbehaved were confined there, shut in by a door 10 cm thick with enormous bolts. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(12)
Lovely route (despite the rain!) - storyline was very weird but I imagine kids would like it. Thanks for highlighting some really interesting historical areas. And DEFINITELY allow time to go into the Musée d'Aquitaine!!
Thanks for sharing your experience! We're thrilled you enjoyed the route, even in the rain. Our aim is to create engaging adventures for all ages. Exploring historical areas is always a highlight! Happy travels!
Great, fun, informative, ideal for a visit with teenagers. Places to visit that are historic and beautiful...maybe include a gourmet stopover?
Thank you for your positive review! We're thrilled you found the experience informative and enjoyable. Your suggestion for a gourmet stop-off is fantastic, thank you. We look forward to welcoming you and your teenagers for more fun and exploration!
It was difficult to access and we had to reach out to support as the trail didn’t appear in the app. We found it harder than expected and ended up having to skip clues as we just couldn’t find the answers at all even when looking exactly where it said to look. Feels badly designed. We gave up after a few clues and just enjoyed wandering around the city!
Hi Ellie! sorry for what happened all we want is to provide a wonderful and a memorable experience with your tour, we will take note of that feedback and we will continue to improve our games, we'd love to know about the experience please send us a message here at care@questoapp.com, thank you.
A very playful city tour that enchanted my daughter... an original way to stroll through the burgundy city on foot.
Hello! Happy to see that you have enjoyed playing Bordeaux Old Town: "Port of the Moon" City Exploration Game. Excited to see you on your next game with Questo!
Takes a lot longer than advertised, some clues are misleading. We did complete it but felt it could be improved somewhat.
Thank you for playing with Questo in Bordeaux and sharing your feedback. Our development team is working continuously giving you the best experience. Hope to see you explore more games with us.
The game was sometimes tricky and other times pretty easy, but always funny!! I was able to visit the city at my speed and stop longer in any place I wanted, and, at top of that, I've learned a lot about Bordeaux ! What else to say? I wish that every city will have it's own exploration game on day!
We are happy that you enjoyed exploring Bordeaux with Questo. Thank you for sharing your review. Hope to see you explore more games with us.
Fun and very clever tour concept. Plus, I discovered some spots and stories that weren’t listed in my guide! Pretty good.
Lovely review, Javier! Thank you for playing with us, and for sharing your experience. Would love to see you explore more with us soon.
Unfortunately it is a bit difficult for me to give an objective rating because we were finally able to do only part of it. But what we did was really nice. Be careful the directions to get from one place to another are not always very clear and we had to help ourselves from Google Maps. The story is nice and at every stage there is a text giving historical explanations, it is well done and we learn a lot about Bordeaux. I would have liked to know if there was any way to finish our visit next time as we are returning soon to Bordeaux. Thank you.
Cher Pascale, merci beaucoup pour ton commentaire! Ca vous fait plaisir de savoir que vous vous etes amusés avec les enfants! Vous pouvez reprendre et terminer l'aventure en n'importe quel moment, et j'aimerais bien savoir votre impression à la fin! Bon divertissement!
