Medici Secrets & Mysteries: Interactive Walking Tour Game
Description
Blood on the Cathedral floor. On this interactive walking tour, enter the dangerous world of 15th-century Florence to solve the Pazzi Conspiracy, the plot to murder Lorenzo de' Medici. You are the investigator in a city of art, gold, and knives. Why travelers love this Questo experience: The Crime Scene: Solve riddles outside the Duomo, where the brutal attack took place. Seats of Power: Explore Palazzo Vecchio and Palazzo Medici Riccardi, the fortress-home of the ruling family. Hidden Florence: Navigate medieval alleyways to find Strozzi Palace and secrets of rival banking families. Art & Intrigue: Discover how Michelangelo and Botticelli were entangled in the plot. 100% Flexible: Weave through tourists at your own pace. Stop for gelato or a famous "Wine Window," then resume the hunt. The Mission: The enemies of the Medici are closing in. Can you save the Magnificent ruler of Florence?
Tour Options
Itinerary
You will get to this place by following a clue and solving a puzzle. Once there, you will get indications on how to continue your search for the treasure, while also learning about the place you've discovered.
You will get to this place by following a clue and solving a puzzle. Once there, you will get indications on how to continue your search for the treasure, while also learning about the place you've discovered.
The burial place of many legendary Medici family members, currently a fascinating museum.
Discover the lavish castle built by the Medici in the middle of the city and find out its hidden stories.
The world-famous duome is the most 'instagrammable' place in Florence.
You will get to this place by following a clue and solving a puzzle. Once there, you will get indications on how to continue your search for the treasure, while also learning about the place you've discovered.
You will get to this place by following a clue and solving a puzzle. Once there, you will get indications on how to continue your search for the treasure, while also learning about the place you've discovered.
One of the oldest, quirkiest and resilient bridges in Europe, famous for its stories.
One of the most impressive Renaissance palaces, with hundreds of years of history and stories behind.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(37)
You need to have a good cellular or internet connection or your phone won’t connect well and the game will be slower
Thanks for the heads-up! Having a solid internet connection definitely ensures the smoothest experience while playing. I hope you still managed to enjoy uncovering the secrets of the Medici family, and we hope to see you on another quest soon! Thanks, Alex – Founder of Questo
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.
Thank you for the feedback! We're glad you had fun and appreciate the note on location accuracy—it's something we're working to improve.
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.
That does not sound right! Please send us more details at care@questoapp.com so that we can address the mistakes and errors to ensure a better experience for you and future players. Thank you for your feedback.
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.
Thank you for sharing your experience, and we're truly sorry to hear about the challenges you encountered. We strive to provide seamless experiences, and it's disappointing to learn that you faced issues with offline functionality and GPS accuracy. Your feedback is invaluable, and we'd like to address this matter. Please reach out to us directly at care@questoapp.com so we can further assist you and make things right. We appreciate your understanding and hope to have the opportunity to exceed your expectations in the future.
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.
Thanks a bunch for your awesome review! We're thrilled you enjoyed exploring the city with us. Feel free to check the QuestoApp for more fun-filled adventures!
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.
We're delighted you enjoyed Questo in Florence! Apologies for any confusion due to unclear directions. We value your feedback and strive for smoother experiences. If you try another Questo adventure, we'll work to make it even better. Thanks for sharing your experience!
Application very well done, makes discover the city while trying to describe the puzzles. Access to medici
Happy to see that you had fun playing Historical Florence: "The Medici Conspiracy" Exploration Game. Hope you can share with your family and friends and play Questo again soon.
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
Awesome! Thanks for your feedback and we are glad that you have enjoyed Historical Florence: "The Medici Conspiracy" Exploration Game. See you on your next Questo game soon!
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
We are grateful that you enjoyed the game. We appreciate also the thoughts that you shared about the quests. Rest assured that we will inform our content team accordingly. Hope to see you play more games in the future.
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.
We would like to apologize for your negative experience. Thank you for letting us know about your concern. Rest assured we will take a look at this. Our goal is the total satisfaction of our customers and to provide a positive experience Hope to see you giving it a try playing one of our games in the future.
