Solve riddles from Place de la Comédie past the Arc de Triomphe and the Peyrou to the Cathedral and Place de la Canourgue, and hear the stories behind Montpellier’s medieval Écusson, all on your phone, at your own pace.✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed
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Scavenger hunt
Best for first-timers, couples and families: solve a riddle at each of the 10 stops, then unlock the stories of Montpellier’s medieval lanes and scholars.
5 € - 11 €See details and book →
Outdoor escape game
For puzzle lovers, friends and team building: crack an independent puzzle hidden at every attraction, with up to three hints whenever you get stuck.
5 € - 11 €See details and book →
Self-guided audio tour
For a relaxed walk without puzzles: listen to stories at each stop while you take in grand squares, narrow lanes and shady gardens at your own pace.
4 € - 9 €See details and book →
The Montpellier scavenger hunt starts on Place de la Comédie by the Opéra Comédie and leads through the Écusson to Saint-Roch Church and the Rue du Bras de Fer. Through the Arc de Triomphe you reach the Promenade du Peyrou and the Saint-Clément Aqueduct, then the Jardin des Plantes, Saint-Pierre Cathedral and finally Place de la Canourgue.
The 10 stops cover about 2.6 km, roughly 36 minutes of walking. You can start elsewhere or change the order in the app, with Google Maps guiding you. No entry tickets are needed: every riddle uses the outside of the buildings.
Montpellier’s old centre, the Écusson, is a maze of medieval lanes and elegant 17th- and 18th-century mansions. The Promenade du Peyrou, with its statue of Louis XIV, ends at the water tower fed by the Saint-Clément Aqueduct, the Jardin des Plantes, founded in 1593, is France’s oldest botanical garden, and the medical faculty beside the Cathedral is one of the oldest in the world.
A game makes you look closely at doorways, fountains and details you would otherwise walk past, and the stories explain what you have just seen. Everyone plays on their own phone, there is no schedule, and you can stop on a café terrace whenever you like.
The Montpellier scavenger hunt takes about 2 hours. It has 10 stops and about 36 minutes (2.6 km) of actual walking; the rest is solving riddles and listening to stories. You can pause at any time and continue later or on another day.
It starts on Place de la Comédie and finishes on Place de la Canourgue near the Cathedral, both in the historic centre. In the app you can choose a different starting stop or change the order.
No, you need neither a guide nor a time slot. After booking you receive a reference by email; download the World City Trail app, enter it and start whenever you like.
Yes, the Montpellier scavenger hunt works well for families. The riddles need observation and logic, not prior knowledge, so children can join in with an accompanying adult. The route is not suitable for wheelchairs and is difficult with strollers.
You can play the Montpellier scavenger hunt in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish or Dutch. Audio narration is also available for the stories.
Yes. Buy one ticket per player and form teams of up to 5 people; larger groups split into several teams. For team building, the outdoor escape game with its independent puzzles is a great fit.
Book the Montpellier scavenger hunt now and spend two hours solving riddles between medieval lanes, royal promenades and gardens, starting whenever you are ready.
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