Solve riddles from the Musée Granet along the Cours Mirabeau to Saint-Sauveur Cathedral and hear the stories behind Aix-en-Provence’s fountains and mansions, all on your phone, at your own pace and without a guide. 5.0 · 3 reviews✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed
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Scavenger hunt 5.0 (3)
Best for first-timers, couples and families: solve a riddle at each of the 10 stops and unlock the stories and legends of Aix’s squares and fountains.
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 as you stroll under the plane trees and through the old town.
4 € - 9 €See details and book →
The Aix-en-Provence scavenger hunt starts at the Musée Granet in the Mazarin quarter and leads past the Place des Quatre-Dauphins and the Hôtel de Caumont to the Cours Mirabeau and the Rotonde Fountain. In the old town you visit the Place d’Albertas, the Place des Cardeurs and Saint-Sauveur Cathedral, then the Église de la Madeleine, finishing at the King René Fountain.
The 10 stops cover about 3.6 km, roughly 43 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.
Aix-en-Provence is often called the city of a thousand fountains, and you meet many of them on this walk. The plane-tree-lined Cours Mirabeau, laid out in the 17th century, is flanked by elegant mansions, the Mazarin quarter has a calm, ordered grid of streets, and Saint-Sauveur Cathedral mixes styles from several centuries. Paul Cézanne was born in Aix, and the Musée Granet holds works by him.
A game makes you look closely at fountains, doorways and façades you would otherwise pass, and the stories explain what you just saw. Everyone plays on their own phone, with no schedule and time for a calisson, the local almond sweet.
The Aix-en-Provence scavenger hunt takes about 2 hours. It has 10 stops and about 43 minutes (3.6 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 at the Musée Granet in the Mazarin quarter and finishes at the King René Fountain on the Cours Mirabeau. 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 Aix-en-Provence 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 Aix-en-Provence 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.
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