Solve riddles from the cathedral and Piazza Walther along the arcades of Via dei Portici to the Ötzi museum, and hear the stories of South Tyrol’s capital, all on your phone, at your own pace and without a guide. 4.7 · 40 reviews✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed
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Scavenger hunt 4.7 (40)
Best for first-timers, couples and families: solve a riddle at each of the 10 stops and unlock the stories and legends of Bolzano’s old town.
5 € - 11 €See details and book →
Outdoor escape game 5.0 (1)
For puzzle lovers, friends and team building: crack an independent puzzle at every attraction, from the cathedral to the Museion, with up to three hints.
5 € - 11 €See details and book →
Self-guided audio tour 5.0 (2)
For a relaxed walk without puzzles: listen to stories at each stop as you stroll under the arcades with the mountains in view.
4 € - 9 €See details and book →
The Bolzano scavenger hunt starts at the cathedral and crosses Piazza Walther into the old town, along the arcades of Via dei Portici to the fruit market on Piazza delle Erbe. You continue to the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology and the Museo Civico, cross the river to the Victory Monument, then return via the Museion to finish at the Dominican Church.
The route covers about 2.5 km, roughly 33 minutes of walking. You can start anywhere 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.
Bolzano is a bilingual city where Italian and German meet, with the Dolomites on the horizon. The cathedral’s colourful tiled roof rises beside Piazza Walther, named after the medieval poet Walther von der Vogelweide, and Via dei Portici has been the town’s arcaded trading street since the Middle Ages. The archaeology museum is home to Ötzi, the Iceman who lived about 5,300 years ago.
A game makes you look closely at arcades, painted façades and monuments you would otherwise miss, and the stories explain what you see. Everyone plays on their own phone, with no schedule and time for apple strudel whenever you like.
The Bolzano scavenger hunt takes about 2 hours, with 10 stops and about 33 minutes (2.5 km) of actual walking; the rest is riddles and stories. You can pause at any time and continue later or on another day.
It starts at Bolzano Cathedral on Piazza Walther and finishes at the Dominican Church, a few minutes away in the old town. 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 Bolzano 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 Bolzano 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 Bolzano scavenger hunt now and spend two hours solving riddles between arcades, piazzas and mountain views, starting whenever you like.
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