Solve riddles from the Frari across the Rialto Bridge to St Mark’s Square and hear the stories behind Venice’s canals, churches and palaces, all on your phone, at your own pace and without a guide. 4.5 · 283 reviews✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed
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Scavenger hunt 4.5 (283)
Best for first-timers, couples and families: solve a riddle at each of the 10 stops, then unlock the stories and legends of the old Venetian Republic.
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Outdoor escape game 4.8 (4)
For puzzle lovers, friends and team building: crack an independent puzzle hidden at every landmark, with up to three hints whenever you get stuck.
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Self-guided audio tour 4.4 (17)
For a relaxed walk without puzzles: listen to stories at each stop as you wander over bridges and through quiet squares at your own pace.
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The Venice scavenger hunt starts at the Frari Basilica and leads through Campo San Polo to the Rialto Bridge. You continue via Campo San Salvador and the Teatro La Fenice to St Mark’s Square, St Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace, then past San Zaccaria to the Greek church of San Giorgio dei Greci.
The 10 stops cover about 3 km, roughly 41 minutes of walking. You can start anywhere or change the order in the app, with Google Maps guiding you through the alleys. No entry tickets are needed: every riddle uses the outside of the buildings.
Venice has no cars, so the city is made for walking: narrow alleys open onto quiet squares, and every few minutes a bridge takes you over a canal. You pass the Frari, where Titian is buried, the Rialto Bridge completed in 1591, La Fenice, rebuilt after a fire in 1996, and the leaning bell tower of San Giorgio dei Greci.
A game makes you look closely at winged lions, inscriptions and carved wellheads you would otherwise pass by, and the stories that follow explain what you just saw. Everyone plays on their own phone, there is no schedule, and you can stop for cicchetti whenever you like.
The Venice scavenger hunt takes about 2 hours. It has 10 stops and about 41 minutes (3 km) of actual walking; the rest is solving riddles and listening to stories. You can pause at any time and continue later.
It starts at the Frari Basilica in San Polo and finishes at San Giorgio dei Greci in Castello, a short walk from St Mark’s Square. 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 Venice 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 its many bridge steps make it difficult with strollers.
You can play the Venice scavenger hunt in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese or Chinese. 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 Venice scavenger hunt now and spend two hours solving riddles between canals, bridges and palaces, starting whenever you are ready.
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