Florence scavenger hunt
The Basilica di San Marco in Florence is a historic Dominican church and monastery renowned for its Renaissance architecture designed by Michelozzo and its extraordinary collection of sacred frescoes by Fra Angelico.
Piazza della Repùbblica is a prominent, bustling city square built on the site of Florence's ancient Roman forum, marked by its grand triumphal arch, historic literary cafés, and an antique carousel.
The Palazzo Vecchio is a fortress-like Romanesque palace that has served as Florence's seat of civic power since the 13th century, famously crowned by its crenellated Arnolfo tower.
The Basilica of Santa Maria Novella is a premier example of Florentine Renaissance architecture, distinguished by its stunning polychrome marble facade designed by Leon Battista Alberti.
The historic center of Florence is a UNESCO World Heritage site that showcases the peak of Renaissance urban planning and architectural genius.
Florence scavenger hunt
The Basilica di San Marco in Florence is a historic Dominican church and monastery renowned for its Renaissance architecture designed by Michelozzo and its extraordinary collection of sacred frescoes by Fra Angelico.
Piazza della Repùbblica is a prominent, bustling city square built on the site of Florence's ancient Roman forum, marked by its grand triumphal arch, historic literary cafés, and an antique carousel.
The Palazzo Vecchio is a fortress-like Romanesque palace that has served as Florence's seat of civic power since the 13th century, famously crowned by its crenellated Arnolfo tower.
The Basilica of Santa Maria Novella is a premier example of Florentine Renaissance architecture, distinguished by its stunning polychrome marble facade designed by Leon Battista Alberti.
The historic center of Florence is a UNESCO World Heritage site that showcases the peak of Renaissance urban planning and architectural genius.

Florence Scavenger Hunt and Self-Guided Tour

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What is a city guide?

Your own guide to Florence on your phone: hand-picked places, each with why to go, what to order and a practical tip.

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Everything you need for a flexible self-guided city experience

Explore the city at your own pace

✔ Discover hidden gems & highlights
✔ Enjoy a flexible self-guided experience
✔ Explore freely with no schedule
✔ Perfect for couples, students, companies, friends & families

How your city experience works

✔ Instant ticket purchase
✔ Easy access via the World City Trail app
✔ Quick setup with your booking details
✔ Start anytime and explore freely
✔ Pause and resume anytime

Why travelers choose this tour

✔ Instant access after purchase
✔ Optional AI voice narration — listen instead of read
✔ Discover top attractions & food spots
✔ Customize your route anytime

What is the Florence scavenger hunt?

The Florence scavenger hunt is a self-guided city game you play on your phone: you walk a 5 km route through the historic centre, solve a riddle at each of 10 landmarks and unlock the stories behind them. It takes about 3 hours, with roughly 60 minutes of actual walking, and you start whenever you like.

The route links the great churches, squares and bridges of Renaissance Florence, from Santa Maria Novella past the Duomo and Piazza della Signoria to Ponte Vecchio and Piazza della Repubblica. The riddles use what you can see on the spot, so no prior knowledge is needed, and every stop comes with stories, local legends, audio narration and tips for food and shops nearby.

  • Durationabout 3 hours
  • Walkingabout 60 min · 5 km
  • Stops10
  • LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Chinese

What you do on the hunt

Play

Solve a location-based riddle at every stop with observation and logic. No prior knowledge needed.

Learn

Unlock the stories, local legends and fun facts behind each landmark, with audio narration if you prefer to listen.

Walk

Follow the route with Google Maps at your own pace: about 60 minutes of walking spread over 3 hours.

Stay flexible

Start any time, pause for a gelato or a museum, and carry on later or another day. You can change the order of the stops.

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How it works

  1. Book online Choose the number of players. Your booking reference arrives by email straight away.
  2. Get the app Download the World City Trail app from the App Store or Google Play and enter your booking reference.
  3. Play when you like Start whenever you are ready, walk at your own pace and pause any time. No guide, no fixed schedule.

Who it is for

First visit to Florence

See the main sights in one walk and understand what you are looking at, instead of just ticking off landmarks.

Couples and families

Kids enjoy hunting for clues on façades and statues, and the riddles work for all ages, with an adult playing along.

Friends and teams

Play in teams of up to 5 on your own phones; bigger groups split up and compare notes at the finish.

Good to know

  • Bring a charged smartphone with mobile data; a power bank helps.
  • No entry tickets needed: everything happens outside the buildings. Going inside is optional and paid separately.
  • Family friendly; children must be accompanied by an adult.
  • Not suitable for wheelchair users and difficult with strollers.
  • Teams of up to 5 work best; bigger groups split into several teams, one ticket per player.
  • Every purchase helps support stray cats and dogs in Greece.

The route: from Santa Maria Novella to Piazza della Repubblica

10 stops · about 60 min walking · start: Basilica of Santa Maria Novella · finish: Piazza della Repubblica

The hunt starts at the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, near the main railway station, and heads north to San Marco before turning back through San Lorenzo to the Duomo. From there you cross the centre to Piazza della Signoria, Santa Croce and the Uffizi, follow the Arno over Ponte Vecchio to Ponte Santa Trinita, and finish in Piazza della Repubblica. You can start at another stop or change the order in the app, and no entry tickets are needed.

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  1. Basilica of Santa Maria Novella

    1Basilica of Santa Maria NovellaStart

    The Dominican basilica beside the main railway station has a green-and-white marble façade completed by Leon Battista Alberti around 1470. Inside is Masaccio's Holy Trinity fresco, one of the first paintings to use linear perspective.

  2. Basilica of San Marco

    2Basilica of San Marco

    The church and convent of San Marco were rebuilt for the Dominicans with money from Cosimo de' Medici in the 1430s and 1440s. The friar-painter Fra Angelico decorated the convent, and the preacher Girolamo Savonarola was its prior before his fall in 1498.

  3. Basilica of San Lorenzo

    3Basilica of San Lorenzo

    San Lorenzo was the parish church of the Medici, rebuilt from the 1420s to designs by Filippo Brunelleschi. Its rough brick front was never finished: Michelangelo designed a marble façade that was never built, and the Medici Chapels lie behind the church.

  4. Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore)

    4Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore)

    Florence Cathedral was begun in 1296, and Brunelleschi's dome, completed in 1436, is still the largest brick dome ever built. Beside it stand Giotto's bell tower and the Baptistery, whose gilded east doors by Ghiberti Michelangelo is said to have called the Gates of Paradise.

  5. Piazza della Signoria

    5Piazza della Signoria

    Florence's political square is overlooked by Palazzo Vecchio, the town hall since the 14th century. A copy of Michelangelo's David stands where the original stood until 1873, next to Ammannati's Neptune Fountain and the statues of the Loggia dei Lanzi, and a plaque in the paving marks where Savonarola was executed in 1498.

  6. Basilica of Santa Croce

    6Basilica of Santa Croce

    Santa Croce is one of the largest Franciscan churches in the world and holds the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli and Rossini, plus a memorial to Dante, who is buried in Ravenna. Its marble façade was only added in the 19th century.

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  7. Uffizi Gallery

    7Uffizi Gallery

    Giorgio Vasari designed the Uffizi from 1560 as offices (uffizi) for Duke Cosimo I de' Medici's administration. Today it is one of the world's great art museums, home to Botticelli's Birth of Venus, and statues of famous Tuscans line its long courtyard.

  8. Ponte Vecchio

    8Ponte Vecchio

    The Old Bridge was rebuilt in stone in 1345 after a flood, and in 1593 Grand Duke Ferdinando I replaced its butchers with goldsmiths, who are still there. The Vasari Corridor runs along its top, and it was the only Florence bridge the retreating German army did not blow up in 1944.

  9. Ponte Santa Trinita

    9Ponte Santa Trinita

    Bartolomeo Ammannati built this bridge in 1567–1569 with three graceful elliptical arches, and statues of the Four Seasons stand at its ends. Blown up in 1944, it was rebuilt by 1958 with stones recovered from the Arno; the head of the Spring statue was only found in the river in 1961.

  10. Piazza della Repubblica

    10Piazza della RepubblicaFinish

    The square lies on the site of the forum of Roman Florentia, and a column topped by a statue of Abundance marks the old centre. Its present look, with the large arch and the historic cafés, dates from the late 19th century, when the old market and the Jewish ghetto were demolished.

218 reviews for Florence Scavenger Hunt and Self-Guided Tour

  1. Rated 4 out of 5

    Lukas– Germany –

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    Die Rätsel waren abwechslungsreich und teilweise herausfordernd. Durch die Texte zur Information ist diese Schnitzeljagd auch wunderbar informativ und für diesen Preis sicher unschlagbar. Ein Rätsel war leider nicht lösbar auf Grund einer Baustelle am Gebäude. Die Tour kann man sich zeitlich selber einteilen und dadurch auch in die Museen „flüchten“ oder einen herrlichen Kaffee zu sich nehmen. Wir waren zu zweit und würden es empfehlen

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    einfach durchzuführen, keine technischen Probleme etc., man kann sich die Zeit gut selbsteinteilen und jederzeit unterbrechen etc., passte super in meinen Tag da man die wichtigsten Dinge gesehen hat ohne weitere Buchungen, man sieht einiges entlang der Strecke und kann auch andere Wege gehen… Rätsel zum Teil einfach, zum Teil schwierig, Tippfunktionen gerne nutzen.

  3. Rated 5 out of 5

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    Excellent way to see the city. From start to finish with gelato and panini breaks it took about 3 hours

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    Non siamo state le migliori (39/100), ma questa esperienza ha spronato mia figlia incuriosita dagli enigmi della città. Le notizie introduttive sono veramente interessanti.

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    Mit der Schnitzeljagd wird der Stadtbummel zum Erlebnis und definitiv nicht langweilig. Zwischendrin waren wir Shoppen und Kaffee trinken. Man kann selbst entscheiden wie und wann es weitergeht. Die Rätsel waren in einem angenehmen Schwierigkeitsgrad. Nicht zu leicht und nicht zu schwer.

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    Een hele budget manier om alle hotspots te zien, ook ben je helemaal vrij om te stoppen wanneer je wilt en even rond te dwalen in alle mooie straatjes die Florence te bieden heeft.

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    Activité ludique, à notre rythme, avec les enfants. Cela crée un itinéraire avec les stops dans les musées que l’on croise sur le chemin. Nous avons pris la carte de la ville, version papier, c’était plus simple. Nous recommandons cette expérience.

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    Interesting experience to travel and learn about the emblematic buildings of Florence with kids.

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    Leuke manier om de stad te verkennen best is wel om een plattegrond op papier te gebruiken dan moet je echt zelf zoeken en zie je iets van de stad

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    GREAT EXPERIENCE

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    A great way to explore Florence. The puzzles are nice ones to solve and we didn’t get tired at all because we went on our own pace. We learned about history and discovered beautiful scenery! Totally recommend! I will buy it again in my next trip!

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    It was an awesome way to discover Florence!

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    Sehr schöne Route! Wir haben das Spiel richtig genossen!

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    Adore

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    Excellent way to explore a city

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    Thank you!

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    We enjoyed it at maximum.

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    What a nice way to explore one of the most beautiful cities in the world! Loved the info, we had a really nice time 🙂

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Frequently asked questions

How long does the Florence scavenger hunt take?

The Florence scavenger hunt takes about 3 hours at a relaxed pace, including roughly 60 minutes of walking over about 5 km and 10 stops. Time spent on riddles, photos and breaks is up to you, and you can pause at any point and continue later.

Where does the Florence scavenger hunt start and finish?

It starts at the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, a few minutes' walk from Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station, and finishes in Piazza della Repubblica. In the app you can also start at another stop or change the order.

Do I need a guide or a time slot?

No. After booking you receive a booking reference by email, enter it in the World City Trail app and start whenever you like, on any day. There is no guide and no fixed departure time.

Do I need tickets for the churches or museums?

No entry tickets are needed: the riddles are solved outside, using the façades, statues and squares. If you want to visit the Uffizi or climb the Duomo's dome, book and pay for that separately.

Is the Florence scavenger hunt suitable for kids?

Yes. The riddles are about things you can see, so children enjoy spotting the clues while adults help with the harder ones. Children must be accompanied by an adult. The route is not suitable for wheelchairs and is difficult with strollers.

Which languages can I play in?

The Florence scavenger hunt is available in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese and Chinese.

Can we play as a group or for team building?

Yes. Each player needs a ticket, and teams of up to 5 people work best, so larger groups split into several teams on the same route. For a more competitive challenge, the Florence outdoor escape game is also popular for team building.

What do I need to bring?

Bring a charged smartphone with mobile data, ideally a power bank, and comfortable shoes. Navigation between the stops runs through Google Maps, and everyone in the group can follow the game on their own phone.

Ready to explore Florence?

Book now, get your booking reference by email straight away and start the hunt at Santa Maria Novella whenever you are ready.

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