Designed by architect Nicolau Nasoni in the 18th century, Clérigos Church is a masterpiece of Baroque architecture renowned for its ornate elliptical nave and iconic 75-meter bell tower that defines the skyline of Porto.

Embedded in the Ribeira waterfront, the Alminhas da Ponte is a historic bronze shrine commemorating the victims of the tragic 1809 Ponte das Barcas collapse.

Spanning the Douro River to connect Porto with Vila Nova de Gaia, the double-deck iron Luís I Bridge is an iconic 19th-century metal arch bridge designed by Théophile Seyrig, a disciple of Gustave Eiffel.

The Monument Church of St. Francis is a breathtaking Gothic landmark renowned for its dazzling Baroque interior, where nearly every surface is covered in intricate, gold-leafed woodcarvings that represent the pinnacle of Portuguese craftsmanship.

Famed for its grand Beaux-Arts vestibule adorned with over 20,000 historic azulejo ceramic tiles depicting scenes of Portugal's past, São Bento Station is one of the world's most celebrated railway stations.

Porto Scavenger Hunt and Self-Guided Tour

Name: Porto Scavenger Hunt & Self-Guided Tour
Brand: World City Trail
SKU: 50
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Rated 4.60 out of 5 based on 89 customer ratings

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Explore the city at your own pace with a self-guided experience.
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Your own guide to Porto 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 it like to play the Porto scavenger hunt?

The Porto scavenger hunt is a self-guided city game you play on your phone: you walk a 2.5 km route through the historic centre, solve a riddle at each of 10 landmarks by looking closely at what is in front of you, and unlock the stories and legends behind them. It takes about 2 hours, with around 34 minutes of actual walking, and you start whenever you like.

Highlights include the azulejo hall of São Bento Station, the Clérigos Tower, Livraria Lello, the Bolsa Palace, the gilded Church of São Francisco, the riverside Ribeira Square and the Luís I Bridge. The route runs downhill from the upper town to the Douro, through steep granite lanes lined with azulejo-tiled façades.

Durationabout 2 hours
Walkingabout 34 min · 2.5 km
Stops10
LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese

Riddles from the upper town down to the Douro

Granite, tiles and iron

Each of the 10 stops has its riddle, and you crack it with what is in front of you: a scene painted on blue and white tiles, a carved granite front, the rivets of an iron bridge. Sharp eyes count for more than anything you might have read beforehand.

Stories that go with the answers

Solve a riddle and the app tells its story: Nicolau Nasoni, who designed the Clérigos Tower and is buried in its church, the bookshop often linked with Harry Potter although the author says she never went in, the bridge of boats that gave way under fleeing crowds in 1809. If you would rather listen, the audio narration reads it out.

Up first, then all the way down

It is only 2.5 km and about 34 minutes of walking, guided by Google Maps, but Porto is steep: the route climbs from São Bento to the Clérigos Tower, then drops down Rua das Flores to the river. Granite paving can be slippery after rain.

Time for a pastel de nata

No timer is running. Stop for a pastel de nata on the way or a francesinha by the river, pick the game up again in the evening or the next day, and open it at the Ribeira end in the app if you are staying down by the Douro.

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How it works

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

Who the Porto hunt is good for

A short city break

In about 2 hours you take in São Bento, the Clérigos, Livraria Lello, the Bolsa Palace, the Ribeira and the Luís I Bridge, the core of the historic centre. That leaves the rest of the day for a port wine lodge across the river in Gaia.

Families

Children like clues they can see: thirteen bronze figures laughing in a garden, candles left below a bronze relief on a riverside wall, metro trains crossing the top deck of a bridge. With an adult in the team, they are often the first to the answer.

Friends on holiday and office teams

Teams of up to 5 players, each on their own phone, can play the same route and gather at the Luís I Bridge at the end. Because the route is short, it fits easily around a conference day or before dinner.

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 São Bento up to the Clérigos and down to the Luís I Bridge

10 stops · about 34 min walking · start: São Bento Station · finish: Luís I Bridge

The hunt starts at São Bento Station and climbs to the Clérigos Church and Tower, Livraria Lello and the Cordoaria Garden. It then heads down Rua das Flores past the Misericórdia Church to the Bolsa Palace and the Church of São Francisco, reaches the Douro at Ribeira Square and the Alminhas da Ponte, and finishes at the Luís I Bridge. Not a single stop asks for an entry ticket, as the riddles never take you past a ticket desk, and if your hotel is down by the river, the app lets you begin at another stop or take the stops in a different order.

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1São Bento StationStart
São Bento railway station was built on the site of a former Benedictine convent and opened in 1916 to designs by the architect José Marques da Silva. Its entrance hall is lined with about 20,000 azulejo tiles painted by Jorge Colaço, showing scenes from Portuguese history and everyday life in the north of Portugal.
2Clérigos Church and Tower
The Baroque Clérigos Church was designed by the Italian-born architect Nicolau Nasoni and built from 1732 for a brotherhood of clergy. Its granite tower, about 75 metres high and finished in 1763, became the landmark of Porto's skyline, and Nasoni himself is buried in the church.
3Livraria Lello
Livraria Lello opened in 1906 in a building with a white neo-Gothic façade, and inside a curving red staircase rises under a stained-glass skylight. It is often linked with Harry Potter because the author lived in Porto in the early 1990s, but she has said she never visited the shop.
4Cordoaria Garden
The Cordoaria Garden, officially Jardim de João Chagas, takes its name from the rope makers who once worked here. Look for Juan Muñoz's group of thirteen laughing bronze figures, set up in 2001 when Porto was European Capital of Culture, and the massive former Relação prison beside the garden, now the Portuguese Centre of Photography.
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5Misericórdia Church
The Igreja da Misericórdia on Rua das Flores belongs to the Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Porto, a charitable brotherhood founded in 1499. Its Baroque granite façade was designed by Nicolau Nasoni in the 18th century, and the brotherhood's museum keeps the Fons Vitae, an early 16th-century painting showing King Manuel I and his family.
6Bolsa Palace
Porto's Commercial Association began building this stock exchange palace in 1842 on the site of the cloister of the São Francisco convent, which had burned down in 1832 during the Liberal Wars. Behind the neoclassical façade, its most famous room is the richly decorated Arab Room, inspired by the Alhambra.
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7Church of São Francisco
The Church of São Francisco is one of Porto's main Gothic monuments, built by the Franciscans in the 14th century. Its plain stone exterior hides an interior almost entirely covered in Baroque gilded woodwork, including a carved Tree of Jesse.
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8Ribeira Square
Praça da Ribeira is Porto's old riverside square, lined with tall, narrow, colourful houses on the bank of the Douro. It lies in the historic centre that UNESCO listed as a World Heritage Site in 1996, and from here you look across the river to the port wine lodges of Vila Nova de Gaia.
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9Alminhas da Ponte
The Alminhas da Ponte, the little souls of the bridge, is a bronze relief on a wall of the Ribeira by the Douro. It remembers the disaster of 29 March 1809, when the Ponte das Barcas, a bridge of boats, collapsed under crowds fleeing Napoleon's invading troops and many people drowned, and locals still leave candles here.
10Luís I BridgeFinish
The double-deck iron Luís I Bridge was designed by Théophile Seyrig, a former partner of Gustave Eiffel, and opened in 1886; its 172-metre arch was then the longest of its kind in the world. Today metro trains and pedestrians use the upper deck, while the lower deck links the Ribeira with the wine lodges of Gaia.
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89 reviews for Porto Scavenger Hunt and Self-Guided Tour

Rated 5 out of 5

United States – 24/09/2023

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Good way to self explore.
Rated 5 out of 5

Germany – 19/09/2023

Collected on GetYourGuide
Super cool. Wir haben noch viel entdecken k?nnen und hatten sehr viel Spa?. Zu dem Preis mehr als fair.
Rated 5 out of 5

France – 05/09/2023

Collected on GetYourGuide
Activit? agr?able et facile ? faire. Nous avons pass? un tr?s bon moment.
Rated 4 out of 5

Germany – 02/09/2023

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Es war mal etwas anderes
Rated 5 out of 5

Spain – 28/08/2023

Collected on GetYourGuide
Muy divertido. Es una forma de que los m?s peque?os se animen en la visita de los monumentos m?s importantes, buscando las pista propuestas.
Rated 4 out of 5

France – 26/08/2023

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Jeux sympa Fait gagner du temps dans l organisation
Rated 5 out of 5

Anne– France – 24/08/2023

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Une activit? plut?t bon march? qui nous a permis de d?couvrir de fa?on ludique la ville de porto. ? recommander , surtout en d?but de s?jour
Rated 5 out of 5

Thorsten– Germany – 24/08/2023

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Tolles Erlebnis
Rated 5 out of 5

Perez– France – 22/08/2023

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Super activit? qui vous permets de d?couvrir Porto ? votre rythme. La traduction en fran?ais est quasi parfaite (sauf 1 ou 2 explications en anglais – mais rien de p?nalisant). A faire en famille ou entre amis !
Rated 5 out of 5

Noan– France – 21/08/2023

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Ravis d’avoir test? cette activit?, nous ne connaissions pas du tout Porto, on l’a fait d?s notre arriv?e et cela nous a mis tout de suite dans le bain ! M?me si les ?nigmes ne sont pas terribles, c’est largement compens? par le super trajet et les diff?rents monuments propos?s (avec de br?ves mais suffisantes informations ? chaque site). Vous pouvez stopper l’activit? pour entrer visiter et m?me terminer le parcours sur plusieurs jours, chacun son rythme ! Tr?s pratique pour d?couvrir la ville en toute autonomie.
Rated 5 out of 5

Spain – 21/08/2023

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Perfectasa
Rated 5 out of 5

France – 13/08/2023

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super chasse au tresor enigme int?ressent et l’application tr?s interactive. je recommande un super rapport qualit? prix.
Rated 5 out of 5

Anke– Germany – 08/08/2023

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Hat uns sehr Spa? gemacht und hat die Kids zum Laufen motiviert
Rated 4 out of 5

France – 08/08/2023

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D?couverte de la ville ? pied. Des ?nigmes compl?tent l’activit?.
Rated 3 out of 5

SEBASTIEN– France – 24/07/2023

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Le principe est bien mais l’application pour se d?placer d’un lieu ? l’autre est catastrophique, impr?cise ce qui g?che le plaisir. Vraiment dommage car le principe est tres bien
Rated 5 out of 5

Franziska– Germany – 23/07/2023

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Kurzweilig, interessant, witzig und sehr zu empfehlen!
Rated 4 out of 5

France – 21/07/2023

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Parcours int?ressant qui permet de d?couvrir les points d’int?r?t de la vile ? pied. Cependant, parfois certaines questions n’?taient pas tr?s claires.
Rated 4 out of 5

France – 14/07/2023

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Pas utile. Moyen.
Rated 4 out of 5

Germany – 14/07/2023

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sehr gut
Rated 5 out of 5

Germany – 14/07/2023

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Sch?ne Schnitzeljagd mit netten kleinen R?tseln. Besonders gut hat uns allen der Informationsteil gefallen. Zwar sind wir schon l?nger in Porto und waren an vielen der gesuchten Sehensw?rdigkeiten schon, doch mit den Informationen dazu, haben wir es viel bewusster wahrgenommen. Das Preis-Leistungs-Verh?ltnis war gelungen.
Rated 5 out of 5

Charlotte– Denmark – 01/07/2023

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Virkelig sjov og sp?ndende
Rated 4 out of 5

Germany – 30/06/2023

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Hatte Spa? bei der Schnitzeljagt. Die Fragen k?nnten interessanter sein. Noch ein bisschen mehr allgemeines Hintergrundwissen h?tte ich gut gefunden.
Rated 5 out of 5

VILAIN– Belgium – 10/06/2023

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Top activit? qui permet de visiter ? son rythme sans devoir suivre un guide et c’est tr?s amusant en plus ! Je conseille vivement
Rated 4 out of 5

France – 18/05/2023

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Tr?s bonne id?e pour d?couvrir la ville. Mais peu de contenu pour le prix. Un peu cher, prix affich? ? 3.5€ mais en r?alit? 7€ ! C’est dommage, il y a des monuments importants qui ne sont pas ?voqu?s et pourtant dans le trac? du circuit et par contre plusieurs qui ont moins d’int?r?t ou similaire… ?nigmes tout de m?me int?ressantes.
Rated 4 out of 5

NOIRAULT– France – 12/05/2023

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Il y a parfois quelques bugs, notament une traduction fran?aise qui n’a pas ?t? dispo dans la gare, on avait de l’anglais. J’ai vraiment appr?ci? la difficult? des ?preuves jusqu’aux aiguilles de l’horloge, apr?s je trouvais ?a un peu trop facile et moins recherch? dans l’?nigme.
Rated 5 out of 5

Spain – 01/05/2023

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Muy divertido para hacer con amigos! La utilizamos en una despedida de soltera y todas coincidimos en que fue una actividad muy entretenida y que volver?amos a usarla en otros viajes
Rated 4 out of 5

France – 26/04/2023

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Dommage qu’il n’y ait pas un “tr?sor” ? trouver ? la fin du parcours (goodie, badge..)
Rated 4 out of 5

France – 23/04/2023

Collected on GetYourGuide
Tr?s cher pour 10 pauvres questions seulement. Le concept est sympa mais trop court et beaucoup trop cher.
Rated 4 out of 5

Juliette– France – 19/04/2023

Collected on GetYourGuide
Activit? tr?s sympa pour d?couvrir une ville inconnue 🙂
Rated 4 out of 5

United States – 04/04/2023

Collected on GetYourGuide
Fun, after we got the hang of it
Rated 4 out of 5

Cristina– Portugal – 27/03/2023

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O in?cio foi complicado, n?o est? atualizado com as obras da cidade e perde-se muito tempo com isso
Rated 4 out of 5

Maurine– Belgium – 12/03/2023

Collected on GetYourGuide
It was nice discovering places in the city but we didn’t see all the interesting places to visit. It was a little bit short and we were disappointed that we didn’t win anything at the end.
Rated 4 out of 5

France – 15/11/2022

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Activit? r?serv?e avec l’appli Get your guide. Activit? ? faire ? la tomb?e de la nuit, tr?s sympa pour les enfants. Dure en moyenne 1h
Rated 5 out of 5

Emma– France – 06/11/2022

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Juste parfait ! Nous avons organis? ?a pour un EVJF avec des gages sur place. C’?tait top!!!
Rated 4 out of 5

Germany – 24/10/2022

Collected on GetYourGuide
Die F?hrung hat nicht so gut funktioniert, wie gehofft. F?r den Preis okay.
Rated 4 out of 5

Germany – 29/09/2022

Collected on GetYourGuide
Super activit? avec mon ami pour d?couvrir la ville, on a prit bcp de plaisir. Cependant, c’est pass? vite
Rated 5 out of 5

France – 20/09/2022

Collected on GetYourGuide
A faire
Rated 4 out of 5

United Kingdom – 12/09/2022

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Good if you haven’t visited the main tourist sites
Rated 5 out of 5

Spain – 11/09/2022

Collected on GetYourGuide
Los enigmas son f?ciles de resolver y la distancia entre sitios es corta as? q es muy c?modo de jugar y visitas los sitios m?s t?picos de la ciudad.
Rated 5 out of 5

Austria – 22/08/2022

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Eine wirklich gute Idee zum Stadt erkunden. Wir haben f?r alle R?tsel so 1:30 Stunden gebraucht, aber da wir es an unserem letzten Tag in Porto gespielt haben, kannten wir uns auch schon recht gut aus in der Stadt. Die R?tsel bieten einen wirklich sch?nen Weg durch die Stadt, wobei man an sehr vielen Sehensw?rdigkeiten vorbeikommt, die nicht teil des R?tsels sind. Man kann also immer wieder kleine abstecher in Museen und Kirchen machen, w?hrend man am Weg zum n?chsten R?tsel ist. Die Schwierigkeit der R?tsel h?lt sich in Grenzen, man kann es also auch gut mit den Kindern spielen und sollte man mal anstehen, gibt es Tipps, die die l?sung erleichtern bzw. erk?ren.
Rated 5 out of 5

Spain – 08/08/2022

Collected on GetYourGuide
La experiencia extraordinaria. Un paseo en familia.
Rated 5 out of 5

United Arab Emirates – 07/08/2022

Collected on GetYourGuide
V good
Rated 5 out of 5

South Africa – 05/08/2022

Collected on GetYourGuide
Loved this fun way to explore Porto at our own pace and all the information shared..
Rated 4 out of 5

Belgium – 20/07/2022

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Leuke ervaring, de puzzels zijn niet altijd even duidelijk, goede hulp van de helpdesk, sommige monumenten waren niet bereikbaar door de werken !
Rated 5 out of 5

Greece – 20/05/2022

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It was a very nice city tour and we enjoyed it a lot! I would highly recommend it to everyone! 🙂
Rated 5 out of 5

Greece – 16/05/2022

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Very nice once again, it is the ideal activity to begin your trip with!
Rated 5 out of 5

Switzerland – 17/03/2022

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It was an awesome activity!
Rated 5 out of 5

Greece – 16/03/2022

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Interactive way to get to know the attractions . Well designed game.
Rated 4 out of 5

France – 05/03/2022

Collected on GetYourGuide
Tr?s sympa de d?couvrir la ville autrement. Peu d’informations sur le fonctionnement du site (pas d’application ? t?l?charger) en amont. Mais ?a a tr?s bien fonctionn? quand m?me.
Rated 5 out of 5

IanK – 18/11/2021

A beautiful city and a beautiful walk. We explored all of the narrow streets we met, sometimes we went to the opposite direction than the navigation said to take photos! Very smart riddles 🙂

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Porto scavenger hunt a long outing?

No, it is a short one: about 2 hours. Walking takes up only 34 minutes of that, along 2.5 km with 10 stops, and the rest is for riddles, views and a coffee. Pausing is no problem, and you can finish on another day.

Where do we find the first riddle, and where the last?

The first is at São Bento Station, with its hall of azulejo tiles, and the last at the Luís I Bridge on the Ribeira, where the double-deck iron arch spans the Douro. Is your hotel down on the Ribeira? Start at that end in the app and walk uphill instead.

Is anyone in charge, and is there a set start?

You do. There is no guide and no booked slot: the booking reference arrives by email, unlocks the game in the World City Trail app, and you begin whenever you are ready. Each person in the team holds a ticket, and the game runs on every phone at once.

Is there an entrance fee at any Porto stop?

Not for the game, because no riddle needs a ticket. Some stops do have paid visits of their own: climbing the Clérigos Tower, going inside Livraria Lello, the Arab Room of the Bolsa Palace, the gilded interior of São Francisco or the Misericórdia museum with the Fons Vitae. Those you arrange yourself.

Will kids enjoy the Porto riddles?

Yes, provided an adult plays too. They can count the laughing figures in the Cordoaria Garden, look for candles at the Alminhas da Ponte and watch a metro train cross the upper deck of the Luís I Bridge. Porto's slopes and steps rule out wheelchairs and make a pushchair very hard work.

Which languages does the Porto game offer?

Seven: Portuguese, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch. You set yours in the World City Trail app at the start.

Can a company or a big group play together?

Easily. Buy a ticket for every person, form teams of no more than five and let them leave São Bento a few minutes apart; they meet again at the bridge. With no room to hire, it is simple to fit into a free afternoon.

What should we wear and bring?

Shoes with a good grip for steep granite streets, a charged phone with mobile data for each team, a power bank and something against sun or rain, since all of it is outdoors. Earphones help with the narration on the busy riverfront.

Your first riddle is in the hall of São Bento

Get a ticket for every player and the booking reference will be in your inbox. On the day you pick, stand among the blue and white tiles of São Bento, open the app and set off uphill.

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