What is the San Sebastián outdoor escape game?
The San Sebastián outdoor escape game takes the logic of an escape room out into the streets: you follow the route on your phone, and at each of the 10 stops a puzzle asks you to study your surroundings carefully and reason your way to the answer. Allow about 2 hours, including 38 minutes of walking over 3 km, and set out on a day that suits you.
The puzzles are independent, with no shared storyline, and each one hangs on a recognisable point such as the four obelisks of the María Cristina Bridge or the façade of the Church of San Vicente. Stuck? You may reach for as many as three successive hint levels before you move on. The centre between the river and the bay is easy to cover on foot, so moving from one puzzle to the next feels natural.
- Durationabout 2 hours
- Walkingabout 38 min · 3 km
- Stops10
- LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Italian, Spanish
What you do on the escape game
Observe
Look closely at the bridge, the square or the façade in front of you. The clue lies in what you can see, and no prior knowledge is required.
Deduce
Work the puzzle out step by step, using logic, then head for the next stop.
Navigate
Google Maps leads you from place to place, about 38 minutes of walking over 3 km.
Pause at will
No countdown runs. Ask for a hint when you need one, take a coffee break, and carry on later or on another day.
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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 it suits
Groups of friends
The puzzles give everyone something to argue about at the next landmark, and nobody has to know the city beforehand.
Couples
A shared task that keeps the conversation going as you wander between landmarks, with no clock to watch.
Colleagues
Teams can split up and each play on their own phone, a simple format for a company outing.
Good to know
- Bring a charged smartphone with mobile data; a power bank helps.
- Best started in daylight, so you can see the details the puzzles ask about.
- 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.
Puzzle route: from María Cristina Bridge to the Aquarium
10 stops · about 38 min walking · start: María Cristina Bridge · finish: Aquarium
The first puzzle waits at María Cristina Bridge and the last at the Aquarium, with eight stops in between: the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Plaza de Cervantes, Plaza de Guipúzcoa, City Hall, the Church of San Vicente, the San Telmo Museum, Plaza de la Trinidad and the Basilica of Santa María del Coro. Daylight is the better choice, since the puzzles are solved outside and rain or wind slow everything down. Google Maps handles the directions, you can reorder the stops in the app, and the puzzles call for no entry tickets.
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1María Cristina BridgeStart
This bridge over the river Urumea opened in 1905 and is named after Queen Maria Christina, the regent who made San Sebastián her summer residence. Its four tall obelisks topped by sculptures give it a Belle Époque look that is often compared with the Pont Alexandre III in Paris.
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2Cathedral of the Good Shepherd
The neo-Gothic Cathedral of the Good Shepherd was built between 1888 and 1897 to plans by the local architect Manuel de Echave. It became a cathedral when the diocese of San Sebastián was created in 1953, and its spire, about 75 metres high, is one of the tallest landmarks in the city.
3Plaza de Cervantes
This small square in the city centre, close to La Concha bay, is named after Miguel de Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote. It belongs to the elegant new town that grew up after the city walls were pulled down in 1863.
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4Plaza de Guipúzcoa
Laid out in the 19th century as part of the new town, this square is a small garden with a pond, ducks and tall trees, framed by arcaded buildings. On one side stands the palace of the provincial council of Gipuzkoa.
5City Hall
San Sebastián's City Hall opened in 1887 as the Gran Casino, where Belle Époque summer society came to gamble. The casino closed after gambling was banned in Spain in 1924, and since 1947 the building has housed the city council. It looks onto the Alderdi Eder gardens and La Concha bay.
6Church of San Vicente (San Bizente)
San Vicente is the oldest church in the city, a Gothic building of the 16th century with massive sandstone walls. It survived the fire of 1813 that destroyed most of the old town. Inside is a large carved altarpiece in the Romanist style.
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7San Telmo Museum
At the foot of Mount Urgull, the San Telmo Museum occupies a 16th-century Dominican convent and is devoted to Basque society and history. Around 1930 the Catalan painter Josep Maria Sert decorated its former church with large canvases on Basque history, and a modern extension with a plant-covered perforated façade opened in 2011.
8Plaza de la Trinidad
This square on the edge of the old town lies between the San Telmo Museum and the slopes of Mount Urgull. Its high stone wall serves as a frontón for Basque pelota, and in summer it is one of the stages of the San Sebastián Jazz Festival.
9Basilica of Santa María del Coro
The baroque Basilica of Santa María del Coro was built in the mid-18th century on the site of an older church. Its richly carved portal shows Saint Sebastian above the door, and it faces the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd at the other end of Calle Mayor.
10AquariumFinish
The San Sebastián Aquarium stands at the end of the fishing harbour at the foot of Mount Urgull and opened in 1928. It is run by the Oceanographic Society of Gipuzkoa and is known for its walk-through tunnel beneath a large ocean tank.
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