What is the Zaragoza outdoor escape game?
The Zaragoza outdoor escape game is an escape room with no walls and no door: the puzzles are hidden in the palaces, walls and riverside squares of the city, and you work on them from your smartphone. Each of the 10 stops carries one puzzle, cracked by observing the place and thinking it through. Allow about 2 hours, of which 48 minutes are walking over 3.8 km.
The puzzles are set at the Aljafería Palace with its interlaced arches, by the Roman walls of Caesaraugusta, under the tiled domes of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, on the Puente de Piedra over the Ebro, at the Mudéjar brickwork of La Seo and on Plaza San Felipe. Zaragoza is flat and easy to cross on foot, which keeps the walking between puzzles short.
- Durationabout 2 hours
- Walkingabout 48 min · 3.8 km
- Stops10
- LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch
What you do on the escape game
Solve
Each landmark gives you one puzzle, answered with observation and logic. Nothing has to be looked up beforehand.
Look for the detail
Clues sit in brickwork patterns, bronze lions, carved arches and the paving under your feet.
Walk
Google Maps links the stops: 48 minutes on foot over 3.8 km, from the Aljafería to the old town.
Take your time
No countdown runs. Open up to three levels of hints, break for tapas and continue 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
Friends
The puzzles are independent, so each person can lead one, and nobody needs to know Aragón in advance.
Couples
A shared challenge that gives you something to talk about from one square to the next, with no clock running.
Team building
Teams of up to 5 play on their own phones, so colleagues can head out in several groups on one route.
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 the Aljafería to Plaza San Felipe
10 stops · about 48 min walking · start: Aljafería Palace · finish: Plaza San Felipe
Puzzle one sits at the Aljafería Palace west of the centre, from where the trail takes in the La Misericordia bullring, the Mercado Central and the Roman walls. Two riverside challenges follow on the Ebro, at the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar and on the Puente de Piedra, with La Seo cathedral next in line. The closing stretch winds through old-town lanes to the Goya Museum and Plaza del Justicia, and the final puzzle sits on Plaza San Felipe. Set off in daylight, since everything is solved outdoors. The app lets you reorder the stops, and no entry tickets are needed.
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1Aljafería PalaceStart
This fortified palace was built in the 11th century for the Muslim Banu Hud rulers of Zaragoza, and after the Christian conquest of 1118 it became a residence of the kings of Aragon. Behind its sturdy walls and towers, among them the Troubadour Tower, lie delicate interlaced Islamic arches. Today it also houses the Cortes de Aragón, the regional parliament.
2Plaza de Toros de La Misericordia
Opened in 1764, this is one of the oldest bullrings in Spain. It was built on the initiative of Ramón de Pignatelli so that its income would support the Casa de Misericordia, a charity hospice, which gave the arena its name. Today a modern roof covers the ring.
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3Mercado Central
Zaragoza's central market opened in 1903 in a modernist building of iron and glass designed by Félix Navarro. It stands on the site of the city's old market square, right next to the Roman walls. Inside, stalls sell Aragonese produce such as ham, cheese and fresh vegetables.
4Roman Walls
Zaragoza began as the Roman colony of Caesaraugusta, founded under Emperor Augustus, and the city's name comes from it. This stretch of the Roman wall, with its massive round towers, is one of the main surviving sections. Beside it stands a bronze statue of Augustus, a copy of the famous Augustus of Prima Porta.
5Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar
According to tradition, the Virgin Mary appeared here in AD 40 to the apostle James, standing on a pillar of jasper by the river Ebro. The Baroque basilica that honours her was begun in 1681, and its four towers and tiled domes rise above the riverside. Francisco de Goya painted one of its domes.
6Puente de Piedra
The Stone Bridge has crossed the Ebro since the 15th century, replacing earlier bridges on the same spot. Bronze lions, the symbol of Zaragoza, sit on tall columns at both ends. From the middle you get one of the classic views of the Basilica of the Pillar reflected in the river.
7Cathedral of the Saviour (La Seo)
Zaragoza's cathedral, known as La Seo, stands where the Roman forum and later the city's main mosque once stood. Its walls combine Romanesque, Gothic, Mudéjar and Baroque styles. Look for the outer wall of the Parroquieta chapel, covered in Mudéjar brickwork and green and white ceramics and part of the UNESCO-listed Mudéjar architecture of Aragon.
8Goya Museum
Francisco de Goya was born in 1746 in Fuendetodos, a village near Zaragoza, and trained as a painter in the city. This museum, set in a 16th-century Renaissance palace, shows paintings by Goya together with his famous series of prints, such as Los Caprichos and The Disasters of War.
9Plaza del Justicia
The square is named after the Justicia de Aragón, a medieval high judge whose task was to protect the laws and liberties of Aragon, even against the king. In 1591 the Justicia Juan de Lanuza was beheaded in Zaragoza on the orders of Philip II. Look at the Baroque façade of the Church of Santa Isabel de Portugal, known locally as San Cayetano.
10Plaza San FelipeFinish
This small square was home to the Torre Nueva, a leaning Mudéjar clock tower begun in 1504 and pulled down in the 1890s. Its outline is marked in the paving, and a bronze boy sits looking up at where it once stood. The Renaissance Argillo palace on the square houses the Pablo Gargallo Museum.
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emmanuelle– Portugal –
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Prévoir un peu plus de temps pour faire quelques visites en chemin. L’appli donne des infos supplémentaires qui peuvent être gardées en mémoire ou lues sur le moment. Nous avons passé 4 heures très sympas, sans avoir à réfléchir aux directions, sans avoir à faire de choix, et à notre rythme. D’autant que nous n’avions qu’une matinée devant nous.
Sweden –
Collected on GetYourGuide
Det var självständigt.
Italy –
Collected on GetYourGuide
Bello il tour della città. Giochi semplici. Lo proverò in altre città.
Ruth– Germany –
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Sehr unterhaltsam gemacht und trotzdem eine Vielzahl an Informationen! Kann ich nur empfehlen…
Martin –
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Super! Total gut, um die Stadt kennenzulernen.
María– Spain –
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Es una buena manera de caminar la ciudad y conocer puntos históricos relevantes. Además, los acertijos le añaden algo de intriga. Fue divertido