Experience

Padova Self-Guided Walking City Tour & Scavenger Hunt

4.10(10)Venice· Canals · quiet morningsNO, German, HI

Galileo taught here, a saint draws millions here, and a Trojan hero is supposedly buried on a street corner — Padova packs a lot of legend into a compact old town. This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Padova on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time. • Puzzle over the Tomba di Antenore, the medieval tomb said to hold Padova's mythical founder • Visit Palazzo del Bo, home of the university where Galileo lectured for 18 years • Approach the domes of the Basilica di Sant'Antonio, one of Italy's great pilgrimage churches Available in 24 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian — see the full list when booking and choose yours when you start the game in the app. Around 2 hours - any group size. By the last riddle, you'll see why Padova refuses to be a day-trip footnote to Venice.

Languages
NO, German, HI, SV, FI, Russian, Korean, Portuguese, CMN, EL, YUE, English, Italian, French, HU, Spanish, CS, UK, Japanese, ZH-CN, PL, DA, RO, Dutch, TR

What's included

Free download of the Explorial App from your appstore (iOS or Android smartphone required)
Points and scoring system: Compete between players of your group and beat the cities high score.
Live Location: navigate within the map with marked locations. Always know where you are.
Learn about the cities stories, history, and local legends
Total flexibility: no waiting, start anytime, walk at own pace and do as many breaks as you want.
Self-guided walking tour with interactive riddles, trivia challenges and photo tasks.

Meeting point & pickup

Meet at the designated start point

Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Where you'll be

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Where this sits in Venice

Venice is about 11 min by road from Venice Marco Polo Airport. Extraordinary and genuinely crowded, and the two are easy to reconcile: stay the night. The day trippers leave around six, and the city that is left — quiet canals, lit windows, footsteps — is the one worth coming for.

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