Padova Self-Guided Walking City Tour & Scavenger Hunt

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.

Starting at Prato della Valle, one of Europe's largest squares, you'll open the Explorial app, enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message, and get moving. The tour is fully self-guided — no guide, no fixed start time, just your group and the city. At the Tomba di Antenore, a 13th-century canopy tomb on a busy corner, the app asks what locals debated for centuries: does it really hold the Trojan prince who founded the city? At Palazzo del Bo, seat of Padova's 800-year-old university, clues circle the courtyard where Galileo taught and where Europe's first permanent anatomy theatre was built. Then the domes and spires of the Basilica di Sant'Antonio rise ahead — a Byzantine-Gothic mashup sheltering the tomb of St. Anthony, with riddles waiting on the square outside. Around 2 hours at a relaxed pace, spritz breaks allowed. By the end, Padova's mix of science and sainthood will have won you over.

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Max 15 people per booking. For larger groups, make multiple bookings.
• After booking you receive a text message and a Viator message with your game code. Download the Explorial app from your appstore. Open the app, enter your 6 digit game code
• Weather & Health Guarantee: If bad weather or illness prevents you from starting the tour, you can simply reschedule it for another day. You can also rebook to a different city or request a refund

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