Bologna Self-Guided City Exploration Game

Explore Bologna with a self-guided smartphone city game that uncovers hidden stories at your own pace, with flexible start times.

Getting started

After booking, download the Questo app on your smartphone and ensure you have a mobile internet connection with at least 50% battery. Head to the starting point indicated in the app, open your self-guided city game via the app, and follow the on-screen prompts to begin your adventure through Bologna.

What to expect

Hidden Gems Bologna: Untold Stories - City Exploration Game!

This self-guided city exploration game turns Bologna into your playing field as you follow clues and stories in the Questo app. The game takes about 2 hours to complete, and there is no time limit, so you can move through the city at your own pace.

Features

• The experience is a self-guided city game via app, so you will not need a physical tour guide and can rely on your smartphone to navigate, read stories, and solve challenges along the route.
• Full flexibility is built in: you can start at any hour that suits you, and there is no fixed schedule to follow as you play.
• You can take breaks anytime, resume the game later from exactly where you stopped, and adapt the pace of the game to match coffee stops, photos, or rest time.
• The experience is available to book 24/7 daily, and the tour is always available to book, so you can decide to play on weekdays, weekends, or evenings whenever it fits your plans.
• The game is free for kids, which means children can join the experience without an extra ticket while you all play through the same storyline.
• As you follow the route, you will uncover the seven secrets that cloak Bologna in mystery, using clues in the app to find and interpret these hidden details around the city.
• One part of the game leads you through the infamous streets of the Quadrilatero, where the storyline highlights this historic market area and its atmosphere.
• Several challenges invite you to discover the quirky side of Bologna, drawing your attention to unusual details and lesser-known corners that you might otherwise overlook.
• Through the narrative, you learn about the story that left this small medieval town in the mind of a young writer to become a world-famous tale, connecting local places to broader literary history.

Wrapping up

Once you have solved the final clues, you simply finish the game in the app and are free to continue exploring Bologna on your own, using nearby public transportation or walking to your next stop.