Florence Self-Guided Haunted City Exploration Game

Explore Florence on a self-guided city exploration game, following app-based haunted clues about the Monster of Florence at any time of day.

Getting started

After purchase, download the Questo app on your smartphone and make sure 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 exploration game, and follow the on-screen instructions to begin your city game without a physical tour guide.

What to expect

Echoes of the Dead: Florence’s Haunted Secrets city route

This experience is a self-paced city game that leads you through Florence as you investigate the real story of the so-called Monster of Florence. The route threads through central streets and squares, taking you past key sites like murder scenes, Piazza della Signoria, and Palazzo Vecchio while you uncover haunted stories.

Features

• App-based clues about the Monster of Florence guide you from point to point, turning the city into an outdoor mystery trail as you discover the real story of the so-called Monster of Florence step by step.
• Your route past murder scenes is revealed through the app, so you visit the locations connected to the crimes while you follow clues on your phone rather than through Wi-Fi or a guide.
• Piazza della Signoria features as one of the haunted stops, where the story invites you to explore eerie episodes and legends tied to this central square.
• Palazzo Vecchio appears along the way as you explore haunted stories associated with Florence’s seat of power, using the narrative in the app to connect the building to the wider mystery.
• The self-guided city exploration game runs entirely on your phone, so you follow phone clues about Monster of Florence at your own pace without a physical tour guide.
• Flexible start and pause options allow you to begin at any hour, take a break at any time, and resume later so you can fit the game around meals, photos, or rest stops.
• The city game typically takes about 2 hours to complete, and with 24/7 daily availability there is no time limit, so you can choose any time of day or night that suits you.
• Free access for children means kids can join your team in solving the haunted mystery story clues without an extra ticket, making it easier to play as a family.