Six to eight teams, one phone each, 60 to 120 minutes on foot. €5 per pupil, teachers free.
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We are a group of language students and we played the game with our teacher: a great and fun way to practise, and learn interesting stuff about our city that we didn't know.
Perfect with a group of A Level pupils. Loved it.
Quests for classes
A school day with Questo in Florence follows the Medici and Michelangelo through the Renaissance centre: San Lorenzo and the Duomo, Piazza della Signoria, then across the Ponte Vecchio into the Oltrarno around Santo Spirito and Palazzo Pitti. For Key Stage 3, Florence: Uncover the Medici Conspiracy starts at the Basilica di Santa Maria Novella, a block from the main station, and can be played in five languages. For Key Stage 2 there is The Medici Story, a short loop from San Lorenzo Church, or Saving Michelangelo from Piazza Santo Spirito. Older pupils can try Death in the Shadows, a murder mystery among medieval towers. The quests cover ages 8 to 18.
74 min · 3.6 km · 11 stops
Starts at Basilica di Santa Maria Novella
How the Medici built and showed their power at Palazzo Medici, the Medici library and the Medici Chapels
58 min · 3.7 km · 12 stops
Starts at PIAZZA SANTO SPIRITO
Michelangelo's life and work through Casa Buonarroti, the Galleria dell'Accademia and the Opera del Duomo Museum
64 min · 2.9 km · 10 stops
Starts at Piazza dell'Unità Italiana
Everyday streets and squares of the Oltrarno: Via d'Ardiglione, Piazza Santo Spirito and the Madonna del Puzzo
56 min · 2.1 km · 10 stops
Starts at San Lorenzo Church
The Medici family through Palazzo Medici, the Medici chapel and San Lorenzo Church
90 min · 2.2 km · 12 stops
Starts at Estatua de Giovanni delle Bande Nere
Medieval Florence through the Torre dei Donati (12th to 13th century) and the Column of Justice
Teams of 3 to 5 share one phone; under-14s need one adult per 2 to 3 teams at agreed checkpoints, 14 to 18 per school policy.
Meet away from crowded Piazza del Duomo.
Santa Maria Novella station to the Duomo is a ten-minute walk.
Autolinee Toscane buses and trams need a 90-minute ticket per pupil, validated on boarding; AT's Blink sells ten at once.
Paid public WCs (€0.60 to €1) are at Santa Maria Novella station, opposite the Baptistery, behind Mercato Centrale and on Borgo Santa Croce; Rinascente in Piazza della Repubblica has free ones.
Carry coins.
Parco delle Cascine, west of the station on the T1 tram, suits a class picnic.
Avoid church steps; eating on Via de' Neri or Piazzale degli Uffizi can bring fines up to €500.
Biblioteca delle Oblate behind the Duomo (free, closed Sundays), the covered Mercato Centrale and the free Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella suit small groups.
A rained-off quest can be replayed free within 30 days.
Caution: Pickpockets work the crowds on Ponte Vecchio, around the Duomo and at San Lorenzo market, so the team phone stays zipped away between clues and bags are worn in front.
The Medici family and their power base at Palazzo Medici, the Medici library, the Medici Chapels and San Lorenzo, Palazzo Pitti and Palazzo Strozzi; the life and work of Michelangelo through Casa Buonarroti, the Galleria dell'Accademia and the Opera del Duomo Museum.
Urban geography of a river city, contrasting the Oltrarno with the centre north of the Arno, the role of bridges such as the Ponte Vecchio, and the public squares (piazze) that structure the city; map reading and orientation over walks of 1.5 to 3.7 km.
Reading and following instructions and clues closely. Uncover the Medici Conspiracy and Saving Michelangelo are also available in French, German, Spanish and Italian, so a languages class can play in the language they study; pupils also read Italian street and place names.
Sharing roles in a team of 3 to 5, making joint decisions on puzzles, keeping to time between checkpoints, and behaving considerately in a historic centre where people live and work.
Price and terms
No minimum group, no time slot.
A class of 30 on one quest: €150.
Choose a questTell us the quest or city, the class size and the dates. We send an invoice to the school.
In short
A school trip to Florence with Questo is a self-guided city quest. Pupils in teams of 3 to 5 follow a route of 10 to 15 stops on foot, solving a puzzle at each, in 55 to 90 minutes. 6 quests suit classes aged 8 to 18. There is no guide and no time slot: the class starts when it arrives. The price is €5 per pupil, and teachers play free.
Pupils are an estimate: groups of four or more teams starting one quest together, at about four pupils a team, across all cities since 2018. Ratings are from players of these quests.
In a randomised study of 10,912 students, a single cultural trip raised critical thinking, tolerance and interest in culture weeks later.
458 Amsterdam pupils walked the medieval city in teams, solving tasks on phones at real locations. They learned more than classmates taught the same topic in lessons.
Source: Huizenga et al., Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2009
Across hundreds of studies, game-based learning beats non-game teaching on knowledge and retention; story and playing together are what make the difference.
Source: Sailer and Homner, Educational Psychology Review, 2020
| A Questo quest | A guided walking tour | |
|---|---|---|
| Who is active | Every pupil, in a team | 30 pupils listening to one guide |
| Start | When you arrive | 10:00 sharp |
| Pace | Each team at its own, pause for lunch | The group moves on |
| What the teacher gets before | Plays the whole route free | A confirmation email |
| Price | €5 per pupil, teachers free | €12–€25 per pupil, teachers often charged |
Teacher FAQ
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