Bordeaux Old Town Secrets: Self-Guided Walking Adventure Discount Tickets

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location pin icon Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, 33000, France
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Overview

Bordeaux, your first morning of an exchange year. A note in your dorm drawer says: someone is after the city's heart. Find the thief. Use the Questo app to walk Bordeaux's UNESCO-listed Port of the Moon across 12 real landmarks: Place des Quinconces, Place de la Bourse, the Grand Theatre, Notre-Dame, Porte Dijeaux, the medieval Big Bell, and more. Solve a riddle or unlock a hidden detail at each stop. Download the Questo app, activate your quest with the booking code, and start playing at Place des Quinconces. Audio narration plays at every chapter, bring headphones. Along the way, a goddess speaks to you from her pedestal, an angel guides your steps, and a leopard chooses your side. Uncover Bordeaux's role in the French Revolution, the Atlantic slave trade, the WWII Resistance, and 1,500 years of medieval history hidden in plain sight. Perfect for couples, friends, families, and history-curious solo travellers. About 100 minutes, 4.2 km through Old Bordeaux.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

The game starts at the Monument aux Girondins. After booking, we'll message you a code and activation link. Activate with your own email, then log in to the Questo app with that email. No message? Open the Questo app, tap "Bought a quest somewhere else?" and enter your booking reference number.

Language Offered

German-WRITTEN

English-WRITTEN

French-WRITTEN

Spanish-WRITTEN

Itinerary

1. Monument aux Girondins
This is the starting point of the city game. The monument of the Girondins was erected between 1894 and 1902 in memory of the Girondins deputies who were victims of the French Revolution between 1793-1794. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this cafe. It's fun. You will love it:)
Duration: 5 mins
2. Place des Quinconces
The Quinconces is one of the main squares of the city center of Bordeaux in France. It hosts funfairs and fairs of all kinds thanks to its large area. You will see this square next to the starting point of the city game.
3. Banque de France
The Banque de France is the central bank of France. It is a bicentennial institution, of private capital when it was created in 1800, then became the property of the French State on 1 st January 1946 during its nationalization by Charles de Gaulle. This is its Bordeaux subsidiary. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun. You will love it:)
Duration: 5 mins
4. Place de la Bourse
Place de la Bourse is a square in Bordeaux, France and one of the city's most recognisable sights. Built from 1730 to 1775 along the Garonne River, it was a multi-building development designed by architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this cafe. It's fun. You will love it:)
Duration: 10 mins
5. Grand Théâtre
The building is still considered one of the most beautiful theatres in the world and was the work of renowned architect Victor Louis. In addition to its aesthetic value, the building has exceptional acoustics thanks to the wooden structure surrounding it. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn its story.
Duration: 10 mins
6. Église Notre-Dame de Bordeaux
The Church of Our Lady (formerly St. Dominic ) is a church built in a style baroque at the end of the 17th century in the city of Bordeaux located place of the Rosary in Mably street, down and near the Grand Theater. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun. You will love it:)
Duration: 5 mins
7. Saint-Pierre
This is the most beautiful neighborhood in Bordeaux. You will pass through it as you play the city game. Located in the heart of Vieux Bordeaux (Old Bordeaux), it hosts great monuments, streets, and more.
8. Porte Dijeaux
La Porte Dijeaux is a gate of the city of Bordeaux. It is classified as a historical monument on June 2, 1921. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun.
Duration: 5 mins
9. Centre Jean Moulin
Created in 1967 at the instigation of Jacques Chaban-Delmas, the Centre National Jean Moulin brings together under the same roof a Second World War documentation center and a museum dedicated to the history of the Resistance, Deportation and the Free French Forces. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun.
Duration: 5 mins
10. Vieux Bordeaux
The whole tour goes through the Old Town of Bordeaux where you will solve clues to discover amazing attractions and local stories.
Duration: 10 mins
11. Musee d'Aquitaine
The Museum of Aquitaine (French: Musée d'Aquitaine) is a collection of objects and documents from the history of Bordeaux and Aquitaine. The different collections include more than 70,000 pieces. They trace the history of Bordeaux and Aquitaine from Prehistory to today. 5,000 pieces of art from Africa and Oceania also testify to the harbor history of the city. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun.
Duration: 5 mins
12. Place de la Victoire
Victory Square is one of the main squares of the city of Bordeaux. Bordered by stone buildings of neo-classical inspiration, it also sees an old city gate standing in its center, inspired by ancient triumphal arches, the Porte d'Aquitaine. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun.
Duration: 5 mins
13. University of Bordeaux - Victoire Campus
Founded during Roman times in 286, the university had been created by the Romans. At this time, the city was an important administrative center and the school had to train administrators. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun.
Duration: 5 mins
14. Grosse Cloche
The Grosse Cloche is one of the oldest belfries in France, in the heart of the city. The gateway where the bell is hung also had a defensive function and served as a prison. Young people who misbehaved were confined there, shut in by a door 10 cm thick with enormous bolts. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun.
Duration: 5 mins

Inclusion

Couples, friends, families, and history-curious solo explorers all welcome

Hidden stories most tourists miss: Revolution, slave trade, WWII Resistance

Flexible scheduling, start anytime, play at your own pace, pause and resume

Real Bordeaux landmarks: Place de la Bourse, Grand Theatre, the Big Bell

Self-guided mystery quest in 12 chapters across UNESCO Bordeaux

Exclusion

Live tour guide (self-guided via the Questo app)

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

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

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Supplied by Questo

Reviews

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