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Saving Michelangelo: The Florence Mission

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🧩 Gamified Discovery: Solve 12 location-based puzzles to unlock hidden stories and secret spots.

📍 Starting Point: Place des Abbesses, Montmartre.

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🌐 Available In: 🇬🇧 English 🇮🇹 Italiano 🇪🇸 Español 🇫🇷 Français

Places you will visit

12

It will take you

43-73 mins

You will walk

4860 steps

Total distance

3.7 km

Route you will explore

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Starting point PIAZZA SANTO SPIRITO
Piazza Santo Spirito, 1, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy

About this quest

You’re a trained Time Travel Agent on a mission to save the very soul of art. History has detected a dangerous plot: someone is planning to assassinate Michelangelo before he sculpts his masterpiece, David. If you fail, the future of art will never be the same.

Your journey begins in 1501 Florence, a city alive with ambition, secrets, and beauty. As you walk through its storied streets, solve real-world puzzles, follow hidden clues, and uncover who’s behind the plot. The past is counting on you.

Perfect for families, friends, or solo adventurers, this quest blends history, mystery, and movement into one unforgettable adventure. Will you protect the legacy—or rewrite it forever?

Highlights

  • Discover the hidden street and house where Michelangelo grew up

  • See the place where Michelangelo “skinned” corpses to perfect his drawing skills

  • Uncover the workshop where Michelangelo carved his masterpiece, ‘The David’

  • Find out how many days it took to move the gigantic David to the main square

  • Visit the site where Michelangelo is buried and learn the incredible story of how his body was brought back to Florence

The mission: Your story in Florence

It’s the year 3000 and you are an enthusiastic Time Travel Agent. You are the best and you trained a lot for this mission. 

Still, you are incredibly nervous. If you fail this mission, the entire face of art might change forever. You are supposed to intercept a plot to kill the great master Michelangelo before he can even sculpt David. 

You will go back to 1501 and make sure the horrible plot doesn’t come to pass. You get into the time travel machine, take a deep breath, and turn the engine on.
  • Best during the day
  • Best for couples
  • Recommended activity for families

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