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The Hallstatt Enigma: Secrets Beneath the Mountains

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Austria, 1846. As a renowned Oxford archaeologist and daring antiquities hunter, you have just received troubling news. Your rival, Johann Georg Ramsauer, has made a remarkable discovery near his village of Hallstatt: an Iron Age burial site deep in the mountains. Whispers speak of something impossible, a fragment from ancient Assyria hidden among the graves.

Could this rewrite history? There is only one way to find out.

Step into the past and explore the stunning alpine village of Hallstatt through this thrilling walking quest. Solve real-world puzzles, follow clues across historic paths, and uncover secrets buried for centuries. Play with friends or family and experience a journey of mystery, discovery, and wonder. Will you find the truth, or be left chasing legends?
⏱ 1 hrs📍 9 stopsfrom €9.99
🌐 Play in 🇬🇧 English · 🇩🇪 Deutsch
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Places you will visit

9

It will take you

59-89 mins

You will walk

1970 steps

Total distance

1.5 km

What you'll actually do

  1. Download the Questo app and unlock the quest. Walk to Seestrasse 154 whenever you like · no guide, no group, no time slot.

  2. Solve 9 puzzles hidden in the streets around you. Each one you crack unlocks the next location.

  3. Finish at Wood sculptures Hill - Hallstatt and see where you land on the Hallstatt leaderboard.

Highlights

    - Visit the town Brauhaus that was granted the right to brew beer in 1504 by Emperor Maximilian I. - Linger in the charming market square rebuilt after a devastating fire in 1750. - Rise above the village to discover hidden monuments set before an unparalleled view of the lake.

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A note from Questo Originals

“The Questo Originals are a collection of games created or curated by Questo editors. These include also the first games that were built in Questo, in a time when the platform wasn't still open to other creators.”

Meet the maker

The mission: Your story in Hallstatt

It is 1846. You hold the Chair of Archaeology at the University of Oxford, though your reputation extends considerably beyond the lecture hall.

You are, by most accounts, the finest antiquities hunter of your generation.

Your fiercest rival is Johann Georg Ramsauer, a self-taught Austrian who has spent decades clawing through the mountains above his home village of Hallstatt.

Word reached you this morning by express post: Ramsauer has uncovered an Iron Age cemetery of extraordinary scale. Hundreds of skeletons.

Grave goods of astonishing variety. And among them, if the rumours are to be believed, a fragment of a tablet from ancient Assyria.

Assyria. Here. In the Austrian Alps.

Could it be true? If so, how did it arrive? What would it mean for everything we believe about the ancient world?

There is only one way to find out. You must reach Hallstatt before Ramsauer removes the evidence.

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Good to know before you play

  • Best during the day
  • Best for couples
  • Recommended activity for families

Frequently asked questions

Is The Hallstatt Enigma: Secrets Beneath the Mountains self-guided?
Yes. The Questo app guides you without a tour guide or fixed departure.
Where does it start and finish?
It starts at Seestrasse 154 — Seestrasse 154, 4830 Hallstatt, Austria and finishes at Wood sculptures Hill - Hallstatt — Hallberg 18-16, 4830 Hallstatt, Austria. 1.5 km; 9 puzzles.
How many accesses are needed?
Access is sold per device and player.

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Alpine heritage

Salt mining behind a celebrated lakeside landscape

The Hallstatt-Dachstein landscape combines dramatic mountains and lake scenery with a salt-mining tradition extending back thousands of years. Archaeological discoveries from the burial ground gave the Hallstatt culture its name. The enigma is fictional; salt, trade and the long interaction between people and the alpine landscape provide the historical foundation. Playable languages: German, English.

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