Six to eight teams, one phone each, 60 to 120 minutes on foot. €5 per pupil, teachers free.
More than 3,000 classes and groups have played Questo together.
Playing in SighișoaraMore than 3,000 classes and groups have played Questo together.
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 in Lisbon with Questo centres on the riverside Praça do Comércio, the grid of the Baixa and the steep lanes of Alfama and Castle Hill. Belém, a tram or train ride west, makes a second outing. Teams of three to five follow one phone past the Rua Augusta Arch, the cathedral, the Roman Theatre or the Jerónimos Monastery, solving a puzzle at each stop. For classes, the strongest choices are Old Town Lisbon: Strange Events for Key Stage 2, Secrets and Hidden Meanings in Masonic Lisbon for Key Stage 3, and the Fado Murder Mystery in Alfama for Key Stage 4 and sixth form. Quests cover ages 8 to 18.
120 min · 2.3 km · 13 stops
Starts at Cais das Colunas
Reading symbols on buildings, from the Museu Maçónico to the Casa do Ferreira das Tabuletas and the Edifício dos Leões
81 min · 3.2 km · 11 stops
Starts at Old Convent of the Holy Trinity
Roman and medieval Lisbon at the Teatro Romano museum, Lisbon Cathedral and Castelo de São Jorge
130 min · 3.5 km · 15 stops
Starts at Belem Defensive Tower
The Age of Discoveries at the Jerónimos Monastery, the Padrão dos Descobrimentos and Belém Tower
72 min · 3.9 km · 14 stops
Starts at Epic novels: the Portuguese resilience
The Carnation Revolution of 1974 and what it changed in Portugal
110 min · 3.4 km · 11 stops
Starts at Portal da nossa senhora da conceição velha
Fado and Amália Rodrigues, through Rua dos Cegos and the Vhils cobblestone portrait
90 min · 2.2 km · 12 stops
Starts at Statue Of John I
Deduction and evidence across 12 stops in the Baixa
Teams of 3 to 5 share one phone.
For under-14s, one adult per 2 to 3 teams with agreed checkpoints; for 14 to 18, follow the school's policy. Baixa's flat grid makes regrouping easy.
Each pupil needs their own Navegante card for Metro de Lisboa and Carris trams and buses; ask the operators about group fares.
Rossio to the river is a flat 10-minute walk; Alfama and Chiado are steep.
Public toilets in the centre are few and some are coin-operated, so do not rely on them.
Plan stops at Rossio or Cais do Sodré stations, museums, Armazéns do Chiado shopping centre or cafes.
Classes picnic on the riverside lawns and steps of Ribeira das Naus or in Jardim de São Pedro de Alcântara.
Keep pupils off the Cais das Colunas steps, which are slippery and tidal.
The Banco de Portugal's Money Museum (Museu do Dinheiro) in the Baixa is free, as is the Igreja de São Domingos near Rossio.
If rain spoils the day, replay the quest free within 30 days.
Caution: Pickpockets work the crowded Tram 28 and the Largo das Portas do Sol viewpoint in Alfama. Teams should keep the quest phone in a front pocket or zipped bag, never held out loosely.
Roman Olisipo at the Roman Theatre, the Termas dos Cássios and the Roman Galleries. Medieval Lisbon at the cathedral and Castelo de São Jorge. The Age of Discoveries at the Jerónimos Monastery, the Padrão dos Descobrimentos and Belém Tower. The rebuilding of the Baixa after the 1755 earthquake. The Carnation Revolution of 1974.
Urban geography of a hilly river city. Pupils compare the planned Baixa streets with the winding lanes of Alfama, read the city from the Santa Luzia and Portas do Sol viewpoints, and practise map reading and compass points at the Rose Compass in Belém.
Pupils read instructions and short local stories, and older pupils weigh evidence in the murder mysteries. Some quests can be played in a foreign language: Portuguese (Fado, Strange Events, Iconic Pictures), Spanish (Fado, Masonic), French (Masonic) and Italian (Iconic Pictures).
Monuments to kings, the National Pantheon and the 1974 revolution all raise questions about who a city chooses to honour. Teams share one phone and take turns as navigator, reader and puzzle-solver.
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.
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