The 15 Best Florence Escape Games

1.Florence Self-Guided Treasure Hunt & Medici Mystery Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $17Our pick

Follow a Medici-inspired mystery through Florence with step-by-step puzzles sent by WhatsApp. You’ll connect major sights with quieter corners, learn local history, make choices in the story, and stop for an included sweet treat. The private, self-guided quest takes about two hours and works in English or Italian for ages 8 and up.

“Fun way to tour the city! We definitely discovered some new places that we hadn’t walked through before. I would recommend this for a couple.”

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2.Best of Florence Treasure Hunt Tour for Kids & Families

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 44 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $244

Explore Florence with a private, child-focused guide who uses games, trivia, iPads, flash cards, and small prizes to bring the city to life. Walk from the historic center past the Ponte Vecchio, Palazzo Vecchio, the Duomo, and the Porcellino before ending near San Lorenzo Market. Guides such as Martina, Rachele, Giovanna, and Ilaria are praised for adapting activities to children from about age five upward.

“Our tour guide, Vanessa, was very knowledgeable and interesting. It was difficult to keep the kids together so many people but we rallied around them and kept them focussed.”

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3.Medici Secrets & Mysteries: Interactive Walking Tour Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 36 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approx.) · from $7Best value

Follow 11 app-led puzzles through central Florence on a Medici conspiracy story. You’ll reach the Medici Chapels, Palazzo Medici, the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, and Palazzo Pitti while moving at your own pace. This private, guide-free experience lasts about 90 minutes to two hours and can be paused and resumed.

“Was a lot of fun, could have been even better if they had cheat map/ pics to know that we were going in the right direction. With 3 kids, stroller, traffic, it was getting a bit hectic for my husband and I.”

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4.Florence Inferno: Dante’s Haunted Exploration Game and Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 33 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.) · from $7

Use the Questo app to follow an English-language Dante story from Piazza della SS. Annunziata to Via del Proconsolo. Along the way, solve 10 interactive puzzles, uncover eerie Florence tales, and pause whenever you like. This private experience takes about one to two hours and works best after dark, though you must begin at the marked starting point.

“Great time working together touring the city’s small pieces of the community. Loved seeing the details all over!”

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5.Uffizi Gallery Private Treasure Hunt for Families

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · from $286

You’ll explore Florence’s Uffizi Gallery with a private guide and a family treasure-hunt booklet. Spot animals, symbols, and odd details in works by Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, and others. Your guide may be Rosa, praised for keeping young children engaged. The three-hour tour ends with a family portrait.

“We toured the gallery with Rosa. She is a great guide and very knowledgeable about the Renaissance art history. She also did a great job to keep our young kids engaged.”

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6.Kids treasure hunt in Uffizi museum Private, timed entry!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $108

Meet your private family guide in Florence for a two-hour Uffizi treasure hunt built for children ages 7 to 12. Kids solve puzzles, answer questions, and explore major Renaissance artworks while adults follow along. Daniele is one named guide. Museum tickets cost extra: €30 for adults and €4 for children under 18.

“Daniele was a wonderful tour guide! The Uffizi is large and a little overwhelming with the crowds. Daniele did a wonderful job helping us navigate through to museum, highlighting the important pieces and sharing details about the works, the artists, and the people who commissioned the art with stories and games, all of which made the art feel accessible and interesting to us and our 10 year old son. Afterwards he gave us recommendations for the best places to grab gelato around town which really made the day complete. Thank you Daniele for creating such a special memory for us!”

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7.Kids Treasure Hunt in Florence Downtown. A Private Adventure!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $108

Follow a private guide through central Florence on a family treasure hunt from Santa Maria Novella to the Duomo, Piazza della Signoria, the Porcellino market, and Ponte Vecchio. Daniele and Consuelo bring stories, puzzles, and city secrets to life in English. Children under seven need an adult beside them, while older children can take a more active role.

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8.Florence Haunted Secrets: Echoes of the Dead Exploration Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 9 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $7

Questo’s Florence game sends you from Piazza della Signoria through the historic center using audio clues, puzzles, and offline play. You start when you like, follow the app without a physical guide, and finish near Via de’ Vecchietti. Expect about an hour, free outdoor sights, and museum stops where admission is not included.

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9.Private Kids Treasure Hunt in Palazzo Vecchio. Timed entry!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $107

Meet your private family guide at the Neptune Fountain for a two-hour treasure hunt through Piazza della Signoria and Palazzo Vecchio. Daniele and Consuelo use stories, puzzles, historical costumes, and hands-on activities to keep children involved while adults learn about Medici Florence. The palace ticket costs extra, with timed entry included in the experience title.

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10.Florence Scavenger Hunt and Highlights Self-Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $8

Use the World City Trail app to solve location-based riddles while walking from Santa Maria Novella through 10 or more Florence attractions. You get navigation, clues, local facts, and legends in eight languages. Plan on 5.1 km of walking, about 62 minutes of moving time, plus stops for photos, food, or optional museum visits.

“Gute Möglichkeit, die historischen Gebäude auf eigene Faust zu erkunden. Es braucht Zeit, Geduld und gute Schuhe.”

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11.Florence Highlights Self guided scavenger hunt and Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews

You’ll follow a mobile app from Basilica di Santa Maria Novella through 10 major Florence attractions, solving location-based riddles and reading short facts at each stop. Start anytime, pause for coffee or a museum, and continue later. The private game costs $17.29 for up to three people, requires internet, and is offered in six languages.

“Die Tour bringt einem zu den wichtigsten Sehenswürdigkeiten. Zu jedem Gebäude gibt es eine interessante Geschichte und clevere Rätsel, die die Tour locker und spannend gestalten.”

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12.2-Hour Private Treasure Hunt in Florence

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews

Join Vanessa Tonarelli for a two-hour private treasure hunt through Florence’s historic center. Children ages 5 to 12 solve puzzles near famous squares, palaces, statues, animals, and street artists, while adults receive useful art and history notes. The route includes souvenir photos, gelato, and a final surprise.

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13.Treasure Hunt in Florence for Families

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $208

Meet your guide at 10:00 am in Piazza della Signoria for a private, two-hour family treasure hunt. Children ages 6 to 17 solve quizzes, spot symbols and animals, and hear Renaissance stories while walking to the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, and Pitti Palace. Guide Brenda has been praised for making the route work for younger children.

“We had a truly wonderful experience with our guide Brenda. She was so knowledgeable and able to engage us all and we all loved our time with her touring the secret sites of Firenze. At the end we were a bit sad to say goodbye. She gave us lovely little gifts to remember our visit. We would definitely recommend this for families with younger children.”

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14.Kids Treasure Hunt in Florence Downtown

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 2 hours · from $106

Join a private guide in Florence for a two-hour family treasure hunt from Santa Maria Novella to the Porcellino Fountain. Children solve riddles, complete challenges, and hear city stories while visiting the Duomo, Orsanmichele, Ponte Vecchio, and Piazza della Signoria. Guides speak English, Spanish, or Italian, and the game materials are provided.

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15.Kids treasure hunt in the Boboli Garden. Private, timed entry!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $108

Meet guides Consuelo or Daniele at Palazzo Pitti for a two-hour family treasure hunt through Boboli Garden. You’ll solve a garden mystery, meet story characters, and learn about Florence and the Medici family through age-friendly challenges. The guide fee includes game materials, but Boboli admission costs extra.

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