Florence: Monster of Florence Crime Game & Palazzo Vecchio

Solve a Serial Killer's Cold Case While Walking Florence's Most Famous Squares

You download an app, follow clues through Florence's most iconic squares and palaces, and unlock stories about a real serial killer case as you solve puzzles at each stop. The game works offline, has no time limit, and you control the pace entirely. No guide, no crowds, no rescheduling. Just you, your phone, and the mystery waiting in the streets.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time at each

1. Piazza della Signoria10m
2. Palazzo Vecchio10m
3. Orsanmichele Church and Museumpass by
4. Florence Duomopass by
5. Florence Baptisterypass by
6. Historic Center15m

Explore Florence haunted landmarks

• Start at Piazza della Signoria
• Visit Palazzo Vecchio
• Explore major Florence museum
• Visit important Florence museum
• Solve clues at first museum
• Solve clues at second museum
• Pass by Orsanmichele Church and Museum
• Pass by Florence Duomo
• Pass by another clue location
• Pass by Florence Baptistery
• End at Historic Center

The experience

So you're standing in Piazza della Signoria at dusk, phone in hand, and the app tells you to look for a detail on the palazzo in front of you that connects to a murder from the 1980s. That's the whole thing right there. You're not following someone with a clipboard, you're chasing clues through Florence's real history, specifically the unsolved case of the Monster of Florence, a serial killer who killed 20 people across decades. The game sends you from Palazzo Vecchio to the Duomo to the Baptistery, each stop unlocking a new piece of the story once you solve the puzzle waiting there.

The app works offline, so you don't burn through data or worry about signal in the narrow streets. You move at your own pace. There's no guide waiting, no group holding you back, no time limit. Want to spend twenty minutes staring at the Duomo's dome before you answer the next clue? Fine. Want to grab coffee and come back in an hour? Also fine. The game is designed so you won't need a map. The app gives you exact directions from one location to the next, and you're moving through the Historic Center anyway, so you're seeing the real Florence while you're solving it. The recommendation is to play at night for the full haunted atmosphere, but you can start whenever you want after you book.

Because there's no human contact and you're moving solo or with your own group, you're not waiting for anyone or managing a crowd. If your group is bigger than 15 people, you just make multiple bookings and everyone plays together. Families with strollers can do it: the game doesn't require climbing or special fitness. You download it, you start, and you work through the mystery on your own terms, learning the real history of these landmarks and the dark story that shaped Florence's reputation in the 1980s and 90s.

What’s included

The game includes offline play on your smartphone with exact directions between stops, clues and puzzles at each landmark, unlocked stories about the Monster of Florence case and the history of Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, the Duomo, the Baptistery, Orsanmichele Church, and other sites in Florence's Historic Center. You can play anytime after booking without rescheduling, at your own pace, with no time limit, and no guide or group required.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day

GroupPrivate

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 13 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Questo

Is this one for you?Pick this if you want to explore Florence's main landmarks on your own schedule without hiring a guide or managing a group: the self-guided format and offline app mean you move when you want, stop where you want, and learn the real history of these places through a story that actually happened here.

Traveler reviews

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Top questions

Do I need internet to play the game?

No. The game plays offline once downloaded, so you don't need a data connection while you're solving clues in Florence.

Can I play this with a large group?

Yes. If your group is larger than 15 people, make multiple bookings so everyone can play together.

What time should I start the game?

You can play anytime after booking. The experience recommends playing at night for the full haunted atmosphere, but it works whenever you want.

Is there a time limit to finish?

No. There's no time limit. You can finish at your own pace, stop and start whenever you want.

Which landmarks will I visit?

You'll visit Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio, the Duomo, the Baptistery, Orsanmichele Church, and other locations in Florence's Historic Center as you follow the clues.

Do I need to be fit or athletic?

No. The experience is suitable for all physical fitness levels. You can use a stroller if you have small children, and the pace is entirely up to you.

Will I be with a tour guide?

No. This is a self-guided game. You play alone or with your own group, with no human contact or guide.

What is the Monster of Florence?

It's the real story of a serial killer who killed 20 people in Florence across several decades. The game follows this true crime case as you solve puzzles at historic landmarks.