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Porto Old Town Quest: 1942 Paperboy Adventure
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União das freguesias de Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória
About
Porto, 1942. You are Mário, a paperboy with a journalist's ambition and a city full of stories to find.
Use the Questo app to walk Porto's Old Town across 10 real landmarks: São Bento Station, Rua das Flores, Prince Henry's monument by the Douro, the medieval Tower of Rua de Baixo, the Church of the Crickets, and Avenida dos Aliados. At each stop, solve a riddle or decode a hidden detail.
Download the Questo app, activate your quest with the booking code, and start playing when you reach São Bento Station. Pause anytime, take photos, grab a coffee.
You'll uncover stories most tourists miss: a 19th-century almond poisoning on Rua das Flores, the Siege of Porto that emptied the cathedral qu...
Highlights
1 hour and 20 minutes
Offered in Portuguese & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 20 minutes
Offered in Portuguese & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Story-driven puzzles, you play Mário, a 1942 paperboy chasing scoops
Real Porto landmarks: São Bento Station, Rua das Flores, Avenida dos Aliados
Self-guided walking quest in 10 chapters across Porto's Old Town
Couples, friends, families with curious kids, and solo explorers all welcome
Flexible scheduling, start anytime, play at your own pace, pause and resume
Hidden stories most tourists miss: Sousa Mendes, the Siege of Porto, Almeida Garrett
Live tour guide (self-guided via the Questo app, you play through Mário's story yourself)
Meeting Points
Departure
Porto São Bento
Return
Estátua do Ardina
Important Information
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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União das freguesias de Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória
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About
Porto, 1942. You are Mário, a paperboy with a journalist's ambition and a city full of stories to find.
Use the Questo app to walk Porto's Old Town across 10 real landmarks: São Bento Station, Rua das Flores, Prince Henry's monument by the Douro, the medieval Tower of Rua de Baixo, the Church of the Crickets, and Avenida dos Aliados. At each stop, solve a riddle or decode a hidden detail.
Download the Questo app, activate your quest with the booking code, and start playing when you reach São Bento Station. Pause anytime, take photos, grab a coffee.
You'll uncover stories most tourists miss: a 19th-century almond poisoning on Rua das Flores, the Siege of Porto that emptied the cathedral qu...
Highlights
1 hour and 20 minutes
Offered in Portuguese & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 20 minutes
Offered in Portuguese & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Story-driven puzzles, you play Mário, a 1942 paperboy chasing scoops
Real Porto landmarks: São Bento Station, Rua das Flores, Avenida dos Aliados
Self-guided walking quest in 10 chapters across Porto's Old Town
Couples, friends, families with curious kids, and solo explorers all welcome
Flexible scheduling, start anytime, play at your own pace, pause and resume
Hidden stories most tourists miss: Sousa Mendes, the Siege of Porto, Almeida Garrett
Live tour guide (self-guided via the Questo app, you play through Mário's story yourself)
Meeting Points
Departure
Porto São Bento
Return
Estátua do Ardina
Itinerary
1
Sao Bento Railway Station
This is the starting point of the city game and the city's main train station. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this cafe. It's fun. You will love it:)
5 minutes
2
Ourivesaria Alliança
A hundred-year-old goldsmith in a gorgeous building, Ourivesaria Aliança has reinvented itself into an elegant multi-brand store occupying 6 floors.
Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this bar. It's fun. You will love it:)
5 minutes
3
Casa do Infante-Museum
The Casa do Infante (House of the Prince), or alternately as the Alfândega Velha (Old Customshouse) is a historical house in the civil parish of Cedofeita.
You will pass next to it as we proceed to the next location on our adventure.
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Torre da Rua de Baixo
This medieval building is one of the oldest in town. Five floors’ tower facing two parallel streets, it is an example of the medieval architecture. The typology of the primitive tympanum and the arch side face of one of the first windows, make us believe that the building is from the XIII century.
Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn its story.
10 minutes
5
Episcopal Palace of Porto
The Episcopal Palace (Portuguese: Paço Episcopal) is the former residence of the bishops of Porto, in Portugal. The palace is located on a high elevation.
You will see it as we walk around it to get to our next location.
6
Saint Lawrence Church
The Igreja de São Lourenço commonly known as the Igreja dos Grilos (Cricket Church) was founded in the seventeenth century in Porto.
We will pass it as we walk to the next location on our adventure.
7
Miradouro da Rua das Aldas
This is a lookout where you will see the city from above. Great spot to take instagrammable photos.
Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun. You will love it:)
10 minutes
8
Catedral do Porto
The Porto Cathedral (Portuguese: Sé do Porto) is a Roman Catholic church located in the historical centre of the city of Porto, Portugal. It is one of the city's oldest monuments and one of the most important local Romanesque monuments.
You will pass by it as we walk to the next attraction.
9
Statue of Vímara Peres
Vímara Peres was a ninth-century nobleman from the Kingdom of Asturias and the first ruler of the County of Portugal. This is his equestrian statue.
Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun. You will love it:)
10 minutes
10
Muralha Primitiva do Porto
There are still, in some points of the historic centre, remains of the Primitive Wall, which remounts to the year 400. This wall had four doors or entrances. The main door was the Vandoma Arch that was east of the borough, between the Largo da Sé and the Rua Chã. From here, the wall surrounded the hill following closely the Escadas das Verdades (stairs), where the Mentiras Arch or Door used to be.
You will pass next to it on your way to the next attraction.
11
São João National Theater
The São João Theatre is a Portuguese theatre and concert venue in civil parish of Cedofeita.
Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place. It's fun. You will love it:)
5 minutes
12
Batalha Square
Praca da Batalha is a public space where you will find several shops. You will pass around the square as you walk to your next attraction.
13
Bolhão
One of the nicest neighborhoods in Porto where you will walk in search for the next location
14
Ageas Porto Coliseum
The Coliseum of Porto (Portuguese: Coliseu do Porto) is a Portuguese theatre and concert venue in the municipality of Porto, in northern Portugal, with a capacity for a standing audience of 4000. It's a leading venue for music and cultural events in Porto.
Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn the story of the attraction.
5 minutes
15
Avenida dos Aliados
Avenida dos Aliados is generally regarded as Porto's city centre and is, as such, the most grandiose avenue. Flanked by ornate buildings in a range of architectural styles, from neoclassical to French Beaux-arts, this avenue was built to impress. As such it is home to some of the city's most prestigious hotels along with a number of banks.
Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to advance to the new location and learn its story.
10 minutes
16
The Newspaper Vendor Statue
The Newspaper Vendor is a beautiful statue. It is symbolic of the hard and amazing work newspaper sellers used to do.
Here you will have to look around to find the answer to a question to learn its story and finish the quest.
