Create a trail game or treasure hunt in Lausanne
To create a treasure hunt in Lausanne, the places are already there: Cathédrale de Lausanne, Château Saint-Maire, Palais de Rumine. All that is left is to place your stops, write the riddles and share the link: players follow the route on their phones.
In Lausanne, the quest is still to be written
Here is what it could look like: the stops already exist in the city, the riddles do not yet.
- Cathédrale de LausanneRiddle to write
- Château Saint-MaireRiddle to write
- Palais de RumineRiddle to write
- Escaliers du MarchéRiddle to write
- Hôtel de ville de LausanneRiddle to write
- FinishTeam leaderboard
Images from Wikimedia Commons, under a free licence. coat of arms: ARK, Public domain · Cathédrale de Lausanne: Gzzz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château Saint-Maire: Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Palais de Rumine: Urs Zeier, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Escaliers du Marché: Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hôtel de ville de Lausanne: MHM55, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lausanne is built on a slope above Lake Geneva, and its centre is crossed by ramps and stairways. The Cité district gathers the Cathédrale de Lausanne, the Château Saint-Maire and the covered Escaliers du Marché, which climb from the rue Mercerie to the cathedral forecourt. Lower down, the Place de la Riponne is home to the Palais de Rumine and the Place de la Palud to the town hall. Lausanne has no quest yet, but its relief gives a natural thread: climb, observe, come back down.
Three possible quests in Lausanne
Cité and cathedral, a history route
A circuit on the Cité hill: cathedral forecourt, Château Saint-Maire, facades and doorways. Teams note carved details and inscriptions to rebuild the order of the stops.
Covered stairways for families
Children follow a trail along the Escaliers du Marché, with steps to count, a timber frame to study and clues hidden in the nearby lanes. The route is short and easy to cut down.
From the Palais de Rumine to the Palud with friends
An urban game for friends or colleagues linking the Palais de Rumine, the Place de la Riponne and the town hall on the Place de la Palud, with riddles about facades and a ranking at the finish.
Lausanne needs a quest. Who will launch it?
Tourist office, local authority
A route that takes residents and visitors from one place to the next, at their own pace, on their phones. You choose the stops and what is told there: the content stays yours.
Talk about a quest for LausanneSee what LiveQuest offers tourist offices
Association, company, event host
A members’ outing, a team day, a neighbourhood party: start from one of the three ideas and place your stops on the map. The draft costs nothing, the game is paid by use, in credits.
Write the first questFor an association · For a company
Living in Lausanne?
Would you like to play here? Tell those who can launch it: your town hall, your tourist office, an association. The message is ready.
Hello, there is no phone-based trail game in Lausanne yet. The stops are all found: Cathédrale de Lausanne, Château Saint-Maire, Palais de Rumine. This page shows the idea: https://livequest.fr/en/treasure-hunt/lausanne
Play elsewhere in the meantimeWhat to know on the ground
The relief is marked, and stairs and cobbled streets tire quickly. Bring good shoes and avoid chaining several uphill stops when young children or people with limited mobility are playing.
- Create your account and open a draft
- Place your stops on the map of Lausanne, with a riddle, a question or a photo at each
- Share the link: your participants play on their phones, nothing to install
Nearby cities
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a quest to play in Lausanne?
- Not yet: no public quest is published in Lausanne for now. This page shows the places that could become its stops, and how to bring it to life.
- Which places in Lausanne can serve as stops?
- Among the places listed in Lausanne: Cathédrale de Lausanne, Château Saint-Maire, Palais de Rumine, Escaliers du Marché, Hôtel de ville de Lausanne. Each can become a stop, with a riddle, a multiple-choice question or a photo to take.
- What should I plan before playing in Lausanne?
- The relief is marked, and stairs and cobbled streets tire quickly. Bring good shoes and avoid chaining several uphill stops when young children or people with limited mobility are playing.
- And in the nearby cities?
- Nearby, other pages give route ideas: Montreux (24 km away), Geneva (51 km away), Fribourg (51 km away).