Create a trail game or treasure hunt in Nîmes
To create a treasure hunt in Nîmes, the places are already there: Arènes de Nîmes, Maison carrée, Tour Magne. All that is left is to place your stops, write the riddles and share the link: players follow the route on their phones.
In Nîmes, 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.
- Arènes de NîmesRiddle to write
- Maison carréeRiddle to write
- Tour MagneRiddle to write
- Jardins de la FontaineRiddle to write
- Hôtel DémiansRiddle to write
- Petit temple de NîmesRiddle to write
- FinishTeam leaderboard
Images from Wikimedia Commons, under a free licence. coat of arms: Henrysalome, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arènes de Nîmes: Wolfgang Staudt from Saarbruecken, Germany, CC BY 2.0 · Maison carrée: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tour Magne: Culturespaces/C.Recoura, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jardins de la Fontaine: Ncadene~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel Démians: Nom (Un naturaliste du Midi (talk)), Meyer Christian, CC BY 3.0.
From Roman times, Nîmes has kept an amphitheatre and a temple in remarkably complete condition: the Arènes and the Maison carrée. The Jardins de la Fontaine then climb to the Tour Magne, at the top of the hill. Between these landmarks, the centre lines up private mansions, such as the hôtel Démians or the hôtel de Brueys, churches and a small temple. The crocodile, emblem of the city, gives a trail game a ready-made common thread. Nîmes has no quest about its monuments yet, and the first route created will introduce the city to its residents.
Three possible quests in Nîmes
The Nîmes crocodile, thread of the investigation
A family route: children look for the crocodile, emblem of the city, on façades, fountains and street objects, between the Arènes and the Maison carrée.
Rome in Nîmes: Maison carrée and Tour Magne
An ancient heritage quest: Arènes, Maison carrée, Jardins de la Fontaine, Tour Magne. Teams read columns, arcades and blocks of stone to work out the order of the stops.
Private mansions, an evening among colleagues
A circuit in the centre, between the hôtel Démians, the hôtel de Brueys and the hôtel de Villard, for a group of friends or a company, with riddles on the visible façades and courtyards. The tourist office or a heritage association could adapt it for schools.
Nîmes 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 NîmesSee 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 Nîmes?
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 Nîmes yet. The stops are all found: Arènes de Nîmes, Maison carrée, Tour Magne. This page shows the idea: https://livequest.fr/en/treasure-hunt/nimes
Play elsewhere in the meantimeWhat to know on the ground
The Jardins de la Fontaine climb to the Tour Magne along sloping paths. In summer the heat is intense: bring water, a hat, and a shaded alternative route in the centre.
- Create your account and open a draft
- Place your stops on the map of Nîmes, with a riddle, a question or a photo at each
- Share the link: your participants play on their phones, nothing to install
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a quest to play in Nîmes?
- Not yet: no public quest is published in Nîmes for now. This page shows the places that could become its stops, and how to bring it to life.
- Which places in Nîmes can serve as stops?
- Among the places listed in Nîmes: Arènes de Nîmes, Maison carrée, Tour Magne, Jardins de la Fontaine, Hôtel Démians, Petit temple de Nîmes. Each can become a stop, with a riddle, a multiple-choice question or a photo to take.
- What should I plan before playing in Nîmes?
- The Jardins de la Fontaine climb to the Tour Magne along sloping paths. In summer the heat is intense: bring water, a hat, and a shaded alternative route in the centre.
- And in the nearby cities?
- Nearby, other pages give route ideas: Uzès (20 km away), Arles (28 km away), Avignon (38 km away).