Villingen has one of the best-preserved medieval town centres in Baden-Württemberg — and almost nobody outside the region knows it.
This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Villingen's old town on foot, with phone-based riddles guiding you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.
• Follow clues to the Münsterbrunnen, the Romäusturm, and the Aussichtsturm Hubenloch — three landmarks tracing Villingen's medieval walls, civic history, and surrounding landscape • Fully self-paced with no time limit — start whenever suits you and take the city at your own speed • Perfect for families, friend groups, and couples looking for a different way to spend an afternoon
Available in 24 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian — see the full list when booking and choose yours when you start the game in the app. Around 2 hours.
Villingen's town walls are some of the most intact in southern Germany — the trail gives you a reason to look properly.
Open the Explorial app, enter your 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message, select German, and tap Start. The route takes you through the circular medieval old town, still enclosed by much of its original wall and towers. The Münsterbrunnen — the fountain near the Münster at the heart of Villingen — features early with a riddle about the old town's layout that rewards looking at the surroundings as a whole. The Romäusturm, one of the surviving medieval gate towers in the wall, brings an observation task that most people walk past without looking up. The Aussichtsturm Hubenloch, the lookout tower with views over the surrounding Black Forest, features in a photo challenge that gets the group out into the wider scenery. Villingen is compact and the distances between stops are short. Groups tend to find the historical riddles more engaging than expected, once the town's context becomes clear. The app shows the final ranking when the last task is complete. Villingen Schwenningen consistently surprises people who take the time to look.
Book your Explorial tour today. Start whenever you want.
*** After booking, you’ll receive your game code via text message and a Viator message.
*** Download the Explorial app for free.
*** Head to the meeting point and enter the game code provided (6 digits) to start the tour.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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