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Marco Topo in Valladolid
This adventure is an interactive game for discovering Valladolid as a family, a city that has been the setting for historic events that shaped the course of the world. Using your mobile phones and a game map, you will solve different challenges at iconic places around this city in Castilla y León. Start playing by clicking the button below.
- Audience: Families & schools
- Format: Walking
- Languages: ES
Discover Valladolid through play
Marco Topo in Valladolid is an interactive game for sightseeing and discovering Valladolid as a family. The adventure includes 12 fun challenges in which children and adults must work together to solve puzzles and riddles. No previous knowledge of Valladolid or its history is needed. The challenges in this cultural scavenger hunt explore the traces left by notable figures who lived in the city and Valladolid's important role as the setting for decisions that changed the course of world history. Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Indies and the Valladolid Debate are among the most significant events featured. The game takes participants to Valladolid landmarks such as Plaza Zorrilla, the College of San Gregorio, the University, Pasaje Gutiérrez, the Old Bullring, La Antigua, the Cathedral, the Monastery of San Benito and Plaza Mayor. It also visits the Cervantes House and the Zorrilla House Museum. Throughout the game you will meet famous writers who lived in Valladolid, including Miguel de Cervantes, José Zorrilla and Miguel Delibes. Kings and queens associated with the city, such as Isabella I of Castile, Philip II and Charles V, also play a leading role. The challenges in the Marco Topo adventure in Valladolid are presented through a web app accessed on a mobile phone. The locations are geolocated in the online game. It is a walking route for families covering Valladolid's main tourist attractions, with the game providing the thread that connects the visit. We hope you enjoy this family adventure!