Outdoor escape room

Lloret de Mar

Lloret de Mar, played on foot: castles, indianos and the woman who watches the bay.

Lloret de Mar as an outdoor escape room: behind the main beach is a town that spent a thousand years watching the sea. An Iberian settlement on Turó Rodó, a castle bombarded in 1805, a church fortified against corsairs, and the mansions the indianos built when they came back rich from the Americas. Via Enigma turns that town into a game. Your group starts on the sand of Sa Caleta, under the two-towered Castell d'en Plaja, and solves puzzles hidden in the real stones of the seafront and the old town, on your own phones, at your own pace. Add the City Photo Passport and keep collecting places long after the adventure ends: twenty-six stamps from the Modernist cemetery to the coves.

  • 1 adventure
  • from €19.90
  • 26 photo stamps
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Why play in Lloret de Mar

  • Everything is walkable

    The adventure covers 2.45 km on the flat seafront and the lanes of the old town, about 85 minutes at a relaxed pace, with stone steps only at the very end.

  • Best in daylight, fine after dark

    The promenade, the squares and the path to the Dona Marinera are lit and the finale works at night, but two or three details sit high on the facades, so in winter start before the late afternoon.

  • Real history under your feet

    The dates, arches and merlons of the town hall, the church of Sant Romà and Can Garriga are the puzzles. Nothing is a prop: you read the town itself.

  • One town, two games

    The adventure for a group outing of an hour and a half, the City Photo Passport with 26 stamps for the rest of your stay.

Adventures in Lloret de Mar

  • Watchers of the Bay

    A treasure hunt along the seafront and through the old town of Lloret de Mar. Count towers and the stone teeth on old walls, read carved years, set a lock or two and rebuild the lost signal of the coastal watch, then carry it to the bronze woman on the rocks. Choose your path: the old town lanes or the castle hill.

    80 min · 2.45 km · €19.90

City Photo Passport of Lloret de Mar

Twenty-six places in Lloret de Mar, from the promenade to the Modernist cemetery and the coves, each one a stamp you earn with your own photo. Play it over a weekend or a whole summer, alone or as a family, and collect XP and titles as you go.

26 photo stamps · €7.50

Stamps include: Passeig de Mar seafront promenade, Town Hall (Casa de la Vila), The bay of Lloret at night from the Dona Marinera, Sant Romà church, Santa Cristina sea procession, 24 July, Castell d'en Plaja at Sa Caleta cove.

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What you will pass by

  • Castell d'en Plaja on Sa Caleta The two-towered castle built for a biscuit maker in the 1930s, where the game begins on the sand.
  • The seafront of the returned emigrants The Passeig de Mar and its houses of the indianos, the families who came back rich from the Americas, with a plaque on the rocks that remembers them.
  • Can Garriga and its 1887 medallion The indiano house on the promenade, now the Maritime Museum, with the date on its pediment and the initials of its owner.
  • Sant Romà and the ceramic domes The church fortified against corsairs, with the merlons on its bell tower and the trencadís domes of the Modernist chapels beside it.
  • The Dona Marinera on her rock The bronze woman at the far end of the beach who still watches the horizon, with her legend of the raised hand and the right foot.
  • The Sant Joan castle hill The round tower between Lloret and Fenals, bombarded in 1805, reached by the coastal path past Cala Banys: the optional hard path of the adventure.

Practical information

Getting there
Direct buses run from Barcelona and Girona, and the nearest train station is Blanes on the R1 line, with a bus link to Lloret; check the timetable before you travel. By road, follow the signs to the centre and the seafront.
Parking
Use the car parks by the seafront and the bus station and check the signs: the old town lanes are pedestrian and the start point is a short walk from anywhere on the promenade.
Where the adventures start
Watchers of the Bay starts on the sand of Sa Caleta beach, below the Castell d'en Plaja, at the east end of the main beach. The app shows the spot on a map with walking directions before you press Start.
Best time of day
Daylight for the adventure: the seafront is lit and the finale works after dark, but a medallion at roof level, a sundial motto and an unlit ceramic need daylight, so in winter start before the late afternoon. The night stamps of the passport want the opposite: a dark sky.
Kids and accessibility
From age 8 with an adult. The main route is flat, but the last hundred metres to the Dona Marinera are stone steps, so a pushchair has to stay at the foot of the path; the optional castle hill adds about 55 m of climb and stairs.
Rain
An adventure with no time slots starts whenever you like, so you pick the weather. Rain during a game is part of the game: finish it if you can, or write to support.
What to bring
A charged phone per player, comfortable shoes, water and something against the sun; after dark, the phone torch helps with the plaques and the lintels. A ticket is only needed if you want to enter the Sant Joan castle enclosure (3.10 EUR).

Also worth a visit

  • Jardins de Santa Clotilde

    Terraced gardens on the cliffs between Fenals and Sa Boadella, with the bronze mermaids of Maria Llimona on the stairway down to the sea.

    Entry: 6.10 EUR, reduced 3.10 EUR

    At the gate. Open daily, hours change by season; closed 25 December, 1 and 6 January.

  • Museu del Mar (Can Garriga)

    The Maritime Museum inside the indiano house on the promenade: the ships of Lloret and the families who sailed to the Americas and came back.

    Entry: 4.10 EUR, reduced 2.00 EUR

    At the museum door. Hours change by season and part of the interior may be under refurbishment, so check before you go; the facade and its medallion are free from the promenade at any hour.

  • Castell de Sant Joan

    The round tower on the hill between Lloret and Fenals: free to see from the coastal path, paid to enter the walled enclosure and its views over both beaches.

    Entry: 3.10 EUR, reduced 1.50 EUR, under 12 free

    At the gate during opening hours: July to September daily 10:00 to 13:00 and 17:30 to 19:30, the rest of the year Saturdays, Sundays and holidays 10:00 to 13:00.

  • Cementiri Modernista

    An open-air gallery of Modernist funerary art one kilometre inland, with the Costa i Macià mausoleum by Puig i Cadafalch among its tombs.

    Entry: Free

    No ticket needed. Open daily, 8:00 to 20:00 from April to October and 8:00 to 18:00 from November to March.

Questions about playing in Lloret de Mar

Is it an escape room?

It is an escape room with the town as the room. Instead of a locked space you get the real streets of Lloret de Mar: the puzzles are dates, arches and merlons on the actual buildings, you solve them on your own phones, and no one is locked in.

Do we need to book?

Only adventures that show time slots need booking; the others start whenever you like, day or evening.

What if it rains?

Rain during a game is part of the game and you can finish it. With no booking, simply wait for a better moment to press Start. If the rain caught you mid-game, tell support where you were and we will see what can be done.

Is it for children?

Yes, from about 8 years old with an adult. A five-bar meter shows how hard the puzzles are, hints keep the group moving, and the main route is flat except for the steps at the end.

Can we play in the evening?

Yes: the seafront route is on lit public space and the finale works after dark. Two or three details are high on facades and out of reach of a phone torch, so if you can, start before the late afternoon in winter.

How it works

  1. Buy or pick Choose an adventure in the catalogue or a City Photo Passport. Most adventures start whenever you like; the ones with time slots are booked in two taps.
  2. Meet at the start point The app shows the meeting point on a map with walking directions. Gather your group there, each with a charged phone, and press Start.
  3. Play on your phones Walk, look, count and answer. Every puzzle sits in the real place; hints are there if you get stuck and the group moves at its own pace.
  4. Finish and collect Reach the finale, take the group photo and collect your XP. Stamps go into your passport, points into the rankings, and the next town is waiting.

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Ready to play?

Pick an adventure, gather your group and step out onto the streets. The town is the game board and the first puzzle is a short walk away.

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