Como
The Last Volt
City quest
A detective trail of a burned exhibition: ten marks in stone, a Collector on your heels, and an artifact hidden in plain sight.
- 2 hDuration
- 4.2 kmDistance
- 10Points
- Languages
- from €11.99Price
- 42 people are looking at this
- Last unlocked about an hour ago
Play now
Unlock instantly and start at the first landmark.
Your pace
Pause for coffee, skip nothing — the story waits.
On the ground
Puzzles only make sense where you are standing.
Keep it
One payment, no subscription, replay whenever you like.
What's included
- A full story told in your headphones
- 10 location puzzles — no spoilers here
- Start any time; no guide waiting for you
- Map and audio work without signal
Why this quest
- A detective story written for the real streets of Como
- 10 stops with audio narration and on-the-spot challenges
- Built for couples, friends or a small group — no booking slot
- Finish in about 2 h, or stretch it across an afternoon
One-off payment
We send the route and a one-tap link into the app. No account, no password needed.
The mission
The story that starts before the first puzzle.
May 1899. Como is celebrating a century of the invention that remade the world: a hundred years earlier, a local boy named Alessandro Volta built the first electric battery. The jubilee pavilions hold his instruments, manuscripts, the very Voltaic pile. One July night the exhibition burns to the ground. The cause: a short circuit. Volta’s invention destroys the memory of Volta.
Official reports say almost everything was lost. But in a 1899 file, archivist Elvira Conti recently found a letter from the exhibition’s curator, Cesare Ceresole. An hour before the fire he carried out one object — the last pile assembled by Volta’s own hands — and hid it somewhere in the city. He never told even his wife where. Instead of an address, Ceresole left a trail: ten marks cut into the stone of Como. “Whoever walks the trail to the end will know what to do with the last volt,” the letter finishes.
Elvira would unravel the trail herself, but the archive is being watched. A certain Collector has already offered her a six-figure sum for the letter; refused, he promised to take the pile without her. She needs people no one would suspect. Tourists. You.
Your brief
Walk Ceresole’s trail: ten places, ten puzzles, ten letter tokens. Collect them all and you will learn what he wanted done with the last volt. And try to stay ahead of the Collector — he is already in town.
Where it starts
Meet here, open the app, and the first chapter begins.
The route at a glance
Places you will visit
Real landmarks on the ground. Titles and photos only — the puzzles stay unspoiled.
Stop 1 Porta Torre
Largo Miglio, Como
Stop 2 Gattoni Tower
Via Varese 2, 22100 Como
Stop 3 Alessandro Volta’s Birthplace (Palazzo Volta)
Via Alessandro Volta 62, 22100 Como
Stop 4 Basilica of San Fedele
Piazza San Fedele, 22100 Como
Stop 5 Roman Theatre Remains at Via Vitani 13
Via Vitani 13, Como
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Stop 6 Como Cathedral
Piazza del Duomo, 22100 Como
Stop 7 Teatro Sociale
Piazza Giuseppe Verdi, via Vincenzo Bellini
Stop 8 Piazza Cavour and the Exhibition That Rose Twice
Piazza Cavour, 22100 Como
Stop 9 Tempio Voltiano
Viale Guglielmo Marconi, 1, 22100 Como
Stop 10 Life Electric
Diga foranea Piero Caldirola
How it works
- Unlock the quest — one payment, yours to keep.
- Open it in the app at the starting point; audio and map work offline.
- Follow the story, solve puzzles on location, finish when you want.
Before you play
- Wear shoes you can walk in for the full distance.
- Charge your phone; download the quest on wifi before you leave.
- Bring headphones — the story is meant to be heard, not shouted.
- Rain or shine works; check opening hours if a stop is indoors.
Questions before you unlock
Is this a guided tour?
No. It is a self-guided story in the app: you walk, listen and solve puzzles. No meeting point with a human guide, no fixed start time.
Will it spoil the puzzles?
This page only shares the prologue and the places you visit. Challenges, answers and plot twists stay inside the app.
Do I need tickets or bookings?
The quest itself is played outdoors from stop to stop. If a landmark has a paid interior, you can enjoy the challenge from outside unless the story asks otherwise.
Can we play as a group?
Yes. One unlock covers the people walking together on one phone, or each person can unlock their own copy. Split up only when the story asks you to.
What if I lose signal?
Download the quest once in the app. After that the map and audio work offline — useful in old streets and courtyards.
How long does it take?
Plan for about 2 h and 4.2 km. You can pause anytime; progress stays in the app.
Unlock the whole city
Every route and quest in this city, at less than the price of three of them. €19.99
Prefer a ready audio walk?
No puzzles — a planned route with narration written for the spot you are standing on.
