The Legacy of Sagres
The school of the Discoveries moves up to Lisbon
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When Henry the Navigator died, his cartographers, astronomers and pilots moved to the capital
The Sociedade de Geografia — where Sagres survived Henry the Navigator
When Henry the Navigator died in 1460, the school of Sagres — where he had gathered Arab, Jewish and Italian cartographers, Mallorcan astronomers and Genoese pilots — did not vanish. Its men moved to Lisbon, which had become the nerve centre of the Discoveries. For four centuries, their heirs trained navigators, drew maps of the world, and wrote treatises on latitude. In 1875, a learned society took up their legacy: the Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa. Its collections still hold Diogo Cão's padrão, Manueline armillary spheres, and eight secrets carved along the Avenida da Liberdade.
« "The world is small for those who know how to do great things." »— — Motto of the Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa
From Sagres to Lisbon, four centuries of maritime science
Henry the Navigator never sailed. His genius was to gather, in Sagres, Europe and Africa's finest scientific minds: the Catalan cartographer Jaume Ribes — a converted Spanish Jew — who drew the first African charts, the astronomer Abraão Zacuto who compiled the ephemerides used to calculate latitude at sea, and the Genoese pilot Bartolomeo Perestrello who passed his knowledge to a future son-in-law called Columbus. When Henry died, his school moved to the capital, where the royal treasurer set up the Casa da Mina e Índia: the world's first colonial administration.
Four centuries later, in 1875, a group of scholars founded the Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa to preserve the scientific legacy of the Discoveries. They installed their offices in a neo-Manueline palace on Rua das Portas de Santo Antão, at the foot of Rossio. The society holds one of the world's largest collections of Portuguese colonial objects: stone padrões, armillary spheres, astrolabes, and charts by Diogo Cão and Bartolomeu Dias. Entry is free on request, but the eight clues hidden in the neighbourhood are enough to decipher the cosmic chart of the Sagres school.
A game, a guided tour and a heritage guide — all in one
You're not just buying an escape game. You're carrying a living guide — historical anecdotes, forgotten legends, key monuments, hidden architecture — unfolding as you go.
At each stop, places ordinary guides miss — secret façades, sculpted crests, alleys steeped in history.
Every riddle is rooted in a real historical fact or local legend. You leave with dozens of stories to tell.
Learn to read buildings — flamboyant Gothic, Baroque, Art Deco — like a real art historian, while having fun.
Walk through the city like a novel's character — every alley becomes a stage, every square a theatre.
A voice walks with you at every step, tells the story of each place, reads clues, adds a cinematic feel.
Keep access to the guide & game for 1 year. Come back any time, share it with friends.
« You will not leave this city the way you entered it. »
How does it work?
Explore the city on foot solving puzzles based on real historical facts. No locked room — the city is your playground.
No app to download. Play directly from your browser. Guided step by step, at your own pace.
One purchase per phone is enough. Play with family, friends or as a couple — everyone participates.
Point your phone at the façade: a historical character appears and speaks to you in your language. Golden letters magically write themselves on the wall to reveal the puzzle answer.
Stuck? Progressive personalised hints. The character repeats the puzzle on demand — at your own pace.
French, English, German, Spanish, Italian + 27 other languages auto-translated by AI.
The game downloads to your phone on start. Once the "✓ Downloaded" indicator appears, everything works without data — narration, AR, GPS and puzzles. Perfect abroad without a data plan.
Want to go deeper?
Places tied to your adventure — optional entries, totally up to you · per person
The Route
8 stages through the city
The gameplay: AR, camera, hidden clues
At each stop, open your phone camera: an augmented reality character appears on the façade and speaks your language. Hunt the clue — it materializes as golden letters on the real wall or floats in front of you. When you find it, the phone vibrates, an AR chest opens and reveals your answer fragment. 8 stops, 8 clues to find with the camera, 1 final code.
The stops on your route are a surprise. You'll discover them one by one, guided by your phone, starting from the meeting point.
How does it work with a group?
One phone = one team. Pick the number at checkout (1 to 10).
Solo, or a group sharing the screen. One team, one code.
Family, couple, or 2-3 teams competing. Each phone has its own code and its own score.
Friends, bachelor/bachelorette, small office outing — each their own code, each plays at their own pace. Tiered pricing then €6 flat per phone from the 6th.
- ✓All codes are independent — play at the same time OR separately, each team advances at its own pace.
- ✓Leaderboard between your teams + global game leaderboard — each score appears in the public ranking.
- ✓More than 10 phones or need a personalized quest? Discover custom tours.
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Practical info
Why this route?
World map
Rebuild the mental map of Sagres school in Lisbon.
Maritime astronomy
Zacuto, Nunes, Ribes — the cosmologists of the Discoveries.
Neo-Manueline
An architectural style invented to revive the Age of Discovery.
Ex Sagres lux
From Sagres came the light — the motto of Portuguese Renaissance scholars
9 features nobody else has
OddballTrip combines gamified play, augmented reality and AI. All our competitors deliver 1 or 2 of these angles. We deliver all 5.
AR treasure chest
A golden chest floats in front of the monument. Tap → opening animation → reveals a secret message.
AR narrator character
Point your phone at the façade: a knight, witch, monk, sailor, detective or ghost appears full-screen and speaks to you in your language with their dedicated ElevenLabs voice (each character has their own unique voice) — your living guide.
Magic golden letters
At the puzzle climax, golden letters magically write themselves on the real wall — that's the puzzle answer. An unforgettable visual effect.
Written + audio narration
Every puzzle available as text AND voice-over: read at your own pace or listen eyes-free while walking. Great in groups and for accessibility.
360° radar + vibration
A mini-radar shows the target even behind you, and the phone vibrates when you aim in the right direction.
Heritage storytelling
Every puzzle weaves in real historical facts (architecture, era, anecdotes). You learn by playing — like a gamified audioguide.
Progressive AI hints
3 levels of AI-generated help: vibe → where to look → answer format. You're never stuck.
AR selfie memento
At the end of the game, capture a selfie with OddballTrip banner + mascot, shareable on Instagram, TikTok.
Zero app to install
PWA technology: open the link, it plays in your browser. Same quality as an app, no App Store hassle.
Frequently asked questions
Q01What's the difference with a regular indoor escape room?
Outdoor escape game format: no physical locks, no actor, no fixed time slot. You start when you want, progress through Avenida da Liberdade and Rua das Portas de Santo Antão with your phone, and the city itself is the set. More immersive on local history, more flexible in pace.
Q02Can we take a break mid-trail?
Of course. Stop at a café, have lunch, resume later: your progress is saved. Many players bake a meal break into the trail, especially with families.
Q03Is The Legacy of Sagres good for a hen / stag party?
Great fit: no costume required, the team really collaborates (it's not a linear path), and the final code earns you a souvenir photo. Pick a calm time slot — early afternoon usually.
Q04Is The Legacy of Sagres stroller-accessible?
Depends on the exact route in Avenida da Liberdade and Rua das Portas de Santo Antão. The vast majority of stops are downtown, on sidewalks or squares. If a stair or narrow passage is involved, it's flagged on the product page. Generally: yes, doable with a standard urban stroller.
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