The White Lady of Puymartin
Walled alive, she still haunts the castle
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In the 16th century, Thérèse de Saint-Clar was walled alive in the North Tower of Puymartin Castle by her jealous husband. Since then, her white silhouette appears on full moon nights. No one has ever found the room where she was imprisoned.
Some stories never die — this one is walled into the stone
Puymartin Castle stands in the woods of the Périgord Noir, a few kilometers from Sarlat. Behind its medieval towers and stone-slab roofs hides one of Périgord's most tragic stories. Thérèse de Saint-Clar, caught with her lover, was condemned by her husband to end her days walled up in a room of the North Tower. Fifteen years of captivity. Then silence. Her ghost — the White Lady — still wanders the corridors.
« "You don't punish love — you wall it up. And it always comes back." »— — Legend of the Périgord Noir
Puymartin — the castle of the White Lady
Puymartin Castle was built in the 13th century, destroyed during the Hundred Years' War, then rebuilt in the 15th century by the Saint-Clar family. During the Wars of Religion, it found itself on the front line between Catholics and Protestants — Catholic Sarlat on one side, and Huguenot lords on the other.
It is in this context of violence that Thérèse's drama unfolds. Wife of the lord of Puymartin, she is caught with her lover. Her husband, in a fit of fury, has the door to her room in the North Tower walled shut. Thérèse would remain imprisoned for fifteen years, fed through a hatch, until her death. Legend says her skeleton was found centuries later, behind the wall.
Since then, the castle's inhabitants and visitors report sightings of a white figure in the North Tower, particularly on full moon nights. The White Lady of Puymartin has become one of France's most famous ghosts. The castle, still inhabited by the same family, is open to visitors — but the North Tower remains closed after nightfall.
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.
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Places tied to your adventure — optional entries, totally up to you · per person
The Route
5 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?
Legendary ghost
Investigate one of France's most famous ghost stories — the White Lady of Puymartin.
Medieval castle
Explore a 13th-century castle still inhabited by the same family, with its secret passages and haunted tower.
Night atmosphere
Play preferably in the late afternoon for an atmosphere worthy of the legend.
Secret passage
Discover the underground tunnels and hidden passages used during the Wars of Religion.
Walled alive. Fifteen years of silence. And she's still there.
Find Thérèse's room before night falls.
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
Q01Is The White Lady of Puymartin similar to a treasure hunt?
Same spirit: search, deduce, find. But here the "treasure" is a full story to piece together in eight stops. Each stop gives you a fragment of the final code. Eight fragments later, you've cracked it.
Q02How many stops are in The White Lady of Puymartin?
Eight stops total. At each stop you find a camera clue, solve the puzzle, collect a fragment of the final code. With all eight, you've got the answer.
Q03Can we play The White Lady of Puymartin as a couple?
Great two-person format. Narration is dramatic without overdoing it, puzzles are designed to spark conversation. Ideal for new relationships or anniversaries — you discover the city and coordinate on puzzles simultaneously.
Q04Do we need 4G data to play?
Intermittent 4G is plenty. Maps are cached at startup. Narration and clues load per stop, so a so-so signal between stops is fine. GPS itself uses no data.
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From the Great Hall to the underground tunnels, from the North Tower to the ramparts at dusk — unravel the mystery of the White Lady in a haunted escape game in the heart of the Périgord Noir.
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