The Lovers of Teruel
Mudéjar towers and love legend in Aragon's forgotten city
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In 1217, Diego de Marcilla died of grief upon finding Isabel de Segura married to another. She died kissing him one last time. Teruel's UNESCO-listed Mudéjar towers have watched over this legend for eight centuries — and over Moorish bricklayers' secrets no one has yet pierced.
Teruel exists — and it's one of Spain's best-kept secrets
"Teruel exists" is the protest slogan of Spain's least populated provincial capital. But this small Aragonese city holds the peninsula's most exceptional Mudéjar ensemble: four bell towers of brick adorned with green and white ceramic, built in the 13th and 14th centuries by Moorish master masons who stayed after the Reconquest. The towers of San Martín and El Salvador, the cathedral and the church of San Pedro are UNESCO World Heritage listed. The Mausoleo de los Amantes in the Church of San Pedro holds the — real or legendary — remains of Diego and Isabel, Spain's "Romeo and Juliet".
« "Teruel's towers are the only minarets in Europe that ring Christian bells. That's the entire history of Spain in one brick." »— — Facing the Torre de El Salvador, 13th-century Mudéjar masterpiece
Moorish bricks, Christian bells: the Mudéjar art of Teruel
Mudéjar art was born from the coexistence of Christians and Muslims in medieval Spain. After the reconquest of Teruel by Alfonso II of Aragon in 1171, the alarifes — Moorish master masons — stayed and continued building with their techniques: exposed brick, glazed ceramic, polylobed arches and geometric patterns inspired by the Alhambra.
Teruel's four towers — San Martín (1316), El Salvador (1277), San Pedro and the cathedral — are gate-towers spanning the city's streets. Their decoration of lozenges, stars and interlacing green ceramic on red brick is unique in Europe. The Torre de El Salvador, with its two concentric towers linked by a staircase, is a masterpiece of medieval engineering.
The legend of the Lovers of Teruel, attested from the 13th century, tells of the impossible love between Diego de Marcilla and Isabel de Segura. In 1555, excavations in the Church of San Pedro unearthed two mummified bodies that tradition identified as the lovers. The current mausoleum, sculpted by Juan de Ávalos in 1955, has become a romantic pilgrimage site.
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 Route
4 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?
UNESCO Mudéjar art
Four ornate brick towers — the finest Mudéjar ensemble in Spain.
Love legend
Diego and Isabel — Spain's Romeo and Juliet rest in the Church of San Pedro.
Medieval ceiling
The cathedral's painted ceiling is a 13th-century comic strip.
Arab geometry
The tower patterns follow mathematical rules the game reveals to you.
Two lovers. Four towers. Eight centuries of brick and legend.
Decipher the Mudéjar alphabet and Spain's most beautiful love legend.
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 Lovers of Teruel 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 far do you walk in Teruel · Historic centre & Mudéjar towers?
Usually 2 to 4 km of total walking, within 1.5 km as the crow flies from the start point. The route is designed to be walkable at a relaxed pace, no public transport needed.
Q03Can we do The Lovers of Teruel as a family with kids?
Yes, from age 6 with an adult reading puzzles aloud, and from age 12 on their own. Kids love the "find the camera clue" part — it's very visual, gets them genuinely involved.
Q04What if we get stuck on a puzzle?
Three hint levels per puzzle, with a small increasing time penalty. If truly stuck after level 3, you can skip the step (45-min penalty). The point: nobody stays blocked and goes home frustrated.
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Brick bell towers that only Moorish master masons knew how to build, recumbent figures whose hands refuse to touch for eternity — Teruel is the only place in Europe where a love legend and an architectural masterpiece have shared the same street for eight centuries.
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