Modernist Palma
Art Nouveau treasures of the Mallorcan capital
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
At the turn of the 20th century, Mallorcan architects rivalled Barcelona. Their façades still speak — if you know how to read them.
The other Modernisme, between Mediterranean and avant-garde
When Catalan Modernisme was exploding in Barcelona with Gaudí and Domènech, Mallorca was experiencing its own architectural revolution. Architect Gaspar Bennàzar, nicknamed the "Mallorcan Gaudí", and his contemporary Francesc Roca transformed Palma between 1900 and 1920. The Gran Hotel — the first luxury hotel in the Balearics — the Forn des Teatre bakery and the undulating façades of Passeig des Born bear witness to a unique Mediterranean Modernisme, more restrained than the Catalan but equally inventive.
« "Barcelona had Gaudí. Palma had Bennàzar. The difference? Bennàzar never had a queue outside his works." »— — Mallorcan Modernisme is the best-kept secret of the Balearics
The Gaudí nobody knows
The rise of Modernisme in Palma coincided with the arrival of luxury tourism in the Balearics. In 1903, architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner — the same who built the Palau de la Música in Barcelona — designed the Gran Hotel of Palma, a sumptuous building adorned with ceramics, sculptures and wrought iron that marked the beginning of a new era.
Gaspar Bennàzar, trained in Barcelona, took up the torch and created the most daring works of Mallorcan Modernisme: the Olivar market, the renovated Teatre Principal, and above all his own house on Plaça del Mercat, whose polychrome ceramic façade is an architectural manifesto in itself. The Forn des Teatre, a historic bakery adorned with brightly coloured majolicas, became the symbol of this everyday Modernisme.
After 1920, the movement declined, replaced by rationalism. But unlike Barcelona, where Modernisme became a tourist attraction, Palma's remained confidential. The façades are intact, never restored for tourists — raw, authentic, and scattered with details even the Palmesans have never noticed.
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.
Want to go deeper?
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?
Art Nouveau
Discover little-known Mallorcan Modernisme
Dragons & chimeras
The façades are full of fantastic creatures
Living heritage
From the Gran Hotel to the Forn des Teatre bakery
Invisible details
Codes in the ceramics that even locals don't know
Barcelona has the crowds. Palma has the intact façades.
Your investigation begins at the Gran Hotel
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
Q01Concretely, how does it unfold outdoors?
You arrive in Palma de Mallorca · City centre, open the link on your phone, the story starts. It's the modern outdoor escape game: audio narration, camera puzzles, final code unlocked as a team. No install. No need to book a time slot.
Q02How long does it take to finish Modernist Palma?
Plan 1 h 30 to 2 h 30 depending on your pace. Some finish in 1 h 10, others take 3 h in slow-mode. No pressure: the clock only counts for the leaderboard, you play at your tempo.
Q03Is Modernist Palma 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.
Q04What happens if it rains in Palma de Mallorca · City centre?
The game is playable in light rain — just keep your phone under a hood. For heavy thunderstorms, your code stays valid, you can postpone to another day at no cost.
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Explore the secret Modernisme of Palma and decipher the hidden messages in the finest Art Nouveau façades of the Balearics.
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