Sounion & Lavrio | The golden age
10-80 participants
outdoor
4 hours - 1 day
About the event
This is the place were it all begun. This is the actual spot from which the light of the western civilization came. The cape Sounion and the hills of Lavrio hold the answer to some very important questions. Questions like: “How did Athens manage to become an empire?”, “What made this city so great, some 3000 years ago?”, “What was the source of all this spiritual and commercial wealth?”
This is the part of history that most of us forgot, the actual reason why Parthenon is here!
Event details
Sounion & Lavrio is situated at the southern tip of Attica peninsula and is a quite large place to visit.
Set up:
- 5-12 persons/ vehicle (7-12 seat mini vans or buses)
- 1 Summit tablet or smartphone/ team
- A print with historical facts & the riddle to translate
- You can choose between a short route (Vouliagmeni- Sounion retour) and a long route (Athens- Sounion- Mesogaia route)
Versions available:
- Basic quest (questions- puzzles- photo missions included)
- Advanced quest (questions- puzzles- photo- team activities included)
- Deluxe quest (all of the above + cultural & tasting missions included)
Game flow:
- How do you win? Collect as many points as possible!
- How do you get points? Answer questions or decipher encrypted puzzles along the way, complete the missions our Summit staff will put you through and finally translate the linear B transcript that answers the questions about how Athens became the greatest naval empire of ancient world.
- Where are the tasks? Navigate to the spots shown on the digital map: some appear from the beginning of the game and some will appear as you progress. Others, show up while passing by, as encrypted messages. These puzzles can be solved at your convenience before the end of the game, just click on them and solve - but pay attention - from the moment you open a puzzle you have one chance to answer and only 2 minutes until the task disappears.
- Tasting/ cultural/ photo missions and team activities are incorporated to the game - teams that complete them successfully will win point bonuses that can change the results on the leaderboard (pls refer bellow for more).
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Key benefits
cultural immersion
engagement
fun
learning history
playful exploration
team bonding
sightseeing
team dynamics
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