Metravel city quest
City Gomel: free walking route “The Passport of the Old Park's Keeper” along the sights. 8 points. Approximately 1 h 20 min. Quests and legends - straight from
The park in Gomel has an invisible keeper. She makes sure the old lindens stay healthy, the swans come back in spring, and the palace stands straight and proud, now in its third century. All her magic rests on a special passport with seven stamps: the stamp of the river, the stamp of the animal, the stamp of the palace... But one morning the passport turned out to be empty. The stamps had faded and dissolved into the park.
Without them the Keeper grows weak, and the park slowly forgets its stories. Today you are a junior ranger. Walk through the park in order, look closely at every place, and bring the stamps back one by one. A grown-up will help with the map and with crossing the road, but the puzzles are yours to solve.
The route points in order — what these places are and why they are interesting. Tasks and answers stay inside the quest.
The first stamp is the stamp of the high bank. The Keeper always began right here: from the upper embankment, all of Gomel looks down at the water.
Stamp number two is the stamp of the city symbol. A bronze boatman sits frozen by the water, and next to him is perched an animal with tufts on its ears and a short tail.
The third stamp is the stamp of the mirror facade. Before you stands a white cathedral with a dome, the pride of the whole park.
The fourth stamp is the stamp of the old tree. The main path runs from the cathedral to the palace between lindens that are more than a hundred years old.
The fifth stamp is the stamp of the grand entrance. And here is the palace itself, the Rumyantsev and Paskevich Palace.
The sixth stamp is the stamp of reflection. Swan Pond divides the park into two halves, and on a calm, windless day its water works like a giant mirror.
The seventh and last required stamp is the stamp of the old factory. This tall tower was not born a tower at all.
All seven stamps are in place, and the Keeper's passport glows again! But since you have made it to the edge of the park, peek into the Winter Garden.
This route is part of Metravel city quests. Below are the other quests in this city and cities with quests nearby.