Each story is rooted in real local history and landmarks
A child exploring the Cigognier ruins discovers a glinting object in an ancient pipe. Transported back to 275 AD, they witness a temple guardian hiding the golden bust from Alemanni raiders, trusting the goddess Aventia to protect it for centuries until it can be found again.
A Roman gladiator's ghost still haunts the ancient arena, unable to rest because he believes the crowds have forgotten him. A child attending a Rock Oz'Arenes concert must help the ghost understand that the cheering crowd proves his arena was never truly forgotten -- it simply found a new kind of spectacle.
In 1978, when the stork nest is removed from the ancient Cigognier column for restoration, one stubborn stork refuses to leave. A child must convince her to nest at the nearby stud farm instead, founding the colony of nearly 30 pairs that thrives in Avenches today.
A child touches the ancient Tornallaz tower wall and begins to hear whispers. Each of the 73 towers along the Roman wall tells one fragment of a story, and the child must walk the full 5.5 km circuit to piece together the tale of Aventicum's last day -- when 20,000 voices fell silent.
Bishop Marius must decide whether to abandon declining Aventicum for Lausanne in 585 AD. A child travels back to help him pack the most precious things -- relics, manuscripts, and memories -- and learns what truly makes a city live on even after its walls crumble.
A young Franches-Montagnes foal at the Haras national discovers Roman chariot fittings beneath its stable. Each night it dreams of racing in the ancient amphitheatre before 16,000 spectators. But it must learn that its own greatness lies in the modern arena -- as Switzerland's only native horse breed.
Young Vespasian visits his father's grave in Aventicum and vows to make the small Helvetian town a true Roman city. A child witnesses the transformation as walls, temples, and an amphitheatre rise from the Broye plain, fulfilling a son's promise to honour his father's memory.
The mysterious twelve-sided bronze object in the museum starts glowing at midnight. A child must solve its puzzle -- rotating each face to reveal a different scene from Aventicum's 2,000-year history -- before dawn breaks and the dodecahedron falls silent for another century.
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