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Bologna City Walking Tour: Discover the Historic Downtown and Cultural Attractions
4.6
545 Ratings
Bologna
Take a traditional stroll around the city’s heart with this guided tour, immersing you in Bologna’s history and primary cultural sights. Highlights include the old market district known as Quadrilatero, the Neptune statue, and the Basilica of San Petronio among other beautiful stops on this fascinating journey.
Take a traditional stroll around the city’s heart with this guided tour, immersing you in Bologna’s history and primary cultural sights. Highlights include the old market district known as Quadrilatero, the Neptune statue, and the Basilica of San Petronio among other beautiful stops on this fascinating journey.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Basilica di San Petronio - Visit inside the Basilica
- Archiginnasio di Bologna - Entrance into the courtyard of the building
- Quadrilatero - Visit to the ancient market of the quadrilateral among the historical shops
- Le Due Torri Torre degli Asinell - External visit of the towers
- Piazza Santo Stefano - Visit of the square
- Basilica di San Petronio - Visit inside the Basilica
- Archiginnasio di Bologna - Entrance into the courtyard of the building
- Quadrilatero - Visit to the ancient market of the quadrilateral among the historical shops
- Le Due Torri Torre degli Asinell - External visit of the towers
- Piazza Santo Stefano - Visit of the square
What's Included
- Welcoming staff from Bologna Tour
- Expert certified tour guide
- Welcoming staff from Bologna Tour
- Expert certified tour guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- The tour may be in Italian-English dual language on some days
- On Sundays there is no entry to the Archiginnasio
- To access the Basilica of San Petronio you must have adequate clothing (covered shoulders and trousers / skirts at least up to the knee)
- The tour may be in Italian-English dual language on some days
- On Sundays there is no entry to the Archiginnasio
- To access the Basilica of San Petronio you must have adequate clothing (covered shoulders and trousers / skirts at least up to the knee)
Location
Piazza del Nettuno
Meeting point at the Fountain of Neptune, in front of the statue and near the stairs of the Vittorio Emanuele bar.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(545 Ratings)
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Gary_w
Aug 26, 2024
Highly recommended! - This was an excellent introduction to Bologna on our first day in the city. Our guide, Claudio Cento, was very knowledgeable and shared a good level of detail with us. We saw all of the main sights, including going inside the Basilica di San Petronio, to see the world's largest sundial in a church. Highly recommended!
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Elizabeth_b
Aug 24, 2024
A two hour walking experience worth doing! - Francesca, our tour guide, was very knowledgeable and informative about the area and it’s history. Francesca demonstrated a pride and joy in sharing this walking experience with everyone within the group.
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James_f
Aug 22, 2024
Perfect pace and level of detail - Bernadetta was the perfect guide. She gave us plenty of interesting facts but did not fire them at us like a machine gun. Two hours was the perfect length for me, as I was ready to sit down and have lunch afterwards. We did a neat circuit of the city centre, with places linked together cleverly, helping us to remember the themes. It left me with a wishlist of a couple of places to go back to for a more in depth explore another day.
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Sherry_h
Aug 2, 2024
A Good Guide Makes A Difference - Our guide Elana (Alana?) was charming, passionate, and informative. It’s obvious she wanted to share the rich and fascinating history of Bologna with her visitors. Grazie Elana!
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Pjb434
Jul 30, 2024
Excellent walking tour - Our tour guide made the whole experience. She gave us amazing information in a pleasant and humorous way. Well worth the moment net and time invested.
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Karen
Jul 30, 2024
A gem of a city - Did a day trip on the train from Florence. What a beautiful city. My trip gave me an idea of the city so I can return for a few days next time to really enjoy it.
One of my now favourite Italian cities
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David_g
Jul 24, 2024
A most wonderful city, and an excellent tour - Very good guide, Kate.
Gave a very good overview of the city, making further exploration easy over the next few days
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192wernerb
Aug 26, 2024
City tour with competent guide (2 hours). - The city tour with a very competent, well-positioned and friendly guide was extremely interesting and insightful. One discovered pretty much most of the centrally located sights. There was always a good answer to questions.
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Vecchio05
Jul 22, 2024
Tour Guides Need to have a firm script and visit important sites such as University rooms. - The tour was just average. We were delayed waiting for late arrivals, then further delayed because the audio equipment and ear pieces did not work. The tour guide was lovely, but got sidetracked by a few guests who continually interrupted asking their own personal questions, thereby leaving the rest of us to wait. At the end of the tour, I felt I had learned very little about Bologna, so just a very average score from us.
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Serdno
Aug 24, 2024
Very dirty city - It's a beautiful city but the dirtiest I've ever seen. Porticoes and buildings with bulldozers and millions of stickers (graffiti is one thing and emblematic buildings are another). It's a shame. It was even worse than the picture.
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