Bologna City Walking Tour: Discover the Historic Downtown and Cultural Attractions
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486 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.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
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
What's Included
  • Welcoming staff from Bologna Tour
  • Expert certified tour guide
What's Not Included
  • 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)
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.

Customer Ratings
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Francis_m
Jun 18, 2024
Bologna walking tour - The total experience was excellent. Sarah was great and very knowledgeable. I enjoyed the information about the statue of Neptune, the patron Saint Patronis and the church.
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Cheryl_k
Jun 17, 2024
My tour guide was... - My tour guide was excellent! She was easy to understand and very informative! Very timely and she provided a lot of information.
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Hongli_j
Jun 14, 2024
Super high quality tour! - Extremely good tour guide, who made the history of the city alive! The rich knowledge and balanced view of the guide, plus practical tips for further exploration, double thumbs up. Thank you!
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Robertv1372
Jun 13, 2024
Great introduction to Bologna - Very informative two hour walking tour. Lots of information not in the history books from the US. We enjoyed getting to know Bologna.
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Alastair_b
Jun 10, 2024
Informative and amusing tour - Excellent informative and amusing guide. She really made the tour enjoyable. We saw many aspects of the city centre we had previously missed when walking around.
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Angegault
Jun 10, 2024
The red city. A story of porticoes, papacy and towers. - The best walking tour we have been on. Engaging and informative. A masterclass! We gained a good understanding of the development of the city over the centuries, and crucially the power dynamics at play, through descriptions of the architecture around us. Fascinating.
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Trese_r
Jun 10, 2024
Highly informative and enjoyable tour - Excellent, comprehensive tour, mainly historical but with contemporary accents. Maurizio (I think was our guide’s name) was extremely knowledgable, with a dry sense of houmour. He has excellent English but quite a strong Italian accent, which we soon got used to. The audio worked very well. The tour had a good pace and covered a decent number of subjects, with the art appreciation in the Basica being a particular highlight. Maurizio is clearly very passionate about his city and it’s cultural heritage and historical significance (‘it’s not just about the food!’). Highly recommended. Thank you 😀
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U6922ofnicholasp
Jun 8, 2024
Best tour guide - We had a wonderful tour guy fabulous thank you. History of tour was very interesting. Thank for all your facts and knowledge family of 6.
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Delyth_g
Jun 13, 2024
Very good experience - Very enjoyable tour with an informative and personable guide, good overview of the city centre and its history.
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Afj2013
Jun 15, 2024
No integrity - Despite calling Viator soon after starting the tour, explaining the problem and being given verbal assurances of a full refund, head office send standard worded refusal (along with their assurances of continued customer support). The excellent Bologna tourist office offer the same tour for €10 euro less.
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