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Bologna City Walking Tour: Discover the Historic Downtown and Cultural Attractions
4.5
583 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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(583 Ratings)
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3ally
Mar 24, 2025
Informative - We thoroughly enjoyed this 2 hr tour. We found it extremely interesting and informative. Our guide was extremely clear and had very good knowledge
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Maria_b
Mar 19, 2025
Great tour! - Wonderful tour with Maria-Christina. I highly recommend this tour since the tour guide explained the unique architecture of the city, as well as the fascinating history of Bologna.
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Deborah_k
Mar 18, 2025
A very enjoyable and... - A very enjoyable and informative tour. Our tour guide Ella was very friendly and gave recommendations for activities and for local restaurants. Would recommend
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Felicity_w
Mar 18, 2025
Wonderful introduction to food typical of Bologna. Well paced. Very enjoyable - We covered SO much. Not just the tasting itself but cooking methods, history and culture. At each venue we felt very privileged. A great trip.
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Peterharris32
Mar 18, 2025
The Food Capital of the World - Bologna Food
Bologna is Mostly well known for the cheese, ham, and pasta started in this area. If you were to ask me, I would say that the reason Bologna is well known for cheese, ham, and pasta is the fertile and rich soil all throughout the Po Valley. The rain, snow, and ice (melt), bring many value added nutrients and dump themselves into the soil of the Po Valley. The rich fertile soil is described on the internet as: “chocolatey”. I had always heard that plants like to have their leaves misted, thinking it a myth, but in the Piemontese area, there’s a dense fog that settles and adds to the agricultural richness.
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Courtenay_m
Mar 14, 2025
superb - great tour guide, very well informed. (the 100 character minimum for this review is annoying and a lot)
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C4994xamattiap
Mar 5, 2025
The hidden Bologna - Our guide was fantastic, he overwhelmed us with a series of information on the history of art in Bologna unknown to most and took us to places unknown to tourists who, however, deserve to pay a ticket to visit them.
His enthusiasm kidnapped us and the hours flew by listening to medieval stories and walking through the city, absolutely recommended!!
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John_v
Mar 23, 2025
Knowledgeable tour guide... - Knowledgeable tour guide and easy to meet. Slight challenge on understanding parts of the detail given about each stop. Very busy day in Bologna which likely made it more
Challenging.
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Cliffordw_w
Mar 22, 2025
Bologna city walking tour w/food coupons - Very knowledgeable guide, easy to follow along. Saw many great places. The 3 food coupons were so so. Sandwich shop wouldn't provide food explained on the voucher. Tortellini place was way over cooked and terrible. Gelato place was great.
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Natalia_v
Mar 13, 2025
It was not really a... - It was not really a walking city tour; we spent more than 1 h inside the church with detailed explanation of the paintings. There was little curiosities explained about the city and rather complex and confusing historical information. The guide was difficult to understand.
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