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

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
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.

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Susannehx9714kf
Nov 6, 2024
Very Interesting - This was a very interesting tour, Benedikta showed us and explained to us the kinds of details that put what we were looking at in context. Be sure to wear comfortable shoes, the tour isn't overly long, but the ground is uneven.
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Áron
Nov 4, 2024
Pleasent Italian lady - We've walked around the city the previous day and saw 80% that was presented. It was ok. But during this walking tour, we've got a lot of insights and background stories. It was like opening up our third eye or something. I would have regretted if we had to return from Bologna without knowing these amazing things about the city. We got our little earphones and a wonderful authentic lady with a pleasant Italian accent. It took 2 hours which was enough. We could have had questions in the end of the tour.
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Sheri_n
Oct 30, 2024
Educational, fascination, and fun - Every part of the tour was fantastic! Michaela was clearly knowledgeable and funny! After the tour, we were off confident in where we were going
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Alexandra_h
Oct 29, 2024
Great content on the tour - I learned so much on the tour. The tour guide was so knowledgeable and you could tell the passion for leading these tours.
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Melissa_j
Oct 29, 2024
Very entertaining - Mikala was great! Very funny and kept the group entertained. She had ample knowledge about the city and gave lots of suggestions when asked.
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Terrye_w
Oct 22, 2024
Rain Did Not Stop Us - Walking in the rain led us to exploring the porticos more than I think we would have. We also spent a fair amount of time in the unfinished church. Loved the sundial within. Your guides are well versed in the history of the city and it showed. Thoroughly enjoyed ourselves despite the rain.
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Alice_m
Oct 14, 2024
Great tour! - Great tour! Great way to see Bologna. The tour had more frequent shorter stops and moved around a lot which we liked so we could see more.
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Robert_s
Oct 14, 2024
5 Star Tour - Our guide was amazing, very informative. We learned a lot of history is such a short time. Highly recommend this tour.
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Faraway655742
Oct 20, 2024
Stock standard tour - The tour guide was very well informed about her town but there was a bit too much information without any small breaks to take it all in. We also purchased the food vouchers which we didn't think were that great regarding choice of items to eat. It was nice being shown the old lanes where traditional Bolognese food items are made.
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Mmasi51
Oct 25, 2024
Not customer service oriented - The train from Milan broke down arrived late and missed the tour. Viator would not issue a refund. This was out of our control and is not addressed in Viator's cancellation policy
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From $26
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).