Bologna Gastronomy Discovery: A Walking Tour Through the Heart of Local Specialties

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Bologna

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Embark on a walking tour through Bologna’s Quadrilatero market, immersing yourself in the heart of local specialties. Indulge in 3 tastings and uncover the secrets of Bolognese cuisine with a knowledgeable guide.

Duration: 2 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Quadrilatero - Explore a charming, historic shop and enjoy a traditional local tasting
Neptune Square - Discover one of Bologna’s most renowned squares, enriched with fascinating anecdotes
Piazza della Mercanzia - Stroll through Piazza della Mercanzia and learn about Bologna’s ancient recipes
Quadrilatero - Tour a historic shop in…

What's Included

Certified tour guide
3 tastings
Welcome by the Bologna Tour staff
Voucher for a sweet delicacy

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Additional Information

This journey uncovers the culinary secrets of Bologna through a stroll in the Quadrilatero market, the genuine hub of local delicacies. Relish three sampling experiences guided by a local connoisseur and uncover fascinating trivia about Bolognese dishes! Plunge into the enthralling ambiance of downtown and its tastes. Cap off the tour with a delightful…

Location

Neptune square

We will have a sign with the name of the company written on it. We will be near the Fountain of Neptune

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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U8162hacatherinea

Apr 20, 2025

Great Experience - The food was amazing! We started with coffee for the adults and got hot chocolate for the kids. Everyone loved it! Then we learned to make tortellini from our tour guide, Darren. Afterwards we got some tortellini or for a vegetarian option, tortelloni. We walked back to the square and learned about the history of it. We then walked around finding ingredients for our charcuterie board and wine. We finished it off with some delicious gelato. Darren was amazing and gave great restaurant suggestions. Highly recommend!

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Brittany_c

Mar 27, 2025

Great Tour! - Loved the balsamic tasting and watching the chef roll the dough for the yummy pastries! It was a fun time!

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Christine_r

Feb 8, 2025

Andrea was our guide and... - Andrea was our guide and he took us to all the different spots to taste Bologna. Really enjoyed tasting the Balsamic Vinegar! Andrea was very knowledgeable about Bologna and all there is to eat there! Would highly recommend this tour!

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Pinner60

Feb 4, 2025

A taste of the best - This tour came highly recommended by a cousin and we were not disappointed. Our guide Fede was knowledgeable and interesting. The tour offered a wonderful dip not just into Bologna’s food but also the city’s history. The high point a picnic in the world’s oldest wine. A great introduction to a lovely place.

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Laura_g

Dec 24, 2024

Semi private to private tour - Our food tour in Bologna was incredible! We booked a semi private tour and my husband and I ended up being the only ones on the tour! Our tour guide was the most kind woman (Mikelle). She made our day even though it was cold and 2 days before Christmas.

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Patricia_s

Oct 17, 2024

Outstanding Private Walking Food Tour - Christina, our guide, was very knowledgeable about all of Bologna, history as well as food. Had four excellent tastings - balsamic vinegar, tigella, tortellini, and gelato. Toured markets and vendor stalls on food streets. Ended up replacing dinner plans. Excellent tour!

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Kathryn_d

Sep 30, 2024

Yummy - Claudia was a wonderful and engaging guide. She is well versed on the origins of certain foods. Diverse selection of Bologna dishes .

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Kellyk3014

Sep 23, 2024

Great Tour of the City and Food! - Highly recommend on your first day of Bologna as the guide points out many of the important landmark with history and take you around the markets and restaurants areas with a great amount of Bolognese traditional food! Then you can go back to the places to explore some more later~ Thoroughly enjoyed this tour!

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David_m

Sep 5, 2024

Era cosi cosi - Great acete (vinager) tasting to start the tour, and nice small meal with traditional Tuscan sandwich. But we didn't taste any cheeses or sliced meats. The pasta was a little basic so slightly disappointing. We thought the tour would ramp up, but it slipped a bit after the first two stops. Especially for price. Guide was kind and very informative.

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Kate_s

Sep 3, 2024

Great history tour, not a food tour - Our guide was lovely (didn’t introduce herself so not sure of her name). She had a great knowledge of Bologna but no food knowledge. She didn’t seem to know the agenda for the food part. We were expecting a foodie tour and this wasn’t it. The history of Bologna was great though

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From $65

up to 15 guests

1 - Adult