Bologna Private Tours with Locals

Experience Bologna like a local with our personalized private tours. Explore the city’s hidden gems, indulge in delicious food, and immerse yourself in its vibrant culture.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Basilica di San Petronio - Follow your host on a personalized route and see historic sites like the Basillica di San Petronio, as well as the hidden gems only locals know about

IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences

What's Included
  • Private and personalized experience
  • Convenient hotel meet-up (upon request)
  • Flexible walking tour
  • Choice of 3 or 5 hours with a Local host
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Tickets to any attractions
  • Transportation costs
  • Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information

Spend a day exploring the terracotta-tiled, bustling student hub and gastronomy paradise that is Bologna with one of our warm and welcoming hosts! Kick off your day with a robust espresso at a coffee house nestled beneath the city’s portici (covered walkways), then take a leisurely stroll past an ornate theatre towards Bologna’s medieval market, the…

Location
Comet
Via IV Novembre
After booking, you can adjust the meeting point to fit your preferences with the help of our Experience Planners.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Daniel_n
Oct 4, 2024
That our host, Paulina,... - That our host, Paulina, was super good at adapting the tour to our interrests and answering our many mnay questions. Highly reccomend her.
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Leonardk621
Sep 29, 2024
Custom Tour of Bologna...History, Architecture & Hidden Gems! - Claudio Natale was a fabulous walking tour guide...he is a hidden gem himself! Our two hour tour not only included the basics...but he also addressed several of our specific interests. Enjoy!!! Len
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Worldtraveler919
Jun 20, 2024
Great Bologna tour with Antonia. - We just finished a great tour with Antoni a few hours ago. We had a personal 3 hour tour with her which covered the central area of Bologna. We learned the history of Bologna, saw Roman ruins and great buildings and learned where all the fun restaurants are located and where to buy food, plus we learned some odd items that we would never have found. Highly recommend a tour with Antonia.
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Alex_m
Apr 25, 2024
Complete Satisfaction - Words can not express my appreciation for the best tour we received from Claudio in Bologna. He really went out of his way to meet All our desires and expectations. Knowledgeable, friendly, well versed in English language and kind hearted. Great Asset to the tour company's he participated with. Thank you very much.
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Albert_e
Apr 14, 2024
Great learning experience. - The history of Bologna we received from our guide. She showed us around the whole plaza and pointed out several secrets from years back. We also were able to taste the best of Bologna.
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185barbp
Oct 21, 2023
So Fun! - Amazing guide (Mirko) who was so knowledgeable and engaging we had a great time with him. We spent six hours with him and it seemed to go by pretty fast.
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Explore00442664544
Sep 9, 2023
Amazing Guide Tour of Bologna - On Saturday Sept 9 @ 10 AM my husband (age 80) and I (age 75) had the privilege of accompanying Fiore on a 3 hour private walking tour of Bologna, a city that she knows very well. Fiore loves Bologna -its history - its architecture - its people and she passed on her enthusiasm for all things Bologna to us. Her personal stories added depth to the historical information she passed along. Some details first: Fiore arrived early for our tour; she was fluent in English; she spoke clearly and slowly so she was very easy to understand; she happily incorporated some personal requests ( like an ATM stop) without backtracking or wasting our tour time; lastly, she recommended a wonderful restaurant where my husband and I enjoyed lunch after the tour. The tour itself was fascinating and comprehensive. We visited several of Bologna’s secrets and three of its churches, two university sites, several monuments and piazzas. Fiore’s knowledge of Bologna’s history was vast and she was just as adept at explaining the city’s buildings and their place in history. She was able to share her knowledge in easily understood capsules of information. We highly recommend touring with Fiore. It was her personality and love of Bologna that gave this tour its character. If we had more time - I would do another tour with Fiore again.
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Judy_h
Jun 5, 2023
Bologna City Tour - Gabriele did a fantastic job of showing us so many highlights of Bologna. He was extremely informative and greatly contributed to the wonderful time we had in Bologna.
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Lolaboba
Sep 19, 2019
bologna walking tour - Great experience with private guide, father and son. Giacomo was very knowledgeable and passionate about his job! Real pleasure and great tour seeing the best of the city in a few hours!excellent!
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Frank
Sep 16, 2019
Great time in Bologna - Claudia was our guide and we thought she was lovely. Very knowledgeable as she has lived in the area all her life. Took us to many great places we would have never found. She also took us to several great food spots and recommended a restaurant for dinner that turned out to be the best dinner we have had in Italy so far. The only reason I didn’t give her 5 stars is that she speaks too softly for a guide. There were only 5 of us and we all had trouble hearing her. Her English is good but not great and the combination made her a little hard to understand at noisy locations. I highly recommend this 4 hour tour. There is so much to see in this beautiful & vibrant city.
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From $63
up to 8 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).