Enjoy a classic walking tour through the streets of the center of Bologna visiting the main cultural attractions of the city. Explore some of the picturesque squares and beautiful buildings of the city on this 2-hour tour.

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Free cancellation: Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
Covid-19 precautions: Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
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Duration 2 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
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Live tour guide: Italian, English, French, Spanish
Optional audio guide: Italian, English, Spanish
Small group available

Highlights

Admire the Basilica of San Petronio
See the towers of Bologna
Discover the beautiful Quadrilatero Market

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Your tour starts from Piazza del Nettuno. You'll discover the Piazza Maggiore and the Basilica of San Petronio and the Meridian. Next visit the oldest library in the world and Piazza Santo Stefano, where you'll see the wonderful Basilica that overlooks the square. Then visit the Towers of Bologna, the Asinelli and the Garisenda, before you explore the historical market Quadrilatero to admire the historical shops and take in the scents of local food. Finally, visit Palazzo Re Enzo which overlooks the square and is the palace seat of the municipality.

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Bologna walking tour
Live guide

Food and Drinks

Not suitable for

People with mobility impairments

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

All required protective equipment is provided
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

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Meeting point varies depending on option booked.

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Comfortable shoes

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This tour is not recommended for people with limited mobility.

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4.6 /5

based on 155 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.7/5
Value for money
4.4/5
Service
4.7/5
Organization
4.6/5

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After visiting Rome, Siena and Florence our first impression when coming to Bologna wasn’t the love from the first sight ‍♀️ However, the walking tour with the brilliant guide in English-Paola, gave us a different perspective of the city. We were told so much more details and interesting facts that we read about in our guidebook. Highly recommended!!

August 23, 2021

Margarita was an exceptional guide, providing potted histories and interesting and funny stories about all the sites. She went at our pace, answering all our questions, and we gained a good insight into the amazingly complicated history of this lovely town. She spoke excellent English and the 2 hour tour went by far too quickly! If you can, get onto this tour. We went on our first day in Bologna and were able to pick places from our tour that we wanted to see again. Very useful!

September 13, 2019

An excellent introduction on our first visit to Bologna. We were staying for a few days so we received several very good pointers to places we wanted to revisit in more depth. However even if we had only been there for a day or so, this tour would have given us a superb "feel" for the city and its history.

September 2, 2019

Bologna: City Center Walking Tour

Bologna: City Center Walking Tour

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