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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Graciela_o
Jun 5, 2025
Very interesting walk.... - Very interesting walk. The guide, Clara very much turned: as we told her, we were left thinking about all the information received.
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Diane_g
Jun 4, 2025
Excellent tour! - Very informative! Great way to learn some history and get your bearings in the city. It was a great tour that both my husband and I enjoyed and would recommend!
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VerĂ³nica
Jun 1, 2025
The guide was detailed. The person was kind in charge of ny cordial. The tour was very rewarding and enriching at the c-level - The tour was excellent and detailed. Very enriching on a cultural level. The guide was friendly and friendly all the time.
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Cayetana
May 25, 2025
Bologna, very old city with a very young population because of the university - Extraordinary city!! a very nice mix of very old city of lots of history and a very young population of students of the most old university of Euorpe. Really nice places, restaurants, very interesting places
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Aristotelis_h
May 25, 2025
Great tour of Bologna - familiarise yourself with the City - We were very pleased with this tour of Bologna and was provided with great information. Great tour to do on your first day to get familiar with the areas and city and then where to go on our own afterwards at your own pace. Great tour also to know where to eat.
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V552basarahe
May 22, 2025
Terrific - Fantastic your! Michaela was an amazing, energetic and knowledgeable guide - I would recommend it to anyone visiting Bologna!
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Zev_b
May 29, 2025
Great tour, could have done without the politics - The tour guide was very knowledgeable and energetic and moved the tour along. I feel like I learned a lot and really enjoy the morning. My only concern was that she wore a political pin about a subject that is very controversial and not an internal Italian matter. Certainly it would alienate some portion of the tour and because she wore it as a pin, everyone had no choice but to see it and read it over and over again every time we looked at her. To be clear, I would have been just as uncomfortable if she had a worn a pin for the "other" side and made a different group of people unwelcome. I just would strongly prefer that during work hours only with a mixed group that of course will have many opinions, that very controversial political issues are not advertised on the tour guide. I assume since she was wearing the pin on her ID holder that this is allowed or encouraged by the company, so for me, since I would like to have a more relaxing vacation away from all this for just a few days, personally I will not use this company again.
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Suli_f
May 25, 2025
mediocre - we thought it was a walking tour of more of the city, not just a tour of one small area around a plaza
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674mariskah
May 24, 2025
Disappointed - For me it was too basic, just a lot of facts about the city without a cohesive story. For 30€ I would have expected a more interesting walk instead of rushing through facts. No spontaneity or real interaction with the people.
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Jeremyls6013ka
May 26, 2025
Disappointing - The tour guide repeatedly did not know basic facts or got basic facts wrong. She also clearly ran out of materials 20-30 minutes early.
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From $29
up to 15 guests
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).