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Bologna City Walking Tour

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Overview

Available languages

English
Italian
French
Spanish

2 hours

Mobile ticket

A classic walking tour through the streets of the city centre. With this guided tour you will discover the history of Bologna and its main cultural attractions. The Old Point of Sale area, the so-called Quadrilateral, the statue of Neptune and the Basilica of San Petronio are just some of the stops on this wonderful tour.

For those who purchase the option with the Archiginnasio tour, the visit will be carried out in the afternoon, while the group tour of the city of Bologna remains departing in the morning. Availability permitting, if you have special time requirements please specify in the requests which slot you prefer (14 : 10 or 17 : 00).

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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)

Cancellation Policy

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

What To Expect

1

Basilica Di San Petronio

Visit inside the Basilica

20 minutes • Admission Not Applicable
2

Piazza Santo Stefano

Visit of the square

10 minutes • Admission Included

What‘s Included

Welcome by the Bologna Tour staff

For those who buy option with Tour Archiginnasio, the visit to the palace will be at 14:10 or 17:00

Certified tour guide

Gratuities

Options

French

Tour in French
Duration: 2 hours

Spanish

Spanish
Duration: 2 hours

English

City & Archiginnasio tour ITA

City tour + Archiginnasio Tour: 2h group city tour in the morning + 1h group Archiginnasio tour. The tour of the Archiginnasio will be in the afternoon.

Italian

City & Archiginnasio tour ENG

City tour + Archiginnasio Tour: 2h group city tour in the morning + 1h group tour of the Archiginnasio in the afternoon.

English tour + 3 Food Voucher

Food tasting in the citycentre

Reviews

4.54

769 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Don’t miss this opportunity to learn!

    Peter J,,Feb 27, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    An excellent experience-highly recommended. Our guide was very knowledgeable and imparted her knowledge with a gentle humour. We learned much about Bologna from a lady who obviously loves the city. Thank you.

  • Ricardo Wins at being a Tour Guide!

    Brynn B,,Feb 26, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Ricardo was a wealth of knowledge, even including information I feel like you wouldn’t get in a normal tour - he was very helpful and informative! We got to see two Michaelangelo’s ! What a treat.

  • Andrea was a fantastic...

    Kopikaa E,,Feb 25, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Andrea was a fantastic guide. He was very well-paced in his delivery, balanced in his excitement and high-yield information. I would highly recommend this tour to my friends, if receiving a guide like Andrea.

  • Disappointing

    nramato,,Feb 12, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    2.00

    Boring and difficult to hear guide even with whispers. Guide was very unanimated and monotone in her delivery.

  • Best guide

    MELISSA P,,Feb 7, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Julia was wonderful. Very educated and knowledgeable. She understands the history of Florence. A must do for sure.

  • Great walking tour!

    Danielle D,,Feb 1, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    This was a great way to see the highlights of Bologna and learn about the history of the city. Our guide was fantastic!

  • Details you can’t learn by yourself.

    Mandy M,,Jan 29, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    If I hadn’t done this I would have missed knowing Bologna. This is my first trip to Bologna. Walking around the city prior to my tour I missed SO MUCH! The heart is in the details of this city and is best expressed on a tour. My tour guide was incredible knowledgeable and tailored my experience to my interest. Absolutely a memorable part of my trip. Do not visit this city and think you can understand its history on your own. You will miss so much.

  • A great introduction to Bologna

    123asb2018,,Jan 26, 2026

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    We ended up with a really small tour (just 6 people), which was very nice. Our guide was very knowledgable and answered questions well. He took us around the old parts of Bologna and explained a bit of the history of the city, which was a great introduction to the city. I liked that the tours use certified guides. We took the tour as part of the Bologna Welcome Card, which we found to be a deal for the things we wanted to do in the city.

  • A good tour to do while in Bologna.

    259robertov,,Jan 25, 2026

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    4.00

    This tour was quite good overall. The tour guide did a good job of showing us important aspects of downtown Bologna and the significance of some of the structures. The only downside that I would say is the inflexibility of the tour company. I had purchased tickets for one time slot and the TripAdvisor app mistakenly listed me as a different time. When I told the tour company about this, they completely refused to work with me in regards to the situation. I had to buy completely new tickets for a time slot only a few hours later. There would have been no problem in just allowing me to tagalong in the earlier time slot that I had originally selected. That was ungracious and upsetting. But I tell you what, if it was not for that this would have easily scored a five star review.

  • Informative and Interesting Walking Tour

    ClaraBella27London,,Jan 22, 2026

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Cristina was excellent. She was very knowledgeable about Bologna and its history. Her English was excellent ( thankfully, as unfortunately we don't speak Italian), she was able to answer all the questions posed to her and she had a warm and friendly manner.

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