Bologna City Walking Tour
Overview
Available languages
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‘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
What To Expect
Basilica Di San Petronio
Visit inside the Basilica
Piazza Santo Stefano
Visit of the square
Options
Spanish
Spanish
Duration: 2 hours
English
City tour + Archiginnasio tour
City tour + Archiginnasio Tour: 2h group city tour in the morning + 1h group Archiginnasio tour. The Archiginnasio tour will be at 14:10 or 17:00 -
English tour + 3 Food Voucher
Food tasting in the citycentre
Tour in French
Tour in French
Duration: 2 hours
Italian
Reviews
738 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Bologna Walking Tour
MarcKreistian V,
Nov 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Great tour from a knowledgeable guide. I feel that I know so much more now that I took this tour. My tour also came with the food vouchers for me to go to after, and the food was great!
Pasta making
Moira E,
Nov 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Such fun to make pasta and it tasted amazing! Great group of people Very friendly people Sonia a great teacher
For the price, this was great.
Patricia C,
Oct 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00The guide was very smart and gave a strong tour of a beautiful city. Afterwards she helped my husband and I navigate some issues we were having with finding a way to print some documents. She went out of her way. Very sweet. Tour worthwhile!
Very easy, informative walking tour.
susanbN927XM,
Oct 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history and showed us all around the historical center of Bologna. I would highly recommend doing this tour.
This is a must do tour in...
catherine g,
Oct 27, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This is a must do tour in Bologna! We had an amazing tour guide and learned so much about the history and culture of Bologna. Well worth your time
Experience
Timothy F,
Oct 27, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Great personality… explained the local history. Very good with speaking English. Highly recommend… OK
Bologna is wonderful!
Cindy R,
Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00Saw much of the old center of Bologna and a lot of information in a condensed time frame. The guide was very nice and knowledgeable, however he spoke much too fast and his accent made it more difficult to understand unfortunately. So we got less out of the tour than we would have liked. Maybe others could understand better.
Walking Tour
Brent S,
Oct 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Helena was our guide and very knowledgeable. She took the time walking us through Bologna and we never felt rushed.
If you want a walking tour without walking, this is the tour for you. Otherwise, steer clear. It is a waste of your time
Cindy D,
Oct 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00This “walking tour” didn’t leave the Piazza where we met. We had only an afternoon in Bologna and we thought that a walking tour would be the best way to see the historic city center. Instead, we signed up for a tour advertised as a 2 hour walking tour and stood for 2 hours as our guide lectured us on art history. We did get to see the cathedral but there was no charge or lines. We could have entered and seen the inside independently in 15-20 minutes versus nearly the one hour he insisted on spending in that venue; half of our tour.
Our Guide was a native of...
John D,
Oct 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Our Guide was a native of Belogna and clearly one who loved and appreciated her heritage. She was a wealth of information without loading us up with more than than we needed to stay interested. A true professional!
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