BOLOGNA · ITALY
The best of Bologna’s table.
The 15 most popular guided tours in Bologna. The ones worth booking ahead, with prices, run times and who runs each one.
A 3-hour Bologna walking food tour with Tigella, wine, balsamic, tortellini, tagliatelle, and gelato, ending by the Two Towers.
Most Popular“Very good tour! Perfect to start your time in Bologna, you directly know everything about the good food spots. We had a nice tour guide and a good group. We doubted a bit because of the price but it was 100% worth it.”
Taste 2–5 Colli Bolognesi wines on a small-group walk with certified sommelier Filippo through Bologna’s best city-center spots.
“We really enjoyed the tour with Filippe. Great to taste local wines and wines out of our comfortzone. It was a great experience.”
Private local-guided walking tour of Bologna from your accommodation, with orientation, top sights, food and shopping tips, and hidden side streets.
“Alessandro is an engaging guide who listens well and has a wealth of local knowledge about Bologna. WE wpuld recommend him to anyone who wants and "off the beaten Track" local tour of the old city and it's history.”
A 2.5-hour small-group Bologna walk with bread, mortadella, wine, hand-made tagliatelle al ragù, and gelato, led by an English guide.
“Excellent tour, lots of great insights into local traditions and culture and most of all great food! Thank you Luca”
Bologna’s 3-hour guided walk through Piazza Maggiore, porticoes, Santo Stefano and the university, led by multilingual expert guides.
“Guide is personalised, thoughtful and possess deep knowledge of history. Mostly private tours in Bologna, no big groups. Great learning experience for us.”
Self-guided Bologna food tasting with vouchers and QR audio, tortellini and tigellone included. Explore the historic center at your pace.
“This was such an amazing way to see the city and try new foods. We were only in Bologna for the day so this was so perfect for us. The vouchers don’t expire so if you were staying longer you could spread them out. We thought for the price that it would just be small…”
Private custom walking tour in Bologna with a local guide. Tailor sights and museum time, get food tips, 2–8 hours.
“Our guide Leo was extremely kind and knowledgeable. He made our first day in Bologna a memorable one, and I strongly recommend booking this tour if you’d like to learn about the well known and hidden gem sites. Thank you for this amazing experience, 11/10!”
A self-guided Bologna walking tour with audio and written guide, Google Maps directions, and quick stops from porticoes to the Two Towers.
“An excellent audio and written tour, that you can do at your own pace. Interesting dialogue and links to Google maps that takes you round the main sites of Bologna 🇮🇹”
Ride an e-bike through Bologna’s UNESCO porticoes and hill views, then finish with a local mountain aperitif. Small group, English.
“Great way to see Bologna and these guys do it right! I highly recommend. We saw parts of the city that I would never have noticed included view points and the large public parks.”
Audio-guided Archiginnasio visit in Bologna with an anatomical theatre stop and a small local food tasting voucher for about 1.5 hours.
“Non è molto utile. Nel pacchetto ci sono i biglietti salta fila, ma nel nostro caso (sabato pomeriggio) non c’era fila. Ottimo invece il voucher degustazione (piccolo tagliere di buoni affettati e bicchiere di vino + gelato Fabbri).”
2-hour guided Bologna food markets tour with an English guide and small group. Choose your own tastings at Mercato delle Erbe and Quadrilatero.
“Sonia was an excellent guide! We had a great time chatting with her, learning about local foods, and trying a bunch of absolutely delicious local foods as well! Highly recommend!”
A 2-hour guided Bologna walking tour through Quadrilatero Market with 3 tastings, local wine, and city highlights like San Petronio.
“Nice tour, the shorter time suited us more than the 4 hrs we compared it to. Our guide was lovely & very engaging. Really enjoyed it”
Walk Bologna’s clock tower in Palazzo d’Accursio with a QR audio guide, see municipal art, climb for terrace views, and finish with a tasting.
“Everything fine”
A local-made, audio-led walking tour of Bologna with monument stories and food tips, self-paced on your own schedule.
“Great guide for visiting Bologna ! We also did the extra part he recommended and had a great time!”
A 2-hour private guided walk through Bologna’s top medieval sights, from Piazza Maggiore to Santo Stefano’s Seven Churches.
“Ausgezeichnete und sehr abwechslungsreiche Stadtführung. Sehr qualifizierte Führerin mit sehr guten Deutschkenntnissen.”
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