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11 Best Historical Tours In Bologna

The best of Bologna’s table.

The 11 most popular historical tours in Bologna. The ones worth booking ahead, with prices, run times and who runs each one.

11 Best Historical Tours In Bologna

Bologna historical art walking tour with hidden gems and tastings - Starting at Piazza Maggiore: the square that explains Bologna
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Bologna historical art walking tour with hidden gems and tastings

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1.Bologna historical art walking tour with hidden gems and tastings

Bologna art walk with art-history stories, major churches and university halls, plus optional tastings, all in English with a small group.

Most Popular★ 5.0

“Riccardo Bacchi was a fantastic tour guide! You can tell he loves telling people about the history of Bologna and this makes the tour very enjoyable. His passion for the job is infectious. By the end if the tour we loved Bologna as well! As a result we stayed long enough the next day to…”

108 reviews3 to 4 hours (approx.)From $175.36by Riccardo Bacchi

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Bologna: Private Top Historical Sites Guided Walking Tour - Piazza Maggiore and Neptune’s Fountain: the civic heartbeat
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Bologna: Private Top Historical Sites Guided Walking Tour

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Private or semi-private tour of the historic center of Bologna - Palazzo Re Enzo: a municipal building with a prisoner backstory
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Private or semi-private tour of the historic center of Bologna

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Best of Bologna in one day : Food, architecture, art and history - Piazza Maggiore and Palazzo Comunale: Bologna’s public heart
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Best of Bologna in one day : Food, architecture, art and history

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5.Best of Bologna in one day : Food, architecture, art and history

Best of Bologna in one day: fresco palaces, terracotta masters, the university’s anatomy theatre, top art, market bites, and pasta making.

★ 5.0

“We booked the tour knowing we had only about 2 days in Bologna. This tour opened our eyes to the history and beauty of the city. Riccardo was amazing. We have taken many walking tours but Riccardo was one of the most knowledgeable and engaging guides we have ever encountered. He showed us places that…”

27 reviews7 hours (approx.)From $174.69by Riccardo Bacchi

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Bolognese Cooking Class with Margherita in the Historic Center - Choosing your Bologna pasta: tortellini, strichetti, or spaghetti alla Bolognese
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Bolognese Cooking Class with Margherita in the Historic Center

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6.Bolognese Cooking Class with Margherita in the Historic Center

Handmade Bologna pasta in Margherita’s home, plus optional Quadrilatero market walk, wine and tiramisu. Private English class.

★ 5.0

“Very interesting tour of the markets, great cooking class and delicious food & vino. Marguerite was generous with her time, knowledge and experience. We loved that it was so personal”

26 reviews3 hours (approx.)From $125.00by Traveling Spoon

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Bologna: Historical Highlights Walking Tour with Local Guide - Guides really make this one: Maurizio, Vittoria, and strong English
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Bologna: Historical Highlights Walking Tour with Local Guide

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7.Bologna: Historical Highlights Walking Tour with Local Guide

Walk Bologna’s center with a small-group local guide, hitting Neptune, Piazza Maggiore, San Petronio, Archiginnasio, Two Towers viewpoints, and Santo Stefano.

★ 5.0

“Maurizio was a fantastic guide. He commands a wealth of knowledge about the history of Bologna and its place in world history. His use of English is very impressive and conveys loads of fascinating details and anecdotes. He is also very charming and a pleasure to spend time with. Highly recommended!”

15 reviewsFrom $55.80by Walks In Europe

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Bologna: Historical Highlights Walking Tour with Local Guide

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Private Tour in Historical Vinegar and Ferrari Museum - Guided Tour at Acetaia Villa San Donnino: How Vinegar Becomes Craft
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Private Tour in Historical Vinegar and Ferrari Museum

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Bologna's Ancient and Recent History: A Self-Guided Audio Tour - Neptune Fountain to Piazza Maggiore: the route starts with drama
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Bologna’s Ancient and Recent History: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

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10.Bologna’s Ancient and Recent History: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

A low-cost, self-guided audio walk through Bologna’s past and present, narrated on your phone with offline GPS and lifetime access.

★ 4.5

“Could have included a lot more value for money as the factual descriptions were quite short. The speaker seemed to enjoy speaking about his university life which wasted a bit of time when standing around at sights waiting for valuable information.”

4 reviewsFrom $7.99

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Bologna : a walk into history - Where You Start: Via dell’Indipendenza and the 3-Hour Rhythm
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Bologna : a walk into history

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11.Bologna : a walk into history

Bologna on foot with Elisa: Piazza Maggiore, San Petronio, Santo Stefano and the Quadrilatero in a 3-hour private tour.

★ 4.5

“Our guide Elisa was a a gentle introduction to the heritage of Bologna. Full of information and more than helpful in answering all manner of questions as we spent almost 3 hours walking through history. Beginning at the piazza maggiore Read more”

3 reviewsFrom $209.44by Elisa Cornacchia

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