Bologna · BOLOGNA BY NIGHT & APERITIVO
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By seven the counters turn to spritz and the students fill Via del Pratello. Here are the best evening and aperitivo experiences in Bologna, best first: which are proper food-and-wine crawls, which end at a rooftop, how much food and drink is included, and what the night costs.
Hands-on Bologna pasta class with homemade tagliatelle ragù, Casoni spritz, wine, amaro, and gelato in a small group.
“Highly recommend! Valentina and Stefania were excellent instructors. Perfect class size and delicious!”
Bologna tagliatelle al ragù cooking class with spritz: roll fresh pasta by hand, sip Pignoletto and Sangiovese, end with amaro.
“What an amazing and fulfilling pasta-making experience! Sonia and Valentina S. were excellent and gracious hosts who made us feel welcome, instructions were clear and easy to follow and they would assist us whenever any of us struggled to keep up (which was almost certain for me as a first-timer at making fresh pasta!). I was also given the chance to mix my own spritz and meet a group of incredible individuals who were also visiting Bologna from the world over. A definite recommend for anyone who would like to get their hands dirty and have a go at making authentic tagliatelle al ragu!Read more”
Guided e-bike ride to San Luca and Bologna parks, with a local aperitif. Small group, English guides, UNESCO views for about 3 hours.
“We had a great time riding with Stella. It was wonderful to see the area outside the city. My wife and I are 70 years old and the e-bikes made the climb up the hill extremely easy. I would highly recommend this tour.”
Three hours of e-bike hillside scenery around Bologna plus an aperitivo of local wine and bites with your guide.
“Absolutely incredible experience, our guide was very knowledgeable and the views were incredible. I definitely would recommend! Be warned: It was a difficult but very enjoyable ride!”
Learn Italian gelato and granita techniques in Bologna with a pro. Make sorbet, taste fresh results, and take some home.
“Alessandro was a great teacher, full of insights with something to learn both for me and my 11 years old daughter.”
Evening walk through Bologna’s squares and towers with wine-and-cold-cuts tastings, dessert voucher, and an English guide. 2 hours, starts 7pm.
“I would say this is more a Bologna by night history tour as we only had one stop for pasta and wine and the rest of the time it was walking around the streets and having a history lesson. Our guide was Elena and she was lovely. We had a bit of a mix up in regards to the date and time and meeting place but eventually got it sorted. Elena was very passionate about the history of the area and I thought that I would recommend doing a tour like this at the beginning of your visit rather than us doing it at the end as we learnt about…”
A 2.5-hour Bologna night walk with spritz, wine, amari, and local sweets at four stops, plus aperitivo tips and gelato.
“I do not recommend this activity. The guide was in a hurry to leave. In two of the three places, they served us wine in plastic cups to drink along the way.”
