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Bologna · HISTORICAL TOURS

The 11 Historical Tours in Bologna Worth Your Time

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Bologna historical art walking tour with hidden gems and tastings

Bologna historical art walking tour with hidden gems and tastings - Palazzo d’Accursio: where power becomes rooms, stairs, and frescoes

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 108 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $175Our pick

A 3–4 hour Bologna art walk with Riccardo Bacchi, focusing on medieval and Renaissance sites plus tastings like rice cake and wine.

“Riccardo was a wonderful, knowledgeable tour guide who is passionate about the art architecture and history of his wonderful city. It was a pleasure having him as a guide. I would highly recommend taking a tour with him. I give him Five Stars.”

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Bologna: Private Top Historical Sites Guided Walking Tour

Bologna: Private Top Historical Sites Guided Walking Tour - Meeting point at Biblioteca Salaborsa and getting oriented fast

Bologna : Historic Center Walking Tour

Bologna : Historic Center Walking Tour - Meeting at Via dell’Indipendenza: how the start sets the tone

3.Historic Center Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 36 reviews · 2 hours · from $29

2-hour guided walk through Bologna’s historic center: Palazzo d’Accursio, Piazza Maggiore, Saint Petronio, Santo Stefano, Two Towers. From $29.

“Jonathan hat uns perfekt durch „sein“ Bologna geführt. Unsere Kleingruppe (nur wir 2 😁) erfuhr beim individuellen Rundgang viel Wissenswertes - jederzeit wieder mit Jonathan (Rundgang auf Englisch)!”

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Private or semi-private tour of the historic center of Bologna

Private or semi-private tour of the historic center of Bologna - San Petronio: why Bologna’s main church isn’t the cathedral

4.Private or semi-private tour of the historic center of Bologna

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $132

Guided small-group walk through Bologna’s core with a licensed English guide, hitting Piazza Maggiore, San Petronio, Archiginnasio, and the market.

“Highly recommend this tour by a true local. She was very knowledgeable and managed to add extra background and context to the things we saw and threw in some “secrets” to make the tour even more enjoyable. You will not be disappointed!”

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

Best of Bologna in one day : Food, architecture, art and history - Palazzo Comunale: fresco rooms and Bramante’s horses

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $174

A packed private day in Bologna with medieval churches, university treasures, top art stops, and included food tastings plus a pasta class.

“First trip to Bologna, and this tour showed us how important a great tour with a great guide is when a city doesn’t promote itself as much as other Italian cities. Riccardo is passionate, knowledgeable and brings the story of the city to life. He single-handedly made us walk away rating Bologna as one of the top places we visited of the ten stops this trip. A truly great city, but one that requires an amazing guide to truly see.”

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Bolognese Cooking Class with Margherita in the Historic Center

Bolognese Cooking Class with Margherita in the Historic Center - The hands-on pasta session: dough, shaping, cooking, and sauce

6.Bolognese Cooking Class with Margherita in the Historic Center

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $125

Hand-make Bologna pasta in Margherita’s home, optional Quadrilatero market walk, then eat with wine, tiramisu, and music.

“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”

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Bologna: Historical Highlights Walking Tour with Local Guide

Bologna: Historical Highlights Walking Tour with Local Guide - Price and value: $55.80 for a tight 2.5-hour plan

7.Historical Highlights Walking Tour with Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $55

A 2.5-hour small-group Bologna walk hitting Neptune, Piazza Maggiore, San Petronio, Archiginnasio, the Two Towers, and Santo Stefano.

“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!”

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Private Tour in Historical Vinegar and Ferrari Museum

Private Tour in Historical Vinegar and Ferrari Museum - Ferrari Museum in Maranello: More Than Just Looking

9.Private Tour in Historical Vinegar and Ferrari Museum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $360

A 5.5-hour private day from Bologna to Maranello and Modena for Ferrari museum time, a simulator, and a 4-vintage balsamic tasting.

“Both the acetaia balsamico and Ferrari tours were great! Adriano was wonderful. He was telling us about cherries in the region and my wife said how much she loves them and all of a sudden he made a U-turn to get her some at a stand on the road! Such an amazing day! Grazie mille Adriano!!!”

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

Bologna's Ancient and Recent History: A Self-Guided Audio Tour - The Roxy Bar and Vasco Rossi: Bologna in pop-culture light

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4 reviews · from $7Best value

Bologna self-guided audio walk with VoiceMap GPS and offline audio. See Neptune Fountain, San Petronio’s sundial, Two Towers, porticos.

“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.”

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Bologna : a walk into history

Bologna : a walk into history - San Petronio Basilica: Petronius and why locals still care

11.a walk into history

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $209

A 3-hour private walk through Bologna’s medieval landmarks, food streets, and hidden corners, guided by Elisa Cornacchia.

“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”

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