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Best of Bologna Private Tour: Highlights & Hidden Gems with Locals

4.9

76 Ratings

Bologna

Discover the best of Bologna on a private tour with locals. Explore city highlights, uncover hidden gems, and indulge in a local treat. Avoid the crowds and experience Bologna from a unique perspective!

Duration: 3 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Piazza Maggiore - One of the city’s main square lined with Medieval & Renaissance buildings, lively cafes & street musicians.
Quadrilatero - The city’s oldest food market where modern and old meets and where you can find high-quality traditional Bolognese cuisines.
Le Due Torri Torre degli Asinell - Landmark symbols of the city built by noble families in the 12th century, offering city views.
Basilica di San Petronio - Depending on your host and their chosen route for the tour, this stop might also be included in your route.
Biblioteca Salaborsa - Depending on your host and their chosen route for the tour, this stop might also be included in your route.
Fontana del Nettuno - Depending on your host and their chosen route for the tour, this stop might also be included in your route.
Biblioteca Comunale dell’Archiginnasio - Depending on your host and their chosen route for the tour, this stop might also be included in your route.
Ventana al canal - Depending on your host and their chosen route for the tour, this stop might also be included in your route.
Altabella Tower - Depending on your host and their chosen route for the tour, this stop might also be included in your route.
Mercato di Mezzo - Depending on your host and their chosen route for the tour, this stop might also be included in your route.
Osteria del Sole - Depending on your host and their chosen route for the tour, this stop might also be included in your route.

What's Included

Entrance tickets for Archiginnasio Palace or viewpoint
CO2 Neutral: all tours carbon emissions are offset
Private guide for a more personalized experience
Exclusive private tour for your group

What's Not Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Entrance for other attractions then mentioned not included

Additional Information

This isn’t just your typical city tour, it’s an unique insight into the best of Bologna! Gain a full understanding of Bologna through a comprehensive city tour that not only showcases major attractions but also uncovers hidden treasures, intriguing stories, and even includes a special local delicacy - truly a complete experience!

Say goodbye to overwhelming tourist swarms and say hello to Bologna seen through the lens of a local. Visit major sites such as Piazza Maggiore, Quadrilatero, Due Torri, and discover lesser-known wonders and enigmas of the city with the assistance of an experienced local guide. To top it all, a special local treat awaits you.

The Withlocals Highlights & Hidden Gems Private City Tour™ is a signature tour offered by Withlocals across key cities globally. We collaborate with enthusiastic local guides who are compensated fairly. We help uplift local economies by promoting regionally sourced products and deter over-tourism by accommodating only small, unobtrusive groups. Our tours are environmentally responsible, do not contribute to carbon emissions, and are oriented towards non-traditional tourist paths.

Location

Via Rizzoli, 1/2

Via Rizzoli

In front of Giannino Stoppani Bookshop

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Virginia_o

Feb 2, 2024

A great way to learn about Bologna - Barbara was a fantastic guide. She was very knowledgeable about Bologna and its history. As we went along, she also engaged with locals about current happenings that we were curious about, which was very interesting. Her orientation to the whole city, with tips for shortcuts along the way, was extremely helpful to me later on as I toured on the city my own.

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Charlieb2007

Dec 1, 2023

Really Great Tour - My husband and I really enjoyed this walking tour with friendly and kind Gabi. Gabi showed us so much that we never would have seen on our own, nor known the history behind. We love off-the-beaten-path experiences that make us feel connected to a city and this tour really hit that mark for us. Thank you, Gabi, for a really unique experience, for the best pizza we had during our entire stay in Rome, and for the excellent restaurant recommendations, which we took advantage of as well! Grazie!

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Paul_s

Oct 10, 2023

Interesting- made our stay in Bologna much more interesting - Our guide was knowledgeable and interesting and funny - we all learned a lot about Bologna… both the very rich history and modern times. Four of us and we all deeply enjoyed it

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Marilyn_b

Jul 27, 2023

Great city tour - Luanna was terrific. She is very knowledgeable and passionate about Bologna’s history. Took us to all the top sites and so much more. Would highly recommend this tour

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Vacation737705

Dec 25, 2022

Skip the hop-on hop off and go for this one, you will learn much more! - Three hours well spent, taking the tour with Isadora allowed us to learn the highlights but also some detailed information on each of the Bologna’s attractions, this walking tour was a great decision.i

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34katet

Nov 7, 2022

Highly recommended - This tour made all the difference to our first experience of Bologna. I cannot recommend it highly enough. Our tour guide Barbara was so knowledgeable and we learnt so many things we could never have found in a guide book or on a regular tour. Excellent.

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Eileen

Nov 3, 2022

Bespoke Bologna! - Frederik was kind enough to fit us in on a national holiday and accommodated our time request. He tied together Bologna's history with its landmarks. He recommended places to return to during our stay, including dining recommendations. The tour concluded with a visit to a enoteca con gastronomia with a nice selection of Bologna wines.

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605milanm

Oct 23, 2022

Community natives tell the richest stories. - Guide Frederick was knowledgeable and native to Bologna. He grew up in Bologna and has deep knowledge of the arts, classical music, and Opera that helped to enrich our experience.

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Craig_c

Jun 6, 2022

Mario is the best - Mario was amazing. The tour was detailed and he went out of his way to teach us the history of Bologna. Some tours are good and then there is the occasional great tour. Mario was great!

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Konaish

Jul 16, 2020

Virtual walking tour of Rome with Gabi - We were excited to take a walking tour through Rome with Gabi. We had taken two previous experiences with him and he's such a wonderful person and such fun to be with. My daughter had been to Rome before, but I hadn't, so I was interested to see it for myself. There's no better person to show you Rome than Gabi, a native who can tell you all the history and culture of the city. He's so good at what he does! It was such a pleasure spending time with Gabi and seeing Rome through his eyes. I'd highly recommend this online experience.

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