Bologna Private Walking Tour
Not many know that Bologna dates all the way back to 1000 BC! With a history of almost 3000 years, it has played an important role in the world’s events, and one can only imagine how much there is to tell! On our enchanting private walking tour through the city of Bologna we will visit numerous of interesting and off-the-beaten-path places as well as the major piazzas and monuments of this fascinating town. Bologna is a bustling city displaying beautiful sites and is home to the first university in the world! In fact,still to this day it is a popular city among Italian and international students. Discover this fascinating Medieval town on a Private and Exclusive Walking Tour.
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Bologna Private Walking Tour
Option 1: 2 hr private tour of the wonderful city of Bologna visits numerous of interesting and off-the-beaten-path places, along with some historical sites. Visit the oldest university town in the world!
What's included in Bologna Private Walking Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Bologna
On this enchanting private walking tour through the city of Bologna you will visit numerous, interesting and off-the-beaten-path places. A network of porticos along the streets of the center makes this city unique. Walking under the porticos, protected from the sun and the rain, makes it possible to reach many important museums, galleries, main squares and religious buildings, which holds an unexpected patrimony of works of art.
Piazza Maggiore
The tour commences in the largest square, Piazza Maggiore, located in the ancient part of Bologna. Its medieval buildings have witnessed Bologna’s vibrant public life and intense economic activity for centuries. Nowadays, these historical sites are combined with the latest functional places: Sala Borsa Public Library, the Municipal offices, shops and Cafés.
Basilica Di San Petronio
This walking tour will obviously be visiting the Basilica of San Petronio and the two "leaning" towers of Bologna. One of the towers was the first seat of the University of Bologna: the Archiginnasio, which still contains unique frescoes and an Anatomic Theater that we also will visit.
Inclusions
- Fontana del Nettuno
- Piazza Maggiore
- Archiginnasio courtyard
- Bologna’s historic University
- Municipal Palace
- Quadrilatero markets
- The “leaning towers” of Bologna
- Fully guided experience
- Private Tour
- Salaborsa
- Basilica San Petronio
- Food and drinks
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Offered in: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian. Please specify under “Additional notes” if you wish to book the tour in a language other than English.
- Places of worship have strict dress code requirements for entry. All participants are required to have shoulders and knees covered (no tank tops or short dresses) to enter.
- Comfortable walking shoes recommended.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Near the the Neptune Statue in Piazza Maggiore. Your guide will be holding a LivTours sign.
