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Bologna
Enjoy Bologna Free Tour
Explore Bologna as a Family and its Secret Nooks and Crannies
Explore Bologna: Landmarks, Hidden Secrets & Food
Bologna's Gastronomic Markets Free Walking Tour
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Sights, Stories & Tastes of Bologna
Come to experience the "Italian way of life" first by seeing the most important and beautiful landmarks of Bologna during a pleasant walk through the city's medieval center. Then, learn about a variety of local culinary experiences.
Things to do Sights, Stories & Tastes of Bologna
Enjoy the best of both worlds! Bologna is most famous for both its "made for walking" medieval downtown area as well as its legendary cuisine, frequently referred to as the best and richest tasting by other Italians themselves. This tour will be divided between seeing the city's most important and significant landmarks (as well as some hidden gems and the many curious stories, anecdotes, and legends behind them) and then learning about a variety of local culinary specialties (ranging from wines, cheeses, cold cuts to sweets or ice-cream and other local finger foods) you can go taste for yourself at the end of the tour. Tour Highlights: *The iconic Neptune Statue. *Piazza Maggiore Square - the heart of the city. *The sprawling San Petronio cathedral. *See the original site of the world's oldest university. *Visit the truly one-of-a-kind Seven Churches cluster in the beautiful St. Stephen Square. *Stand at the feet of the famous twin leaning towers - the symbol of the city. *Explore the old town's open-air markets and cafes where you can taste the local food delicacies. *All tours are family-friendly. *The tour will take place even in the event of rain.
Included
Fontana del Nettuno
Basilica di San Petronio
Two Towers
Via Pescherie Vecchie
Portico del Pavaglione
Piazza Maggiore
Piazza Santo Stefano
Local guide
Tips for exploring city
Restaurant recommendations
Meeting point
Neptune Statue
Reviews (389)
2025-03-10 14:40:14
“Excellent combination of history and culture”
The guided tour in Bologna was an excellent combination of history and culture. I warmly recommend this experience to anyone who wants to discover the charm of this vibrant city!
Ani Rocsana Musat (English)
2025-03-03 06:46:30
“Great tour with obstacles ”
Our tour took place the day of the Bologna marathon, so Jason informed us that it may be cancelled. Finally it was not and a big thumbs-up to Jason for having organized it in spite of this obstacle. The first part was a bit difficult as there were lots of people around a really a lot of noise.
It was fun to learn about the most important places of Bologna, from the Piazza Maggiore to the iconic Twin Towers.
All in all, a great experience!
Thomas G. (English)
2025-03-02 15:19:04
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Marco Mensali (English)
2025-03-02 15:18:00
“Jason Filippi”
Guida molto competente e con molta empatia,nonostante le complicazioni della maratona è riuscita a farci un tour completo ed esaustivo. Molto consigliato!!!
Morena Ricca (Italian)
2025-03-02 11:44:55
“Excellent”
All was good
Florian Meunier (English)
2025-03-01 18:13:22
“Super tour ”
Really good. Lots of stuff not in the guide books. Would highly recommend
Claire Parkhouse (English)
2025-03-01 07:56:13
“Great tour”
Great tour. Content was well picked.
Pamela Preiß (English)
2025-02-27 12:27:41
“Great 2 hour tour”
Jason, our tour guide, was amazing. He was very informative, easy to understand and kept the group together at a good pace. We learned so much in a short amount of time, and he offered a written list of more items at the end of the tour. Definitely worth it and we really recommend to do on first day here.
Dave D (English)
2025-02-26 13:52:13
“Great tour ”
We had a grat tour with Jason. Heard many interesting facts, learned a lot (never in any way boring or too detailed ????), went to some truly wonderful places and also got great recommendations for bars, restaurants and local shops.
Nora Cartellieri (English)
2025-02-26 09:50:55
“Good”
It was ok, but the guide spoke too fast, it was not easy to follow. Recommendations provided in the end of what to see and to eat were useful.
Suada Statovci (English)
2025-02-25 05:36:30
“A spasso per Bologna”
Bellissima passeggiata per la città di Bologna.
Jason ci ha raccontato storia, aneddoti di questa stupenda città.
Ci ha anche fornito la lista di alcuni luoghi di interesse da visitare in maniera più approfondita e una lista di ristoranti e botteghe tipiche.
Voto 10
Sara Canedoli (Italian)
2025-02-24 23:18:07
“Very nice tour!”
Recommended 100/100, in particular if you are planning a short stay in Bolgna and want to have an overview of the most important places in the city centre. Jason was very nice with us, providing us also a list of the recommended places and restaurants!
Chiara Martinetti (English)
2025-02-24 18:56:08
“Tour of Bologna”
Jason was a great tour guide and the additional information provided about where to go to eat and what else to see was really useful.
Shirlee Wilcock (English)
2025-02-24 13:24:14
“Tour interessante, ma troppo sbrigativo”
Tutto bene, jason è una guida molto preparata, ma anche troppo attento a rimanere entro i tempi stabiliti. Non concede sorrisi ed è, a volte, troppo sbrigativo. Faccio anche un mea culpa per essere arrivata, con le mie amiche, qualche minuto dopo l'orario stabilito, causa intoppo last minute.
Cmq tour interessante, pieno.di ottimi spunti di approfondimento. Lo rifarei
Gloria (Italian)
2025-02-24 11:35:58
“Good tour ”
I would recomend it
Aroa Hernandez (English)
2025-02-23 15:21:03
“Passeggiata turistica ”
Siamo stati molto contenti di conoscere parte della storia di Bologna.
Jason ci è parsa una persona competente e disponibile.
Consigliato.
ELENA BOLOGNESI (Italian)
2025-02-23 06:41:52
“Great”
Great tour guide with lot off usefull infomations
Marija Vegar (English)
2025-02-23 06:04:51
“Bologna”
Jason è una guida preparata e attenta anche all'aspetto pratico, molto utile la lista di negozi e ristoranti da provare.
Beatrice (Italian)
2025-02-21 16:20:19
“Excellent ”
Jason was a fabulous easy to understand guide who knew so much about Bologna and shared lots of places to visit via WhatsApp. I would highly recommend.
Paula Rosbotham (English)
2025-02-10 19:47:27
“Great experience”
Jadon was extremelly professional and on time. Amazing experience. I do recomnend this tour.
Luis Atilano (English)
2025-02-09 11:49:33
“Great way to get a quick look around Bologna”
Jason our guide was knowledgable, some of his restaurant suggestions were a little off as to when the restaurants are open, one of his gelato suggestions was a good one! He might want to update his restaurant info. But otherwise we did get to see and learn some pretty cool things about Bologna that we otherwise wouldn't have, had we not gone on the tour with Jason. It was an enjoyable couple of hours. And I love the concept that it is free and then you tip at the end what you feel you got out of the experience. Great idea that I hadn't seen before!
April Williams (English)
2025-02-06 17:11:42
“Excellent Introduction to Bologna”
I can’t rate this tour highly enough. Jason was extremely knowledgeable. He made the tour very enjoyable and he sent us a list of recommended things to do and places to eat which was very helpful. Thank you Jason.
Lesley Keddy (English)
2025-02-05 19:10:15
“Great Tour with Helpful Recommendations”
The “Sights, Stories & Tastes of Bologna” tour was a great way to experience the city’s history. Our guide recommended some fantastic places to eat, which was a nice touch. However, he spoke a bit quickly at times, making it hard to follow every detail. Overall, it was a memorable experience.
Anastasia Zarb Cousin (English)
2025-02-02 19:07:59
“Bologna ”
It was a really useful tour! We learned a lot about this beautiful city and its culture thanks to Jason!
Mobina Mahdavi (English)
2025-02-02 17:15:24
“Lots of interesting info and delicious tips”
Jason is well-versed in Bolognese culture and cuisine. Interesting historical notes. After his side-trip down street of food shops, we had to return and sample their wares.
Tricia Watt (English)
2025-02-02 16:57:29
“Buon tour”
Guida precisa e veloce.
S “Padova-italia” (Italian)
2025-02-02 09:19:25
“Tutto bene, il tempo non ci ha aiutato ”
Purtroppo quando abbiamo fatto il tour pioveva molto, pertanto anche la nostra guida ha dovuto fare dei cambiamenti sulla tabella di marcia.
Nonostante questo, guida competente.
Ci è piaciuto
Pierangela Tomaselli (Italian)
2025-02-01 16:58:27
“Freetour Bologna ”
Everything what’s fine, thanks
Fredy Gang (English)
2025-01-30 16:04:26
“Bologna ”
Exceptional. Jason was a splendid guide.
He kept us all engaged and entertained
Astrid Grech (English)
2025-01-27 14:15:01
“Nice tour!”
nice tour
Edoardo Banchieri (English)
2025-01-26 06:47:17
“Giro per Bologna ”
Giro ben organizzato e molto piacevole
Paola (Italian)
2025-01-22 07:58:21
“Excellent ”
Highly recommendable. At the end you even get a list with all his suggestions i.e. restaurants
Jan Schubert (English)
2025-01-15 15:02:47
“Excellent & Informative”
Excellent and informative tour.
Guide was lovely and he pointed out various hidden gems throughout the tour that are not obvious to a traveller.
The tour was organised well and useful as it assisted us to map our way around the Bologna for the rest of out stay.
The only thing I would suggest as an area of improvement, this would be to give some time for people to take pictures after the information is given.
Dee (English)
2025-01-14 09:14:11
“Great tour!”
Very informative and dynamic. Highly recommend!
Luciano (English)
2025-01-13 13:49:32
“Good Experience”
The tour is a good experience to get an idea of the city´s history and what it can offer. Jason gave us some useful insights and food recommendations. A good way to be introduced to the city of Bologna.
Alejandro Cubillo (English)
2025-01-13 10:48:31
“Great overview of Bologna! ”
Jason was very knowledgeable about Bologna, both with history and with things to do. He had lots of recommendations for eating and activities after the tour. Highly recommend!!
Casey Klemmer (English)
2025-01-12 12:00:00
“Amazing tour”
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Eduardo Skapinakis (English)
2025-01-12 09:27:07
“Wonderful tour”
Jason gave us a great walking tour with a lot of information, not only historical but also about restaurants etc. Highly recommend to take the tour with Jason.
Mariette (English)
2025-01-12 07:47:20
“A really good walking tour”
The walking tour was great and Jason informed us about many historical and also fun facts. I totally recommend it.
Elma Tzouganatou (English)
2025-01-11 16:55:30
“Tour centro di Bologna ”
Jason guida molto competente e chiaro, Bologna splendida
Cristiana Mazzoli (Italian)
2025-01-11 13:10:59
“Recommendable guide”
Nice tour. Lots of insight & historical information. American speaker. Missed a bit the Italian accent. Nevertheless clear voice, speedy teller so lots of info! Overall, good experience
Cle van beurden (English)
2025-01-07 13:29:30
“Tour molto interessante”
Abitando vicino a Bologna sono stata tante volte, ma devo ammettere che con una guida così si scoprono tantissime cose. Veramente interessante. Guida esperta, il tour per Bologna è stato molto piacevole perché ha incluso varie cose dalla storia a finire con la gastronomia ed i vari posti. Lui organizzato molto bene veramente professionale. Ancora grazie sicuramente lo consiglio vivamente.
Monica e Luana (Italian)
2025-01-06 18:31:08
“Competenza e professionalità ”
Bravissimo Jason! In 2 ore ci ha illustrato le principali cose da vedere nella città di Bologna.
Complete le spiegazioni e i consigli dati
Bravo a presto!
cristina martinelli (Italian)
2025-01-05 17:55:47
“Bologna ”
Ottimo
mauro Falcioni (Italian)
2025-01-05 16:54:43
“Bella esperienza”
Esperienza estremamente interessante con una guida preparata e disponibile. Tante piccole curiosità che hanno comtribuito a dare spessore alla nostra gita a Bologna. Consigliato di farlo al primo giorno in quanto la guida ci ha fornito consigli su cos'altro vedere e dove mangiare.
Matteo Brevi (Italian)
2025-01-04 22:36:03
“Cristina”
Guida super professionale e super preparata, appassionata e perfetta nella gestione e conduzione del gruppo.
cristina sperotto (Italian)
2025-01-04 21:25:05
“Wonderful tour”
Very entertaining tour with a lot of interesting information about the history of Bologna and it's cuisine.
Michał Kowalski (English)
2025-01-04 19:00:20
“Efficient and clear ! ”
Jason was great
Seline Eeckhout (English)
2025-01-04 17:29:29
“Un veloce tour”
É la prima volta che prenotiamo con questa piattaforma. É stato un tour veloce, durato 2 ore, per conoscere le cose essenziali. Mi aspettavo qualcosa di più sulla storia della città di Bologna cioè le sue origini.
Anacleto Antonini (Italian)
2025-01-04 13:16:25
“Free tour Bologna ”
Guida chiara ed esaustiva, Bologna e le sue attrazioni principali in 2 ore. Una gradevole esperienza
katia La Rocca (Italian)
2025-01-03 22:01:47
“Bellissimo tour”
Il tour è stato molto interessante, la guida molto preparata e addirittura ci ha lasciato un messaggio con luoghi da visitare, ristoranti ecc...Ottimo!!!!
Ilaria (Italian)
2025-01-03 18:16:39
“Super guide”
Everything was excelent.
Thank you, Jason!
Korana Marušić (English)
2025-01-03 17:07:01
“Tour Bologna”
Bellissimo tour consigliato
Daniela (Italian)
2025-01-03 14:32:58
“Tour Bologna ”
Mix di arte, storia e curiosità!
Paola Banfi (Italian)
2025-01-03 13:08:00
“A “must do” tour”
A must do tour when you first arrive in Bologna as it provides so much to follow up on. Loved it
Mignon weckert (English)
2025-01-02 22:07:14
“Vieille ville Bologne”
Jason est passionné par sa ville, et il a su nous transmettre son enthousiasme. Nous avons appris 1000 choses intéressantes. Merci.
Sylvie Bovet (French)
2025-01-01 20:28:18
“Alla scoperta di luoghi e curiosità insolite di Bologna ”
Bellissimo tour con la guida Jason che ci ha illustrato angoli noti e meno noti di Bologna. Ci ha anche consigliato dei locali per mangiare o fare degli acquisti di prodotti tipici locali.
Arianna (Italian)
2024-12-31 17:49:28
“Tour con Jason Filippi ”
Bravissimo competente spiegato tutto molto bene un bel tour
Michelangelo Di carlo (Italian)
2024-12-31 12:20:10
“Great tour at a good pace ”
Really enjoyed this tour. It’s all in a succinct area. Very informative and he moved at a quick pace, which I liked. Great to get info on the food too.
Nova Tregaskis (English)
2024-12-31 11:17:44
“All good”
Jason was professional and polite, he explained all the main attractions of the city with all relevant details. Perhaps I missed some dynamism, he never asked questions or foster group's interaction. But good experience overall.
Luke (English)
2024-12-30 11:32:27
“Passeggiata per Bologna”
Passeggiata di un paio d'ore per i luoghi più famosi di Bologna. Adatta sia agli adulti che ai ragazzi. Mi sarebbe piaciuta qualche info in più sulla storia della città. Consigliata.
Elisabetta Aisa (Italian)
2024-12-30 10:37:16
“Great! ”
Jason was a great guide!! Lots of good knowledge , thanks for the recommendations! Wishing you a great next year!
Alejandra (English)
2024-12-30 10:00:16
“Tour fantastico ”
Jason la nostra guida è stata fantastica. Competenza e disponibilità .Veramente adorabile il tutto. Bologna bellissima da conoscere sicuramente attraverso la guida.
La Carmen (Italian)
2024-12-29 19:37:50
“Interesting facts and history about Bologna”
We really enjoyed the tour. With a good amount of interesting facts and history about Bologna.
Dejanira Juarez (English)
2024-12-29 17:53:58
“Tutto perfetto”
Storia, arte e curiosita' di Bologna.
Marco Giuliani (Italian)
2024-12-29 11:20:06
“Le curiosità di Bologna”
La guida è stata davvero professionale spiegando aneddoti davvero curiosi, adatti anche ai più giovani.
Il tour è stato molto concentrato in sole 2 ore ha illustrato davvero bene la città e le sue caratteristiche.
NATASCIA SANNA (Italian)
2024-12-29 08:00:22
“Excellent”
A great tour that moves along at a good pace. Very interesting for the whole family. We went to one of Jason's restaurant tips too and it was the best meal we have had on the trip so far. Thank you Jason!
Megan (English)
2024-12-20 20:07:43
“The beautiful La Grassa”
Hello
My boyfriend and I visited Bologna on a mini winter vacation and decided to choose this experience to get to know the city a little better.
The title for the tour is perfect, Jason showed us the best places to enjoy the charm, history and flavors of the capital of Emilia-Romagna.
We stayed for 3 days and did the tour on the first day, which was very useful in awakening our interest in experiences and activities that we had not initially considered and which proved to be quite enriching.
We highly recommend Jason's tour, the way he introduces the topics and explains them is super captivating and makes you want to know more.
Isabel Silva (English)
2024-12-16 18:14:59
“Nice learning”
Very nice tour with great tips as bonus
Rubia Gouveia (English)
2024-12-15 19:33:11
“Ottima”
Jason è davvero molto bravo. Appena arrivati abbiamo fatto il tour per avere uno sguardo generale, in seguito abbiamo approfondito in modo autonomo le cose che ci interessavano.
Laura (Italian)
2024-12-15 15:12:35
“Top”
Top
BELEN DIEZ-FEIJOO ARIAS (English)
2024-12-14 17:56:34
“Bologna ”
Tour molto interessante guida gentile disponibile e preparata
Roberta (Italian)
2024-12-13 12:15:02
“Un buen tour”
Everything was OK.
Igor Piñeiro (English)
2024-12-12 18:15:52
“Fantastic guide”
Jason was very informative and knowledgeable. We enjoyed our tour!
Leigh Daff (English)
2024-12-12 14:09:02
“Un tour utile e ricco di suggerimenti”
Tutto perfetto a parte la pioggia
Cinzia (Italian)
2024-12-12 11:59:47
“Perfect afternoon tour ”
We booked the afternoon tour and we had a great experience with Jason. It was mentioned that even the rainy weather conditions, the tour would take place.
Indeed, the tour was excellent and it was quite easy even with the rain because of the particles. Jason made a very nice tour, with plenty of information, and a great list of recommendations for restaurants and bars.
He was explaining everything, very friendly and he made us have a beautiful time in Bologna, seeing everything from his aspect as he is local and he knows all the tips you need.
If you ever visit Bologna, I totally recommend you to have a tour with Jason.
Konstantina (English)
2024-12-10 02:06:31
“Great guide, very interesting+informative”
Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and found time to answer questions. He also prepared a list of other places of interest in Bologna plus a list of restaurants worth visiting. Thank you ????
Theresa Cremona (English)
2024-12-09 12:21:33
“Perdect tour”
The tour was so complete and interesting. Jason the guide was amazing!!
Olalla Ramirez (English)
2024-12-09 09:30:17
“Great tour ”
Great tour and really useful information to understand better the city. But it was a bit difficult to understand the guide sometimes because of the noisy city and the low volume of his voice. Besides that I was really interesting
Alex Prieto (English)
2024-12-09 08:27:46
“Super consigliata”
Tour dei punti salienti della città da non perdere assolutamente. Guida preparatissima, ci ha fatto scoprire luoghi e raccontato aneddoti che probabilmente non avremmo conosciuto.
mic (Italian)
2024-12-08 11:22:25
“Amazing tour of Bologna to start your trip”
The tour with Jason was the first thing we did as soon as we arrived to Bologna and could not think of a better way to have started our trip. Jason was organized, provided a huge amount of information and stories about the city and lastly, a very rich list of restaurants, must-visit spots and more tips which were really useful.
I highly recommend Jason and his tour.
Masis Hocacanyan (English)
2024-12-07 21:26:28
“Very interesting tour”
We enjoyed a lot this tour. Jason showed manu interesting places and we has a good sigth of the city.
Thank you!
Yolanda (English)
2024-12-07 21:20:19
“Great tour”
Jason was great. It s a recommended tour to do
Patricio González (English)
2024-12-07 08:08:42
“Awesome”
Very nice guide, he explains many interesting details, i recommend this tour.
Raquel Bartolessis (English)
2024-12-01 16:52:16
“Really good ”
Lovely tour ! I highly recommend
Achraf KALLEL (English)
2024-11-27 14:29:30
“Bologna tour”
I take a part of Jason tour with 2 friends, we all are satisfied. Jason showed us interesting and most important places. We visited Bologna for 1 day, so thanks to Jason we did possibile maximum.
Natalia (English)
2024-11-26 14:37:24
“Bologna tour”
Il tempo a disposizione è di sole 2 ore per cui non si può pretendere di vedere tutta la città, ma quanto fatto in quel poco tempo è stato molto interessante e nonostante conoscessi già Bologna mi ha spiegato cosa che non sapevo.
Simo Crotti (Italian)
2024-11-25 13:57:48
“The 1st "to do" in Bologne”
A good tour to make the decisions for a 2-days vacation. Jason told us what we needed to do, eat and visit in bologna according to the days we were staying, and he was right. 2 days is not enoguht to see bologna.
Jason also added some informations only known by the locals making the tour a complete short visit of Bologne.
Francisco Duarte (English)
2024-11-25 12:15:02
“Bologna”
Ha estado muy bien
Ana ventura Martínez (Spanish)
2024-11-25 10:51:05
“City tour bologna ”
Great tour of Bologna. Very informative and supplied much info for later use.
leona shapiro (English)
2024-11-23 14:03:20
“Waking tour ”
We did the walking tour on our last day, and we highly recommend you to do it on your first day in Bologna, because all the info that Jason shared with us was very useful to know more about the secrets and history of the city, plus, very useful tips he gave us to discover Bologna. He even had a whole list prepared with restaurants, places of interests to visit in the city. Highly recommend! Thank you Jason ????????✨
Javier Escuti Olivares (English)
2024-11-19 14:55:42
“Tour Bologna ”
Esperienza molto positiva
la guida Jason preparata ,coinvolgente e molto cordiale
Mary C (Italian)
2024-11-19 11:43:46
“Great. ”
Jason was terrific.
Penny Brown (English)
2024-11-18 21:00:11
“ Giuseppe”
Tour interessante e grande cordialità ed empatia con Jason, che ci ha guidato per le vie del centro di Bologna facendoci scoprire angoli, scorci, curiosità ma anche segreti e particolarità di alcuni monumenti e palazzi più importanti del capoluogo emiliano. Lo consiglio vivamente.
Giuseppe (Italian)
2024-11-18 15:34:18
“Amazing! ”
It was my first time visiting Italy, and I chose Bologna as my first destination. Jason was an incredible guide, showing me the very best of the city. His recommendations were exceptionally helpful, making the experience even more enjoyable. I highly recommend his tour!
Jagoda (English)
2024-11-18 08:34:41
“Great Experience ”
Jason was very kind and helpful. He answered all of our questions and gave us great recommendations for bars and restaurants.
Definitely recommended!
George Tsilonis (English)
2024-11-18 06:23:01
“Excellent Introduction to Bologna”
This was an excellent start to our time in Bologna. Our guide was interesting and informative, can't recommend highly enough.
Laura Rowe (English)
2024-11-18 05:28:04
“Interesting and informative”
Everything one wants from a tour- varied, informative, comprehensive
Helen Tindale (English)
2024-11-17 16:50:06
“Avery good tour”
Jason gave us a very good tour which included, info, folks, stories,gossip of old and present Bologna and helpful tips!As always free tours have the best guides!
elena kyritsi (English)
2024-11-17 16:23:21
“A great tour”
Jason’s tour was very informative and well organised. Thank you for telling us so much about the city.
Pat Latchford (English)