Top Activities on the Ground in Bologna

Discover Bologna aboard the tourist bus and relax as the audio guide reveals all the secrets of the city. Admire the monuments and beautiful architecture of Bologna. An easy way to get a perspective of the city with a convenient hop-on hop-off tour covering its top historical attractions. At the end of the tour you will be able to enjoy some tastings in the city centre.

Would you like to visit the city on two wheels, just like a local? During our bike ride through Bologna our tour leaders will show you the city's best-known places and its secret corners, and also give you lots of tips on what to do and where to taste Bologna's famous cuisine. The Bologna bike experience is a good idea if you wish to discover the city with a local, in a sustainable and fun way. Pedaling between churches, monuments and historic buildings, our tour leaders will provide you with some explanations of the city's most and least known attractions, but without lingering in lengthy explanations. This way you will be able to see many different landmarks in a short time, as well as fully enjoy the atmosphere of this vibrant city.

During the guided tour we will visit spectacular places of considerable naturalistic interest and at the same time rich from a historical-cultural and artistic point of view. All our guides, in addition to being technically qualified and prepared, love and know in depth the territory of which they will try to convey their same passion by showing you the most significant places and telling you captivating anecdotes during the excursions. There will be refreshment stops in the typical places where you can taste traditional products such as tigelle, parmesan, mortadella and the legendary egg pasta such as tagliatelle, tortellini and tortelloni

Use clues at each attraction to find your next destination and challenge yourself to use logic, imagination, observation, and team spirit to complete the game. Uncover local information and facts about the city as you explore. Discover hidden gems and narrow streets. Without a schedule and at your own pace, pause anytime and continue later or even another day. Work as a team or compete with each other. A unique team-building activity perfect for couples, families, companies, students and groups of friends.

Luna Pop, a very famous italian music band said "How beautiful is getting around on Bologna's hill on a vespa". That's very trye, but one a bycicle it's way better. So follow Luna Pop's suggestion and come with us to the discovery of Bologna and its surroundings: a trail that starts from Bologna's city centre, stretching into its beautiful parks and continues by climbing hills. Here you will see some pictoresque villages such as Mongardino and Sasso Marconi. We will cycle through the beautiful Talon Park and see the stunning De Rossi building. All of this with some cheese and wine tasting experiences to recover energy (and spirit).

Bologna is rich in cultural and culinary treasures. Experience both with this walking tour that touches on the city’s top sights before ending with a tasting of famed local specialties in a landmark gourmet shop. Explore highlights like Piazza Maggiore and the Two Towers and learn about their history and architecture from your guide. Cap off your tour with a stop in a local delicatessen to sample area wine and delicacies.

Follow your senses on a full-day culinary tour of Bologna’s famous food region. Visit local factories and family-run producers for a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of products enjoyed around the world, including Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, Modena balsamic vinegar, prosciutto, and wine. Enjoy samples of fresh, hand-crafted products along the way and indulge in breakfast and multi-course Italian lunch with wine pairings. It’s a fantastic way to immerse yourself in the sights, smells, and tastes of Emilia-Romagna!

A great tour for first-time visitors, you’ll see the city with a local guide who has a passion for Bologna. The tour is completely customizable—visit a cafe for a snack based on your dietary preferences (or maybe some grappa), indulge in a bit of shopping, or check out a few art galleries. Learn about the city’s Medieval and Renaissance history and explore the plazas and old buildings downtown.

Follow a local to their favorite places in Bologna with this best kept secrets walking tour. See contemporary street art, trendy bars, quirky boutiques, and innovative restaurants during your stroll. Explore neighborhoods that are loved by locals for their vintage markets and contemporary art galleries. Discover a side of Bologna that's not in guidebooks.

A cooking class experience to learn how to make the typical hand made pasta of Bologna following the older receipes of the Bolognese grand nonnas!

A walking food tour in Bologna with a local guide, 6 stops at some historical shops to taste several local specialties such as tortellini, ragù, Parmigiano Reggiano, Aceto Balsamico di Modena, mortadella, regional wine and much more. Along the way you visit the main spots of Bologna, the food market and discover legends and stories of Bologna.

Bike tour designed to show you the best of Bologna in two hours: from the oldest university in the world to the majestic Piazza Maggiore and pedaling up to the Two Towers, we will discover together the most emblematic monuments and historical places of this magnificent city. The Bologna that we will tell you about in this private tour reveals the ancient origins of a city that holds an exceptional historical, artistic and cultural heritage.

With this bike tour of street art in Bologna it will be possible to easily immerse yourself in the most impressive and colorful murals of the city, accompanied by an expert and certified guide.

Ride with a Bolognese DOC along the entire historic center to discover the most beautiful squares, monuments and details of Bologna. Have fun as much as you can, without stress and effort. Depart from Piazza Maggiore and hear the history of historic buildings such as the Palazzo d'Accursio and the clock tower, the 3-meter-high bronze fountain of Neptune and the Basilica of San Petronio famous for its unfinished facade and Cassini's sundial , the largest in the world. The square is the center of Bolognese life and among passers-by, shops and bars you will feel all the energy of one of the most beautiful squares in Italy. See the Garisenda and Asinelli towers, two of the hundreds of towers that dotted the skies of Bologna in the past. The tour continues to discover the arcades (in Bologna there are about 40 km of arcades!) Where you will see ancient trattorias and craft shops. The tour involves the use of headphones so you will listen to the guide talking without fear of being left behind.

If you are a foodie, this is the perfect tour for you! You will be guided at the discovery of tastes and smells of the most authentic Bologna the fat, the Italina capital city of food! You will wander among the narrow street of the historical center as locals where you'll meet small artigianal producers and taste their hand-made products such as the mortadella, parmigiano reggiano DOP, tagliatelle al Ragu' and much more. You'll do shopping as a local and learn the needed italian words to do shopping in the traditional food markets where you can find the most typical products that give the city of Bologna the deserved prestige as the food capital of Italy.