Family day in Bologna with a local
Family day in Bologna with a local
Family day in Bologna with a local

What you'll do

We all know that if anywhere makes a good family holiday, it’s Italy - where children are adored, no noise is too loud and no family too big.

You’ll join one of our friendly local Bologna hosts who will lead you through this medieval city, sharing with you the spots where your tribe can discover underground archeological sites.

There’s so much here to keep your kids entertained - we don’t all adore galleries and historic churches, but we’re sure your little ones will love an adventure to the Whispering Wall or the Zoology Museum. Or how about visiting some urban flamingoes? (It’s true - we’ve seen them).

And of course, you know the menu will never be a problem for fussy eaters. Pizza, pasta, and gelato? Come on, the Italians know what they’re doing.

At the end of the day, it’s about making special memories with your family, and we’re here to help you make that a reality.

  • Private & 100% personalized tour

  • 4 hours

  • Matched to your ideal host

  • Walking Tour

  • Hosted in English (On request: Bengali, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)

  • Meet at your accommodation or a central location

Experience outline

  • Join a host who will create a personalized experience of Bologna for you as unique as your family is
  • Discover family-friendly highlights like Giardini Margherita, Whispering Wall, Villa Ghigi and the Zoology Museum
  • See Bologna’s history come to life as you explore exciting
  • Visit a gelateria recommended by your host and taste authentic gelato in exciting flavors
  • Relax or explore a well-loved local park with great views over the city, or see some flamingoes in a local villa
  • Get recommendations for other family-friendly attractions and restaurants from your host

Things to know

What’s included

  • A gelato from an authentic gelateria recommended by your host
  • Private and personalized experience
  • 4 hours with a host
  • Walking experience (if required, your host can suggest public transport or private taxi options)
  • Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)

What’s not included

  • Food and drinks (excepting those stated above)
  • Tickets to any attractions
  • Transportation costs
  • Gratuities (optional)

Cancellation

  • Cancel 14 days before the experience for a full refund
  • COVID-19 Flexible Policy: you can cancel for free up to a day before the experience and receive a full refund.

Photos taken by our hosts and guests

City Unscripted guests photos

Reviews

    They are a beautiful family!

    October 2020

    Benedetta C

    Thank you Gabriele for a very nice visit of Bologna. The whole family (with a 9 and a 13 years old) really enjoyed it. You were very attentive to our interests and gave us a very detailled tour. You kindly answered our questions and showed us parts of Bologna we would never hard discorded by ourselves . We would highly recommand a tour with you! Thanks again.

    July 2018

    Genevieve P

    We decided to meet Claudio on the day we arrived in Bologna and it was the best decision we made. We learned to navigate the city, heard about the amazing history of the place, found a few facts we would have never known about and he even gave us a list of places to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner, many of which we tried and were amazed by how good they were. A little pasta place which had a long queue of locals but was hard to understand how it worked so if we'd gone past it we never would have tried it and it would have been a real shame as it was amazing!! Claudio was great with our 2 year old and we even met him for aperitivos the following evening as we became friends. I look forward to meeting him again!

    September 2017

    Yunna T

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