Kickstart your trip to Bologna
Kickstart your trip to Bologna

What you'll do

You’ll spend a wonderful few hours with one of our local Bologna hosts getting yourself orientated in what many consider to be Italy’s food capital. Bologna is somewhat off the beaten tourist track with Venice, Rome, and Florence just a hop, skip, and jump away, but its beauty lies in being so undiscovered.

Your host can’t wait to show you what makes this medieval stronghold so spectacular, and you will spend your time together strolling through the arcaded streets, known as porticos, ambling over piazzas, taking in some of the city's best-known sites like the Two Towers and marveling at the red roofs from your high vantage point (once you’ve climbed one of the towers) - all of which will help you map out the city.

Tell your local Bologna host what interests you, and they’ll be sure to fill you in on all the must-sees and hidden gems they feel you’ll love during your trip.

There can be no better way to kickstart your trip to Bologna!

  • Private & 100% personalized tour

  • 2 hours

  • Matched to your ideal host

  • Walking Tour

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

  • Meet at your accommodation or a central location

Experience outline

  • Spend a few hours with a host in Bologna and get to know the city in a way you’ll love - orientating yourself is crucial to having a fun, stress-free holiday
  • See Bologna’s iconic attractions as well as a few ‘off the beaten’ path spots your host recommends
  • Discover the highlights of the area or neighborhood you explore through the eyes of your host
  • Get advice from your host and ask any questions you might have about exploring the city
  • Familiarize yourself with the best ways to navigate the city
  • Don’t waste time getting to the parts of the city you most want to see
  • Chat to your host about life in Bologna and what it’s like to live there

Things to know

What’s included

  • Private and personalized experience
  • 2 hours with a host
  • Walking experience
  • Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)

What’s not included

  • Food and drinks
  • Tickets to any attractions
  • Transportation costs
  • Gratuities (optional)

Cancellation

  • Cancel 7 days before the experience for a full refund
  • Worry-free cancellation terms: book with peace of mind knowing that 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

    Everyone should book a tour with Elisa when visiting bologna! She was so so knowledgeable and showed us things we would have completely missed by ourselves. She was one of the best and nicest tour guides we have had during our trip to Italy so far! It would be a mistake not to book a tour with her for your next visit!

    September 2022

    Emily S

    Miana was excellent, she showed us around the parts of Bologna that we would definitely have missed without her. She also covered the famous landmarks and told us the history of the city. Miana made sure that the tour fitted around us - stopping for coffee when we liked and helping us book somewhere for lunch which we really appreciated.

    September 2022

    Emma W

    Everyone should book a tour with Elisa when visiting bologna! She was so so knowledgeable and showed us things we would have completely missed by ourselves. She was one of the best and nicest tour guides we have had during our trip to Italy so far! It would be a mistake not to book a tour with her for your next visit!

    September 2022

    Emily S

    Good tips on places to check out next visit to bologna.

    August 2022

    Alicia T

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