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Bologna : a walk into history
3 h
By walk
About this activity
Enjoy a relaxing walking tour in Bologna, a city full of history and charm thanks to its porticoes and medieval buildings.
The tour can start in the morning or afternoon depending on your requests. You will meet your private guide in Piazza Maggiore, Bologna main square (or at the station) and have a pleasant walk around the city, visiting its main attactions.
You will have a look at Piazza Maggiore, with its important palaces and at via Rizzoli to understand the original plan of the city and how it has changed throughout history.
You will walk through the most famous food district of the city (the Quadrilatero), where the local food market takes place every day. Then you will stop at the Palazzo della Mercanzia and at the two medieval towers, now symbol of the city.
You will visit the beautiful and peculiar Complex of Santo Stefano and the Church of Saint Petronius, one of the biggest in Europe.
The guide will take you into the narrow streets of the Jewish ghetto, where the Jews were forced to live till the Italian Unification.
Bologna is also the city where the first university was founded. You will visit the university area, discovering this fascinating and controversial side of the city, and the Archiginnasio (the first official seat of the university of Bologna).
Finally you will be taken to one of the hidden corners of Bologna, known as the “little Venice”.
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The tour can start in the morning or afternoon depending on your requests. You will meet your private guide in Piazza Maggiore, Bologna main square (or at the station) and have a pleasant walk around the city, visiting its main attactions.
You will have a look at Piazza Maggiore, with its important palaces and at via Rizzoli to understand the original plan of the city and how it has changed throughout history.
You will walk through the most famous food district of the city (the Quadrilatero), where the local food market takes place every day. Then you will stop at the Palazzo della Mercanzia and at the two medieval towers, now symbol of the city.
You will visit the beautiful and peculiar Complex of Santo Stefano and the Church of Saint Petronius, one of the biggest in Europe.
The guide will take you into the narrow streets of the Jewish ghetto, where the Jews were forced to live till the Italian Unification.
Bologna is also the city where the first university was founded. You will visit the university area, discovering this fascinating and controversial side of the city, and the Archiginnasio (the first official seat of the university of Bologna).
Finally you will be taken to one of the hidden corners of Bologna, known as the “little Venice”.
Included
- Professional guide
Not included
- Entrance fees
Additional
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Features
Tourism
90%
Cultural
55%
Sport
15%
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Our guide Elisa was a a gentle introduction to the heritage of Bologna. Full of information and more than helpful in answering all manner of questions as we spent almost 3 hours walking through history. Beginning at the piazza maggiore and the large unfinished looking church, to city hall and the former jail. We stood at the talking walls before walking through porticos to the religious complex of St Stefano. We saw how the people of Bologna have always tried to do things their way, trying to foil a Pope as well as the French under Napoleon. We viewed the university strategically placed by a Pope , learned about Valsalva , a famous teacher at the university whose name stays with the technique to clear the ears when adjusting to altitude. It was interesting, well paced and informative . Highly recommended.