Best of Bologna in one day : Food, architecture, art and history

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Experience Details

What You’ll Experience

Where to Meet

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Location

Bologna

Duration

7 hours

Number of Guests

1 - 15 guests

Language

English, Italian

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Private Experience

Digital Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Explore Bologna's vibrant history, art, and cuisine in just one day. Visit iconic churches, palaces, and the university, savor local gastronomy, and admire art at the National Art Gallery.

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

This is an extremely comprehensive tour to discover the marvelous city of Bologna. A day of culture, art, and gastronomy among the city's main attractions. The program has been carefully designed to combine the great potential of Bologna's gastronomy (tortellini, mortadella, delicious cured hams, rice cake, tagliatelle, tortelloni, PARMIGIANO REGGIANO, MOodena Dop TRADITIONAL BALSAMIC VINEGAR)...

with that of its rich architectural and artistic heritage, including its splendid churches, palaces, ancient university, canals, and towers, and finally, a tunning museum rich in ancient art, the Pinacoteca Nazionale. Regarding its great famous gastronomy : most of its preparations do not need any poresentation (balsamic, parmesan cheese, pasta bolognese, lasagna, tortellini, parma ham, mortadella), but some of these delicacies are actual hidden gems for most of Italian travellers too! We ll visit also a TRADITIONAL PASTA LABORATORY for a qiuick and efficient LITTLE COOKING CLASS!

What You Get

Entrance to the Bolognini Chapel, San Petronio

Entrance to the National Art Gallery

Entrance ticket to the Lamentation of Santa Maria della Vita

Good To Know

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
reccommandable to all categories of travellers
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

Piazza Maggiore

We will discover the secrets and the great masterpieces of the square, such as the terracotta works of Nicolo' dell'Arca, the Fountain of Neptune, Palazzo Comunale and San Petronio. We will visit some splendid frescoed rooms of the Palazzo Comunale, the grand staircase of Bramane's horses and other small jewels of the sumptuous building.

40 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Piazza Santo Stefano

Large and unique complex of early medieval buildings, medieval and Romanesque interiors, Gothic palaces, specialized art museum, frescoes, medieval porticoes and spiral staircases, terrace with a view of the towers and Bologna from "high".

20 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Chiesa di Santa Maria della Vita

Baroque church with the splendid Lamentation of Nicolò dell'Arca, a Renaissance terracotta masterpiece.

20 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Archiginnasio Di Bologna

Ancient Renaissance and Baroque palace of the University of Bologna, with splendid frescoes, books, historical library and wooden anatomical theatre.

20 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna

Visit one of the most important museums of painting and ancient art in Italy, from Giotto to Raphael, from Titian to Guido Reni, from Ercole de Roberti to Carracci and Guercino, from Vitasle da Bologna to Parmigianino.

40 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Quadrilatero

A place of history, art, and gastronomy : the ancient market of Mezzo di Bologna, among historic stalls, taverns, and traditional shops, a true medieval Temple of Emilia Romagna RICH GASTRONOMY

40 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Chiesa di San Giacomo Maggiore

Great art gallery church, with the famous Bentivoglio Chapel, a masterpiece of the Emilian Renaissance, Oratory of Santa Cecilia with frescoes and musical venues.

40 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Canale delle Moline

Towers, arcades, medieval houses, palaces, extravagant architecture, hidden canals, noble staircases, frescoed halls, oratories, places of the oldest university in Europe

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Basilica di San Domenico

Basilica treasure trove of art and architecture, from the Ark of Nicola Pisano, Nicolò and Michelangelo, to the alchemical wooden choir, from Mozart's favorite organ to the Renaissance cloister.

40 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Basilica - Santuario di Santo Stefano

Visit to a medieval and early medieval complex of inestimable value, built in the image and likeness of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem.

40 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Bruno e Franco - La Salumeria

Tastings of : Figs and PArma ham, CULATELLO, salami, Mortadella, Pasta, Meatballs and peas (Bologna style), Tagliatelle with ragout, PARMIGIANO REGGIANO (3/4 YEARS aged ), TRADITIONAL GREEN LASAGNE BOLOGNESI, Traditionalò MODENA BALSAMIC VINEGAR (up to 24 years of aging)...much else!

1 hourAdmission Ticket Free

Bruno e Franco - La Salumeria

A little COOKING CLASS for PASTA alla BOLOGNESE (pasta with egg, for tagliatelle, tortellini, lasagna, balanzoni, tortelloni, passatelli...)

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Bar Vittorio Emanuele, Piazza Maggiore, Bologna Città Metropolitana di Bologna Emilia-Romagna, Italy, IT, 40124

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Reach Piazza Maggiore, the central square of Bologna, The meeting point is right next to the Neptune fountain.

End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.
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Reviews

5.0

based on 34 reviews

(Viator)

Outstanding

June 12, 2026

Riccardo is passionate about the history of Bologna, with an encyclopaedic understanding and knowledge of the city and the region. Super keen to share that with you, you will not regret taking this...read more

(Viator)

The Best of Bologna: history and architecture.

June 12, 2026

This experience was amazing, taking us through and to parts of Bologna that the general visitor would not find. Our tour guide Riccardo was passionate about his city and extremely well versed in it...read more

(Viator)

Riccardo is One of a Kind Jewel in the Bolognese Crown!

June 01, 2026

My husband and I are Italian-Americans who have traveled rather extensively through Italy, and Riccardo is by far one of the best guides we have had the pleasure of meeting. He brought Bologna to ...read more

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Riccardo made our trip to...

May 24, 2026

Riccardo made our trip to Bologna unforgettable! His high-energy, fast-paced walking tour is the perfect mix of art, history, and incredible food, and the 6-7 hours went by so quickly. He is a weal...read more

(Viator)

We had a wonderful time...

May 09, 2026

We had a wonderful time in Bologna . Our guide was Riccardo, whose erudition and enthusiasm was amasing. We are grateful!

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