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

4.9 (47 reviews) Bologna, Italy
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Duration7h
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LanguagesEnglish, Italian
Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

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's included

  • Entrance to the Bolognini Chapel, San Petronio
  • Entrance to the National Art Gallery
  • Entrance ticket to the Lamentation of Santa Maria della Vita
  • Tasting of cured meats, Parmesan cheese, balsamic vinegar of Modena in the historic market
  • Entrance to the Archiginnasio and Anatomical Theater

What to expect

  1. Piazza Maggiore
    40m · Admission ticket included
    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.
  2. Piazza Santo Stefano
    20m · Admission ticket included
    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".
  3. Chiesa di Santa Maria della Vita
    20m · Admission ticket included
    Baroque church with the splendid Lamentation of Nicolò dell'Arca, a Renaissance terracotta masterpiece.
  4. Archiginnasio Di Bologna
    20m · Admission ticket included
    Ancient Renaissance and Baroque palace of the University of Bologna, with splendid frescoes, books, historical library and wooden anatomical theatre.
  5. Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna
    40m · Admission ticket included
    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.
  6. Quadrilatero
    40m
    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
  7. Chiesa di San Giacomo Maggiore
    40m
    Great art gallery church, with the famous Bentivoglio Chapel, a masterpiece of the Emilian Renaissance,
    Oratory of Santa Cecilia with frescoes and musical venues.
  8. Canale delle Moline
    5m
    Towers, arcades, medieval houses, palaces, extravagant architecture, hidden canals, noble staircases, frescoed halls, oratories, places of the oldest university in Europe
  9. Basilica di San Domenico
    40m
    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.
  10. Basilica - Santuario di Santo Stefano
    40m
    Visit to a medieval and early medieval complex of inestimable value, built in the image and likeness of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem.
  11. Bruno e Franco - La Salumeria
    1h
    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!
  12. Bruno e Franco - La Salumeria
    30m · Admission ticket included
    A little COOKING CLASS for PASTA alla BOLOGNESE (pasta with egg, for tagliatelle, tortellini, lasagna, balanzoni, tortelloni, passatelli...)

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

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

End point

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

Additional information

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

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Reviews

4.9 (47)

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