Free Walking Sightseeing Tours in Bologna, Italy

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Explore Bologna in Italy with one of our free walking tours. Click on a marker on the map to get started and view details about the tour. Below is an overview of the sightseeing tours. A total of 14 tours are available in Bologna, Italy.

Activities in BolognaIndividual Sights in Bologna
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Languages English
Duration 1h 30min
Reviews 5/5 stars, 3 ratings

The wonderful squares of Bologna
Let's discover together the most beautiful and evocative squares in the center of Bologna! From piazza Maggiore with San Petronio and the Palazzo Comunale, passing through the piazza...
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Languages English
Duration 1h 30min
Reviews 4.9/5 stars, 18 ratings

Free Tour Bologna: Hunting for the Towers!
Hunting for the Towers! Did you know that in the Middle Ages Bologna had almost 100 towers? Some almost 100 m high, like the Torre degli Asinelli, others lower and used as fortified houses. Today...
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Languages English, Spanish
Duration 2h
Reviews 4.6/5 stars, 2600 ratings

Discover the 7 secrets of Bologna
The free tour of Bologna is for all audiences: children, adults, couples, families... We will discover the city, I will explain the secrets and I will show you the most emblematic sites. What are...
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Languages English, Italian
Duration 1h 30min

Certosa monumentale e magnifica: alla scoperta del cimitero più famoso d’Europa
La Certosa Monumentale è il primo cimitero fuori dalle mura della città a partire dai primi decenni del XIX secolo (1801). Si sviluppa su ben 30 ettari di terreno, area in cui fin dal ‘300 sorgeva...
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Languages English
Duration 2h 30min

Bologna revealed by a true Bolognese
Bologna is unique: on tour with Maurizio you will understand why its University is not really the oldest, but it is different from all the others, why the stock market was born here and why in the...
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Languages Italian, English
Duration 2 hours
Reviews 9.8/10 stars, 30 ratings

Sights, Stories & Tastes of Bologna
Enjoy the best of both worlds! Bologna is most famous for both its "made for walking" medieval downtown area as well as its legendary cuisine, frequently referred to as the best and richest...
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Price 0$
Languages English
Duration 1h 45min
Reviews 9.6/10 stars, 50 ratings

People of Bologna - Free Walking Tour
We will discover the beauty of Bologna not only through its monuments but above all through the stories of its people. Every citizen of Bologna, every visitor, and every ruler of the city left a...
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Price 0$
Languages Spanish, English
Duration 2 hours
Reviews 9.3/10 stars, 720 ratings

The 7 secrets of Bologna Free Walking Tour
The free walking tour of Bologna is for everyone: children, the elderly, people with reduced mobility, couples, families... Let's discover the city, I'll explain its secrets and I'll show you the...
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Languages English
Duration 1 hour 30 minutes
Reviews 9/10 stars, 1786 ratings

Discover Bologna with this free tour that'll take you into the heart of the ‘Red City’. You'll stroll its beautiful streets and visit its most iconic landmarks.

Self-guided Tour #1

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Number of sights 19 sights
Distance 6.7 km
Ascend 115 m
Descend 73 m

  • Teatro Eleonora Duse
  • Basilica di San Domenico
  • Tomba di Egidio Foscherari
  • Santuario del Corpus Domini
  • Oratorio dello Spirito Santo
  • Basilica di San Petronio
  • Museo Civico Archeologico
  • Santa Maria della Vita
  • Strada del Jazz
  • Loggia dei Mercanti
  • Piazza Santo Stefano
  • Basilica di Santo Stefano
  • San Michele de' Leprosetti
  • Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica
  • Museo civico d'arte industriale Davia Bargellini
  • Santa Maria dei Servi
  • Museo Carducci
  • Giardini Margherita
  • Monastero di San Michele in Bosco
Details for Tour #1 in Bologna

Self-guided Tour #2

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Number of sights 19 sights
Distance 6.7 km
Ascend 88 m
Descend 81 m

  • Porta San Felice
  • Santa Maria della Carità
  • Abbazia dei Santi Naborre e Felice
  • Tomba degli Accursii
  • Basilica di San Francesco
  • Biblioteca Salaborsa
  • Fontana vecchia
  • Cattedrale di San Pietro
  • Salone della Podestà
  • Strada del Jazz
  • Chiesa dei Santi Bartolomeo e Gaetano
  • Chiesa dei Santi Vitale e Agricola in Arena
  • Chiesa di San Giacomo Maggiore
  • Museo di Palazzo Poggi
  • Porta San Donato
  • Botanical Garden
  • Giardino del Guasto
  • Chiesa di San Martino
  • Teatro Arena del Sole
Details for Tour #2 in Bologna

Self-guided Tour #3

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 8.7 km
Ascend 97 m
Descend 111 m

  • Porta Saragozza
  • Oratorio dello Spirito Santo
  • Cappella dei Re Magi
  • Palazzo Re Enzo
  • Cattedrale di San Pietro
  • Museo Civico Medievale
  • San Colombano
  • Teatro Arena del Sole
  • Garisenda Tower
  • Chiesa di San Giacomo Maggiore
  • Chiesa dei Santi Vitale e Agricola in Arena
  • San Michele de' Leprosetti
  • Piazza Santo Stefano
  • Tomba di Egidio Foscherari
  • Basilica di San Domenico
  • Teatro Eleonora Duse
  • Santa Maria dei Servi
  • Porta San Vitale
  • Museo di Mineralogia Luigi Bombicci
  • Teatro Dehon
Details for Tour #3 in Bologna

Self-guided Tour #4

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 2.3 km
Ascend 53 m
Descend 60 m

  • Botanical Garden
  • Porta Mascarella
  • Monumento ai caduti del VIII Agosto 1848
  • Parco della Montagnola
  • Porta Galliera
Details for Tour #4 in Bologna

Self-guided Tour #5

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Number of sights 14 sights
Distance 6.9 km
Ascend 130 m
Descend 130 m

  • Botanical Garden
  • Porta Mascarella
  • Chiesa del Sacro Cuore di Gesù
  • Porta Galliera
  • Parco della Montagnola
  • Monumento ai caduti del VIII Agosto 1848
  • MAMbo
  • Porta Lame
  • Cripta di San Zama
  • Abbazia dei Santi Naborre e Felice
  • Tomba di Odofredo Denari
  • Basilica di San Francesco
  • Santa Maria della Carità
  • Porta San Felice
Details for Tour #5 in Bologna

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Why Visit Sights? Self-guided sightseeing tours are a free and safe alternative to bus tours. You can explore Bologna at your own pace, any time! Do something good for your health by walking.