BOLOGNA · ITALY
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The 8 most popular audio tours in Bologna. Here's what they actually deliver, who runs them, and what they cost.
A low-cost, self-guided Bologna walking tour with audio, written notes, and Google Maps directions for a smart half-day loop.
“Fantastic overview of the main attractions, plus a couple of hidden places. Great to have the flexibility to do it at our own pace”
Audio-guided Archiginnasio visit in Bologna with Anatomical Theatre and food tasting voucher. QR audio, 1.5 hours.
“Molto interessante e ben organizzato, peccato solo che non tutte le sale erano disponibili per noi.”
Explore Bologna’s Torre dell’Orologio and Palazzo d’Accursio with a QR audio guide, municipal art collections, and a city-center food tasting.
“Everything fine”
A self-guided 3.5 km Bologna walk with GPS-triggered audio in 7 languages, featuring 35 local stories at top sights.
“Completely unusable. Despite paying and getting code sent, I was unable to enter the code in the app. Went round in circles, never reaching a page where it asked for the code. I have asked for a refund, but no response.”
Self-guided Bologna food tasting box with 7 vouchers, QR audio for monuments, and a walkable route starting at Neptune’s Fountain.
“The guide was amazing! Polite, knowledgeable, and so kind! We only made it to 3 places and were stuffed! Planning another day to shop and tantalize our palettes!”
Self-guided English audio walk from Porta Galliera to Le Tre Frecce with offline maps, stories, and Bologna’s towers and myths.
“Great directions and a lot of great sights along the way. Easy to use app made our day simple and fun.”
Bologna scavenger hunt with self-guided audio and GPS. Start anytime, follow 2.4 km of clues, and explore key sights for under $10.
“A. Different way to tour the city making it more fun for kids. Good trail and we enjoyed doing it as a family.”
A low-cost self-guided audio walk through Bologna’s past and present, using VoiceMap GPS and offline audio for towers, basilicas, and science.
“Could have included a lot more value for money as the factual descriptions were quite short. The speaker seemed to enjoy speaking about his university life which wasted a bit of time when standing around at sights waiting for valuable information.”
