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Best Self-Guided & Audio Tours In Bologna

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The 10 most popular self-guided & audio tours in Bologna. Here's what they actually deliver, who runs them, and what they cost.

10 Best Self-Guided & Audio Tours In Bologna

Bologna: Self-Guided Food Tasting Tour with Vouchers

Bologna: Self-Guided Food Tasting Tour with Vouchers - What Your Voucher Book Really Covers (And Why That’s Good Value)

1.Bologna: Self-Guided Food Tasting Tour with Vouchers

Most Popular★ 4.0

Self-guided Bologna food tasting with 7 vouchers, QR audio map, and classics like tortellini and Tigellone for about $50.

“If you’re a foodie and want to try a bit of everything, this is a great self guided tour. Whilst I didn’t like everything I tasted, it was still totally worth it to experience the flavours of Bologna. I really think it’s worth it, especially if you’re looking to spend an afternoon just eating”

140 reviews1 dayFrom $50by BOLOGNA TOUR & BEST ITALY TOUR

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Bologna Walking Tour with Audio and Written Guide

Bologna Walking Tour with Audio and Written Guide - Meet at the Two Towers, then set up your phone right

2.Bologna Walking Tour with Audio and Written Guide

★ 4.5

A low-cost, self-guided Bologna walking tour with audio, written notes, and Google Maps directions for a smart half-day loop.

“An excellent audio and written tour, that you can do at your own pace. Interesting dialogue and links to Google maps that takes you round the main sites of Bologna 🇮🇹”

132 reviews4 hours (approx.)From $7.86by Walking Cap

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Bologna: Audio-Guided Archiginnasio Visit with Food Tasting

Bologna: Audio-Guided Archiginnasio Visit with Food Tasting - Entering the Archiginnasio with a QR audio guide (and no confusion)

Bologna: Clock Tower Audio Guide and Food Tasting

Bologna: Clock Tower Audio Guide and Food Tasting - Palazzo d’Accursio: where Bologna’s civic power shows up

Tower and Power, Virtual tour in Medieval Bologna

Tower and Power, Virtual tour in Medieval Bologna - Medieval Bologna through its towers: the point of Tower and Power

5.Tower and Power, Virtual tour in Medieval Bologna

★ 4.5

Tower and Power VR at Bologna’s La Macchina del Tempo: medieval towers, interactive village life, and thrilling flying scenes. English, ~30 minutes.

“The VR tour of medeival Bologna was great; very well done. Enjoyable (even for a 58-year-old like me, and I'm sure kids would appreciate it even more) and informative. Choose the longer version (25 minutes).”

54 reviews30 minutes (approx.)From $21.63by LA MACCHINA DEL TEMPO

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Bologna: Digital Guide made by a Local for your walking tour

Bologna: Digital Guide made by a Local for your walking tour - Via Indipendenza start: you choose your rhythm

Bologna: City Walk with Audio Guide in 7 Languages on your Phone

Bologna: City Walk with Audio Guide in 7 Languages on your Phone - Piazza Maggiore: your warm-up stories in Bologna’s front room

7.Bologna: City Walk with Audio Guide in 7 Languages on your Phone

★ 4.0

A self-guided 3.5 km Bologna walk with GPS-triggered audio in 7 languages, featuring 35 local stories at top sights.

“The walking tour app worked well getting me to the sights, but once there was no narration. And of course I was guided to the most popular attractions so found myself walking from a quiet street into a mob of tourists all at the same attraction. I abandoned the tour after a few more tourist…”

41 reviews3 to 4 hours (approx.)From $9.01by City App Tour

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Bologna Secrets Quest: Self-Guided Hidden Gems Adventure

Bologna Secrets Quest: Self-Guided Hidden Gems Adventure - Price and value: $6.60 per person can be a good deal

8.Bologna Secrets Quest: Self-Guided Hidden Gems Adventure

★ 4.0

Self-guided Bologna puzzle quest with 14 challenges, offline app play, and a relaxed 90-minute walk through storied squares.

“We tried many times to download the Questo App on both of our phones hooked to our four star hotel internet but even after connecting with Questo Help we were unable to therefore unable to unlock the experience.”

24 reviews1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)From $6.60by Questo

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Bologna Murder Mystery: Self-Guided City Quest

Bologna Murder Mystery: Self-Guided City Quest - Price and timing: fitting one hour of clues into your day

9.Bologna Murder Mystery: Self-Guided City Quest

★ 4.0

Bologna self-guided murder-mystery app quest. Walk historic streets, solve 11 puzzles, learn landmarks offline, and play for $6.

“This game was a neat way to learn about the city. We walked around and received history lessons about things we would have never taken notice of. We got lost a couple of times, but we were able to figure it out quickly. The story (“mystery”) didn’t totally make sense, but I’d still suggest this…”

13 reviews1 hour (approx.)From $6.00by Questo

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Bologna: A Self-Guided Audio Tour from Porta Galliera to Le Tre Frecce

Bologna: A Self-Guided Audio Tour from Porta Galliera to Le Tre Frecce - Price and value: $11.99 for a full walking circuit

10.Bologna: A Self-Guided Audio Tour from Porta Galliera to Le Tre Frecce

★ 5.0

Self-guided English audio walk from Porta Galliera to Le Tre Frecce with offline maps, stories, and Bologna’s towers and myths.

“100% recommend. The creator of this self-paced audioguide deserves an award. I felt as though I was on a private, one-on-one tour through a "small" area of Bologna. It's 90 minutes if you don't stop. I Googled info during the walk, stepped into a few places, stopped for an Aperol Spritz and it was a…”

8 reviews1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)From $11.99by VoiceMap Audio Tours

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