BOLOGNA · ITALY
Ranked by traveller popularity
The 10 most popular self-guided tours in Bologna. Here's what they actually deliver, who runs them, and what they cost.
Self-guided Bologna food tasting with 7 vouchers, QR audio map, and classics like tortellini and Tigellone for about $50.
“This was such an amazing way to see the city and try new foods. We were only in Bologna for the day so this was so perfect for us. The vouchers don’t expire so if you were staying longer you could spread them out. We thought for the price that it would just be small…”
A low-cost, self-guided Bologna walking tour with audio, written notes, and Google Maps directions for a smart half-day loop.
“The only upside of this tour is that it gives you a list of all the noteworthy things to view in the city. The entire thing could easily be replicated by asking any AI to give you s your itself. The audio is extremely short (between 30 seconds and 1 minute at each stop). It…”
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.
“Esperienza meravigliosa! La torre dell’orologio regala una vista unica dall’alto dell’intera città di Bologna, il palazzo ha delle stanze con affreschi spettacolari e la degustazione con vista merita tantissimo! Assolutamente consigliata!”
A self-guided 3.5 km Bologna walk with GPS-triggered audio in 7 languages, featuring 35 local stories at top sights.
“Fabulous value for money/ we did it at our own pace stopping for an aperol along the way. Good context and told you the secrets of this fabulous city. Will be looking for something similar for our next stops!”
Self-guided Bologna food tasting box with 7 vouchers, QR audio for monuments, and a walkable route starting at Neptune’s Fountain.
“We thought it would be fun to do a self-guided food tour at our own pace, but were left very disappointed at the quality of some of the food. The taglieri (cold meats) was excellent, as was the espresso and ice cream. But the mortadella and stuffed breads were just tacky fast foods. Not what…”
Self-guided Bologna puzzle quest with 14 challenges, offline app play, and a relaxed 90-minute walk through storied squares.
“My daughter and I enjoyed this Quest. We saw and learned a lot about the City. Things to improve on? The info should probably be updated on a regular basis. We lost a lot of time on the first question and again later on, because of construction that had happened to the clue that was…”
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…”
Self-guided English audio walk from Porta Galliera to Le Tre Frecce with offline maps, stories, and Bologna’s towers and myths.
“App tracked our location to provide excellent commentary as we followed tour path at own pace. Good sites, good information, entertaining narration.”
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.”
