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15 Bologna & Emilia Tours Worth the Money

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The 15 best bologna & emilia tours on sale today, with what each one costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is first for a reason, so start there.

Bologna: City Center Walking Tour - Palazzo d’Accursio and the civic center
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Bologna: City Center Walking Tour

1.City Center Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3,478 reviews · 2 - 3 hours · from $26Our pick

Walk Bologna’s historic center with guides such as Victoria, Maria, Riccardo, and Nicola. In two to three hours, you’ll see Piazza Maggiore, San Petronio, Neptune’s Fountain, the Quadrilatero Market, Santo Stefano, and the Two Towers, with history, food tips, and local stories along the way.

“Loads of really good information in a tight presentation. In just a few hours I now feel very knowledgeable, with lots of starting points for further research/reading.”

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Ravenna: UNESCO Monuments and Mosaics Guided Tour - Meeting at Piazza San Francesco
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Ravenna: UNESCO Monuments and Mosaics Guided Tour

2.UNESCO Monuments and Mosaics Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 3,108 reviews · 2 - 3 hours · from $33

Explore Ravenna’s finest Byzantine mosaics with a local guide such as Chiara, Marco, or Serena. Choose a 2-hour visit to three key monuments or a 3-hour route covering all five UNESCO sites, with admission and ticket-line access included.

“Very nice tour to understand the mosaics and know what you are looking at - smooth tour through the highlights with a knowledgeable guide Would recommend!”

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Guided Tour of Mosaic Tiles in Ravenna - Starting at Piazza San Francesco
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Guided Tour of Mosaic Tiles in Ravenna

3.Guided Tour of Mosaic Tiles in Ravenna

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,693 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $33Top rated

Walk Ravenna’s historic center with guides such as Elisabetta, Chiara, Marco, Serena, and Francesca, visiting Galla Placidia’s starry mausoleum, San Vitale, and the Neonian Baptistery. Entry is included, and radio headsets help you follow the commentary in groups of up to 28.

“Silvia was a very knowledgeable guide. She led us through the streets of Ravenna to visit amazing mosaics. P.s. The address of where to meet was very vague. It would have helped to have mentioned that we were to enter the Information Centre and register.”

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Maranello: Ferrari Museum Entrance Ticket - Getting inside with the Maranello ticket
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Maranello: Ferrari Museum Entrance Ticket

4.Maranello: Ferrari Museum Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,505 reviews · from $32

Enter Ferrari’s Maranello museum for a self-guided look at classic road cars, Formula 1 champions, permanent displays, and changing exhibitions. Plan about 1.5 hours, though serious fans may stay longer. Your ticket lets you skip the main ticket line, and the museum is wheelchair accessible.

“Was a fantastic experience, highly recommend for any motor sport or Formula One fan, the only way you can improve your experience is to book the simulators in advance, as unfortunately it was fully booked on my visit today.”

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Bologna Food & Market Tour with 6 Tastings, Pasta, Wines & More - Walking the Quadrilatero market lanes
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Bologna Food & Market Tour with 6 Tastings, Pasta, Wines & More

5.Bologna Food & Market Tour with 6 Tastings, Pasta, Wines & More

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,328 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $118

Spend 3.5 hours eating your way through central Bologna with a guide such as Claire, Federica, Caterina, or Mattia. Visit the Quadrilatero, watch pasta made by hand, taste aged Parmigiano and balsamic vinegar, sample regional meats, wines, gelato, espresso, and a secret dish.

“Frederica was very knowledgeable. All the stops had great food. We were also told some history during the tour.”

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Bologna Food Experience: Factory tours & Family-Style Lunch - Watching Parmigiano Reggiano take shape
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Bologna Food Experience: Factory tours & Family-Style Lunch

6.Bologna Food Experience: Factory tours & Family-Style Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,201 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $216

Leave Bologna at 7:00am for a full-day food tour through Emilia-Romagna. Visit working Parmigiano Reggiano, balsamic vinegar, and prosciutto producers, with breakfast, tastings, wine, and a long family-style lunch included. Guides such as Elena, Federico, and Alessandro may lead the visits.

“Well worth the price! Great food and wine! Very informative and great tour guides! Well organized and easy to work with! Would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys food, wine and being entertained! A great full day activity!”

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Maranello and Modena: Ferrari Museums Combo Tickets - What makes the Hall of Victories worth your time
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Maranello and Modena: Ferrari Museums Combo Tickets

7.Maranello and Modena: Ferrari Museums Combo Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 994 reviews · from $50

Use one combo ticket for Ferrari’s Maranello museum and the Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena. See racing cars, road cars, engines, Formula 1 history, Enzo’s restored workshop, films, and temporary displays. You arrange transport between the museums yourself, with cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

“Lots to see and do. A great day out for any car enthusiast not just Ferrari fans.”

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Bologna: Walking Food Tour with a Local Guide - Tigella starts the meal with a local specialty
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Bologna: Walking Food Tour with a Local Guide

8.Walking Food Tour with a Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 882 reviews · from $90

Walk from Piazza del Nettuno to the Two Towers while tasting tigella, Bolognese cold cuts, regional cheeses, tortellini, tagliatelle, local wine, balsamic vinegar, and gelato. English-speaking guides such as Eugenio, Roberta, Stefania, and Valentina add food lore and city stories along the way.

“It was really fun. Our guide, Roberta was knowledgeable and engaging. The food local and good. We went to the Osteria del Sole for wine.”

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Bologna Food Tour from a local perspective - Watching sfogline make fresh egg pasta
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Bologna Food Tour from a local perspective

9.Bologna Food Tour from a local perspective

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 860 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $133

Spend 4.5 hours eating through Bologna with a local guide such as Mattia, Matteo, or Riccardo. Begin with cappuccino and cornetto, watch sfogline make fresh pasta, sample salumi, Parmigiano, wine, aged balsamic, three pasta dishes, and artisanal gelato.

“Plenty of yummy food, a charming guide in Mattia, lots of interesting information about the food culture of Bologna. We visited a cafe that roasts their own coffee, we saw pasta being handmade, we visited a salumeria that I wish I could take home to my neighborhood, we had aperitif in a 15th century osteria, a gorgeous pasta lunch, we tasted balsamics and learned what’s what, and ended the day with some excellent gelato.”

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Bologna gastronomic experience with a local - Meeting under the orange umbrella at Neptune’s Fountain
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Bologna gastronomic experience with a local

10.Bologna gastronomic experience with a local

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 626 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $95

Meet your English-speaking guide under an orange umbrella at Neptune’s Fountain, then eat your way through Bologna with tigelle, regional cheeses, cured meats, two fresh pasta dishes, wine, and gelato. Guides including Eugenio, Roberta, Matteo, Erica, Sonia, and Valentina add local stories. Groups max out at 12.

“We had such a great time, our host Claire was wonderful and so knowledgeable. All the food and overall experience was fantastic, highly recommend!”

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Tour Parmigiano Reggiano dairy and Parma ham - Inside a Working Parmigiano Reggiano Dairy
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Tour Parmigiano Reggiano dairy and Parma ham

11.Tour Parmigiano Reggiano dairy and Parma ham

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 601 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $151

Spend four to five hours visiting a Parmigiano Reggiano dairy and a Prosciutto di Parma producer near Parma. Guides such as Sergio, Loris, and Daniela explain each craft in English, while generous tastings include aged cheese, 24-month ham, balsamic vinegar, bread, Fortana, Lambrusco, and Malvasia wines.

“Wonderful and informative experience. Our guide was amazing and friendly. Watch to whole proceed of cheese making. We sampled many ages of cheese and then off to see ham… sweet buttery ham! 5 stars!”

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Private Half Day Parma Food Walking Tour - Garibaldi Square and the city’s food identity
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Private Half Day Parma Food Walking Tour

12.Private Half Day Parma Food Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 561 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $134

Spend three hours walking Parma with a private English-speaking guide such as Lisa, Cecilia, Roberta, or Michelle. Visit local food shops for generous tastings of cured meats, aged Parmigiano, fresh pasta, pastries, gelato, balsamic vinegar, and wine, with famous sights along the way.

“Lisa was an amazing guide. She was filled with knowledge of the area and of the amazing foods we tried. We learned so much and were quite full!! Parma has a great history of food and Lisa showed us that. So glad we went on this tour.”

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Parma: Parmigiano Production and Parma Ham Tour & Tasting - Meeting the van at NH Parma
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Parma: Parmigiano Production and Parma Ham Tour & Tasting

13.Parmigiano Production and Parma Ham Tour & Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 554 reviews · from $126

Travel from Parma with guides such as Loris, Sergio, George, or Mattia to see Parmigiano Reggiano made and aged, then visit a Prosciutto di Parma producer. Learn about salting, curing, and spillatura before tasting cheese, ham, and local wine.

“Very interesting. The effort to create the cheese and parma ham is truly amazing. The transport was comfortable. The guide was detailed , funny and friendly. Enough cheese n ham to go around and try with a nice wine to accompany.”

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Bologna: Open Bus City Tour and Local Food Tasting - A 50-minute ride through Bologna’s grand center
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Bologna: Open Bus City Tour and Local Food Tasting

14.Open Bus City Tour and Local Food Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 550 reviews · 1 day · from $46

Start at Neptune Fountain for an open-top bus ride past Bologna’s major sights, including San Petronio, the Two Towers, and Archiginnasio. Use the multilingual audio guide and hop off at selected stops. Finish with food-tasting vouchers in a historic market area.

“The bus City tour was on time, great bus driver and assistant was fabulous. The tour to the most important point of the city nothing but great.”

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Bologna: Full meal Food Tour with Local Delights by Do Eat Better - First course: handmade pasta and Parmesan
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Bologna: Full meal Food Tour with Local Delights by Do Eat Better

15.Full meal Food Tour with Local Delights by Do Eat Better

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 541 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $81

Walk Bologna’s old center with an English-speaking guide such as Eugenio, Luca, Ares, or Erica, stopping for handmade pasta, tigelle or mortadella, cotoletta, gelato, wine, and espresso. The three-and-a-half-hour tour serves a full meal in a group of no more than 12.

“I would highly recommend this tour! Matteo was very knowledgeable about the history of Bologna and showed us many cool sites that we wouldn’t have found on our own. As an added bonus we booked us a balsamic vinegar tasting that was really fun! The food was amazing!”

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