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Audio guides to discover Bologna: food, culture, art and history

New To The Site! Bologna, Italy

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Visit Bologna... with Audiogiro audio guides! Choose this tour (Italian, English, German, French and Spanish language) to discover the city with the voice of an advanced digital guide. All audio guides were first checked by a historian to verify their reliability.

You will always know where you are, thanks to the geolocation of our navigation map. Start the tour from wherever you want! If you prefer offline listening, remember to download the audio tracks first.

Within 24 hours you will receive a link from us to redeem the minutes for the audio-guided tour. After that, all you have to do is start exploring the map. No need to download external apps!

What's Included

  • Entrance to free attractions (e.g. Duomo)
  • Professional audio guides recorded by an advanced digital voice
  • Transportation (e.g. train ticket, bus, highway), possible parking, food/drinks
  • Tickets for paid attractions (e.g. art gallery)
  • Headphones or radio guides: Audiogiro audio guides can be listened to directly from your smartphone!
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Meeting Location

Meeting point

Via Celestini
40037 Sasso Marconi BO, Italy

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Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.

End point

Via di San Luca
40135 Bologna BO, Italy

The arrival point is indicative; the traveler can end the itinerary wherever he prefers.

What To Expect

Museo Guglielmo Marconi (Pass By)

The house of Guglielmo Marconi, the place where the Nobel Prize winner for physics carried out his first experiments with radio waves.
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Bagni di Mario (Conserva di Valverde) (Pass By)

The Valverde Conservancy is a water collection and decanting system, desired within the great renewal project of Bologna promoted by Pope Pius IV.
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Basilica di San Domenico

A very significant church for Christianity and above all for one of the most important religious orders of the Catholic church, the order of friars preachers, known by all as the Dominican order.
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4 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Archiginnasio Di Bologna (Pass By)

The Palazzo dell'Archiginnasio, or more simply the Archiginnasio, is one of the most characteristic buildings of ancient Bologna.
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Basilica di Santa Maria dei Servi

A refined example of Gothic architecture in Bologna, the basilica of Santa Maria dei Servi was built in the 14th century and subsequently modified and decorated several times over the centuries.
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1 minute • Admission Ticket Free

Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna (Pass By)

The sections of the art gallery range from the thirteenth century to the eighteenth century and host works of great importance, such as paintings by Giusto de' Menabuoi, Giotto, Raphael, Vasari and Annibale Carracci.
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Basilica San Francesco

The basilica was built in the 13th century, but has no specific builder. It is likely that it was the work of the entire Franciscan community, which was also establishing itself in Bologna in those years.
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2 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Cattedrale di San Pietro

Probably built between the 10th and 11th centuries, initially in Romanesque style and with the typical tripartite façade, it had a 40 meter bell tower.
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2 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Le Due Torri Torre degli Asinell (Pass By)

In addition to the two most famous towers, there are others in Bologna, as many as 24, scattered throughout the city and with variable heights. This is all that remains of a phenomenon, still rather studied, which characterized Bologna between the 12th and 13th centuries, when there were around 300 towers.
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Chiesa di Santa Maria della Vita (Pass By)

The new church was built between 1454 and 1502, with the characteristic three naves, while a new oratory was built above.
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Basilica Di San Petronio

The Basilica of San Petronio is immediately striking for its size. It is in fact the fifth largest church in Italy and one of the largest in Europe. It is dedicated to the patron saint of the city and has very ancient origins, having been built starting from 1390.
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5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Piazza Maggiore

Piazza Maggiore, 115 meters long and 60 meters wide, was commissioned by the Municipality as early as 1200, with a very specific function: to bring together the various city activities, especially commerce, and to establish a main point that testified to the importance of the municipal institution .
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1 minute • Admission Ticket Free

Fontana del Nettuno

The large marble basin has a large plinth in the center, on which rests the pedestal with the majestic figure of Neptune on it, over three meters high alone and the work of the Flemish sculptor Giambologna.
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1 minute • Admission Ticket Free

Palazzo Re Enzo (Pass By)

The building, only three years after its construction, became the forced home for life of King Enzo of Sardinia, son of Emperor Frederick II of Swabia, who had been taken prisoner following Bologna's victory in the Battle of Fossalta.
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Palazzo d'Accursio (Pass By)

The palace today appears as a large complex, with the façade on Piazza Maggiore particularly rich in decorations. On the western side stands the clock tower, or Torre Accursi, built in the mid-13th century, which is part of the original nucleus of the palace.
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Biblioteca Salaborsa

A modern and equipped space within one of the most characteristic places of nineteenth-century Bologna. The Salaborsa library obviously takes its name from the Sala Borsa, which houses it, and was inaugurated in 2001.
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2 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Santuario di Madonna di San Luca

The actual sanctuary stands at the top of the Guardia hill, 280 meters above sea level, and boasts an almost mythical origin. The famous portico was built between 1674 and 1721, to protect the numerous pilgrims who went to the sanctuary from rain and bad weather, and in 2021 it was included, together with all the porticoes of Bologna, in the list of heritage UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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2 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Within the next 24 hours of your booking, you will receive a link from us to redeem the minutes you purchased.
  • Once you have collected the minutes purchased on our platform, to listen to the audio guides all you have to do is choose which point to start from and look for it on the navigation map. All points will still be geolocalized around you.

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Audio guides to discover Bologna: food, culture, art and history?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST). Read more Apr 2025

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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What's Included

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American Museum of Natural History Admission Ticket

  • Entrance to free attractions (e.g. Duomo)
  • Professional audio guides recorded by an advanced digital voice
  • Transportation (e.g. train ticket, bus, highway), possible parking, food/drinks
  • Tickets for paid attractions (e.g. art gallery)
  • Headphones or radio guides: Audiogiro audio guides can be listened to directly from your smartphone!

Additional Info

American Museum of Natural History Admission Ticket

American Museum of Natural History Admission Ticket

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Within the next 24 hours of your booking, you will receive a link from us to redeem the minutes you purchased.
  • Once you have collected the minutes purchased on our platform, to listen to the audio guides all you have to do is choose which point to start from and look for it on the navigation map. All points will still be geolocalized around you.
  • To access places of worship, appropriate clothing is required. Failure to enforce this dress code may result in entry being denied.
  • Remember to download the audio tracks beforehand, if you want to listen to them offline later.
  • If you have minutes left over, you can use them until they run out with all the audio guides on our platform.

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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST).

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