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Bologna: A Self-Guided Audio Tour from Porta Galliera to Le Tre Frecce
4.8(9 reviews)Bologna, Italy
1h15DurationGerman, English, Italian, FrenchOffered inMobile ticketTicketNot includedPickupEasyLevel
About this experience
This self-guided audio tour allows you to explore Bologna independently, starting from Porta Galliera and concluding at Le Tre Frecce. You can control your pace, completing the tour in about an hour or spending more time at various stops. The tour provides insights into the city, including stories about its history and culture, narrated by Mike Corradi from A History of Italy Podcast. After booking, you will receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code to use with the VoiceMap app, which offers automatic GPS playback and offline functionality. The tour is suitable for individuals or small groups and does not require joining a tour group.
Itinerary
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Bologna
Bologna has many names. It’s been called “the red city” for its red roofs and left-leaning politics, and ”the fat city” for its cuisine which is far from light and healthy. It’s known as “the towered” for the forest of over 100 towers that once dotted its landscape. It’s also been referred to as “the cultured” for having the world’s oldest university. On this walking tour, I’ll introduce you to each facet of the city and some of its secrets too, including how the rebellious Bolognese stopped the city from becoming the Vatican.
2
Porta Galliera
On this tour, you can look forward to standing beside Porta Galliera where a retreating Austrian army left the city following a rebellion by the Bolognese in 1848.
3
Parco della Montagnola
On this tour, you can look forward to passing Il Pincio, the entrance to Parco della Montagnola – a French style garden commissioned by Napoleon.
4
Piazza Otto Agosto
On this tour, you can look forward to strolling through Piazza Otto Agosto.
5
Canale delle Moline
You’ll also get a glimpse of how Bologna once resembled Venice with its criss-cross of canals and rivers while passing Canale delle Moline and, while walking down Via Indipendenza, what things were like in the post-Risorgimento period.
6
Torre dell’Arengo
While you stand in the Whispering Gallery under the Torre dell Arengo (Tower of Arengo), I’ll tell you how lovers were able to murmur sweet nothings to each other without their legitimate partners realising.
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Basilica Di San Petronio
On this tour you can look forward to seeing San Petronio, the largest and most important church in the city.
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Quadrilatero
On this tour, you can look forward to discovering the Quadrilatero neighbourhood with its cafes and restaurants.
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Via Rizzoli
On this tour, you can look forward to strolling down Via Rizzoli.
What's included / not included
VoiceMap ApplicationLifetime access to this tour in EnglishOffline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Smartphone and headphonesTransportationFood/Drink
Additional information
Accessibility and comfort
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Good to know
- Please note: You won't be guided through any museums or other attractions mentioned en route. If you choose to enter and visit such places, you'll need to pay for it independently of this tour.
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