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Bologna City Guide - Tours of the City



Walking Tours
Walking tours of Bologna depart from the Informazioni e Assistenza Turistica on Piazza Maggiore and are managed by Prima Classe Arte Cultura & Turismo (tel: 051 681 4920). Tours in English depart every Monday and Friday at 1100 and every Tuesday and Thursday at 1500. Another tour leaves Neptune's Fountain on Sunday and Monday at 1100 and at 1500 on Tuesday and Thursday. These tours take roughly two hours and include Piazza Maggiore, the Archiginnasio, the Basilica di Santo Stefano and the Due Torri. No booking is necessary. Admission charge. Alternatively, private guides can be booked from the Associazione Guida d'Arte (tel: 051 421 0809).

Bus Tours
Trambus (tel: 051 290 290 or 800 281 281; website: www.trambusopen.com) takes visitors on an open-top tour of the historical city centre. There are daily departures every hour from 1000 to 1200 and from 1500 to 1700 from Viale Pietramellara 59 (opposite the railway station). There are various tickets, including a hop-on, hop-off version.

Bicycle Tours
Two-hour cycling tours of Bologna with Bike in Bo (tel: 051 681 4920) depart from Via del Pratello 97/d, on Wednesdays at 1000. There are two routes on offer (available in English) - one focuses on the town and another takes visitors further afield. Booking is mandatory, minimum three participants (tel: 340 220 7699). Bicycle hire and insurance are included. It is possible for visitors to arrange tours at times other than the standard Wednesday slot.

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