Top 10 City Tours in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

This is a truly unique tour which will take you to discover the history of the oldest university in Europe. Bologna's academic history dates back to the 11th century and is has the first university to be built in all of Europe.

Inclusions: Expert professional guide, Private tour

Exclusions: Food & drinks, Tickets for museums and other sites which require an entrance fee

You’ll follow your host as you eat your way around Italy’s food capital – Bologna! Browse through historic markets, salumerie (delis), bars and specialty stores and discover the Mercato di Mezzo, the oldest market in the city. Seasonal produce is king, and you’ll notice, smell and taste the sun-ripened fruit and fresh herbs as you wander from stall to stall. Round off your day at the Mercato delle Erbe - the perfect spot to indulge in an aperitivo as you soak up the warm terracotta atmosphere of this historic city and its friendly people. Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.

Inclusions: Private and personalised experience, 3 hours with a Local Host, 7-8 tastings of various Bolognese specialities, A coffee and a craft beer, glass of regional wine or a soft drink, Walking experience (if required, your host can suggest public transport or private taxi options), Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)

Exclusions: Food and drinks additional to the ones included in the experience, Tickets to any attractions, Transportation costs, Gratuities

Follow one of our friendly hosts around the walled medieval city as they show you the best of what their home has to offer. You’ll feel as if you’re exploring the vibrant piazzas and cobbled stone streets with a friend as you pop into stores, marvel at the towering turrets of the Due Torri and enjoy a creamy gelato. Whether you want to tick off the most famous attractions like Piazza Maggiore, San Petronio Church, Mercato di Mezzo and the Fontana di Nettuno or simply amble down the sidewalks and follow your feet, the day is yours! Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.

Inclusions: Private and personalised experience, 8 hours with a Local Host, Walking experience (if required, your host can suggest public transport or private taxi options), Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Tickets to any attractions, Transportation costs, Gratuities

A fully private tour to offer our customers a high quality customized service, reserved only for you and your family/friends (We do not combine groups). Your driver pick you up and drop you off under the ship (no shuttle bus). We will pre-purchase the skip the line tickets for the private visit of the Colosseum and Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica (Sunday Closed).  Your private guide will get off the van with you at each stop and walk you through the attractions to provide the most complete insights of every attraction. You can choose one of our three private tours: 1. The Best of Rome with a Guide Colosseum, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica with Skip the line tickets included. 2. Rome in a Day with a Guide. Tickets NOT included 3. Underground Rome with a Guide Catacombs, St. Clement Basilica underground with tickets Vatican Museums closed: Sunday, Easter, 01May, 29Jun, 14Aug, 15Aug, 01Nov, 8Dec, 25Dec, 26Dec

Inclusions: Pick up and drop-off from the port of Civitavecchia. Meet your driver w/sign directly at the exit of your ship (No shuttle bus), Private walking tour of Rome (6hrs) with a Professional licensed Blue Badge tour guide, Professional driver & Luxury Mercedes E or V Class, Vito or Sprinter van, Private & Customizable tour. We do not combine groups, Skip the line tickets for the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine hill, Skip the line tickets for the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica, To minimize walking distance your driver will stop as close as possible to the sites to visit., Earphones, more than 6 guests, Lunch: Antipasto, pasta or pizza, dessert, water

Exclusions: Gratuities (not mandatory)

See the sights of Rome with our electric bike tour and explore the historic neighborhoods of the “Eternal City". Ride easily on the city’s legendary hills and marvel at monuments in baroque piazzas.

Inclusions: E-Bike , Professional Guide

Exclusions: Food and Drinks, Pick-up

Receive a warm welcome to Bologna on a private tour that will kick off your time in the city in the best way possible! In only 90 minutes, a local guide will get you acquainted with Bologna to help you enjoy the rest of your stay to the fullest. Discover where to find Piazza Santo Stefano and Ghetto Ebraico, and how to explore them away from the crowds. And what about that unique family owned restaurant or that amazing local hotspot? We got you covered; the local guides are experts in the subject! Forget about touristy traps; on this city kickstart tour, your guide will point you in the right direction. Private City Kickstart Tour: Bologna is one of Withlocals' signature tours available in major cities worldwide. We work with passionate local guides who earn a fair fee. We support local economies by only offering local produce and prevent over-tourism with only small non-intrusive groups. Our tours are carbon-neutral and away from the standard tourist routes.

Inclusions: Private Tour, Small-group tour option available, Local Guide, Local Tips and Tricks, City Orientation

Exclusions: Hotel pick-up and drop off

Parma the City of Perfume is an exclusive opportunity to immerse yourself in the history of the city and discover, through an olfactory journey, the tradition of perfume and the protagonists of its supply chain in Parma from 1816 to 2020. The greenhouses of the Ducal Park introduce us to the discovery of the famous Violetta di Parma. Numerous traces of Maria Luigia of Austria’s predilection for the violet can be found inside the Glauco Lombardi Museum. The visit to Violetta di Parma 1930 shop allows us to retrace the life of Ludovico Borsari and the birth of the perfume that later became a symbol of the city and the Duchess. We will visit an Acqua di Parma Flagship Store to get to know the brand from its origins to new variations and discover the history of the companies of the Parma perfume supply chain, which arose many years ago in small laboratories, to grow to the point to have become some of the major references worldwide for perfumery packaging, bottles, caps and labels.

Inclusions: Professional local guide

Exclusions: Eventual purchase of products at the shops and perfumeries

See the best of Ravenna in a full-day guided walking tour led by a friendly professional local guide. Ravenna is like no other place in Italy, its Early Christian and Byzantine mosaics are a wonder of the world and their magnificence will leave you breathless. Ravenna is the right place if you wish to experience amazing historical heritage sites.

Inclusions: Professional guide, Private tour

Exclusions: All Fees and Taxes, Combo-Ticket: €10.50/each for 5 Unesco sites, Ticket for the Arians' baptistry (Unesco site) €2.00/each, Food and drinks, Transportation to/from attractions

This Self-guided bike tour is all about riding a bike and discovering Bologna and its historical relationship with music. We will provide all the necessary equipment and all you will have to do is get on the bike and enjoy the tour by yourself or with family and friends! The tour lasts 2 hours, but you can decide to keep the bike for a few more hours as well. All the necessary is included: bike (for 4 hours), helmet, lock, basket, map of the tour, mp3 with headphones and a can of Redbull. You will start from Dynamo - La Velostazione di Bologna, located in the very center of the city and come back here when you're done. After the tour, you can also stay with us and chill in the relax area with free wifi and toilets or have something to drink and eat in our events area, where we have a bar, tables and chairs and a spacious courtyard with good music and people from all over the world.

Inclusions: Use of bicycle, Use of helmet, Use of lock, Map with a complete itinerary that you can put on the handlebars, Audioguide with mp3 and headphones, Drink, City Map, Tips, Bottled water

Exclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off

You’ll spend the better part of a day with one of our friendly hosts in the terracotta-tiled, student-filled, food capital that is Bologna! You might begin your day with a shot of strong espresso in one of the coffee bars under the portici (covered walkways) before ambling past an exquisite theatre to the city’s medieval Mercato di Mezzo. You could see the Piazza Maggiore and San Petronio Basilica or if you’re feeling energetic, climb one of the Two Towers (Bologna’s icon) and enjoy a panoramic view of the medieval city center. Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.

Inclusions: Private and personalised experience, 5 hours with a host, Walking experience (if required, your host can suggest public transport or private taxi options), Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Tickets to any attractions, Transportation costs, Gratuities (optional)