Top Experiences in Sanctuary of the Madonna of San Luca (Santuario della Madonna di San Luca)

Discover the famous arcades of Bologna and the Basilica of San Luca with a local guide who will tell you all the anecdotes.
You will board the San Luca Express, the little train that connects the center to the famous Basilica and during the journey you will be able to admire the most famous arcades in the world, a Unesco heritage site, listening to the stories of the guide.
Once in San Luca you will visit the Basilica and the surrounding area with the guide who will tell you its history while admiring Bologna from above and then you will always return on board the San Luca express together with the guide.

How do the Bolognese live, eat and drink? What are the main attractions of the city? Why does the view of San Luca make a Bolognese feel at home even if he is still on the street? All these questions will find the right answer in the tour designed to let you experience the city and all its secrets in the round: from morning until evening.
We start from Piazza del Nettuno, the meeting point of our tour, and then continue to Piazza Maggiore where you will admire the architectural and artistic grandeur of San Petronio. You will go to Piazza Galvani, where you will discover the secrets of the Archiginnasio. In Piazza Santo Stefano, the Bolognese lounge par excellence, you will get lost while discovering the 7 Churches. You will have lunch in the suggestive, and delicious, historic market, and then resume your tour full of energy to discover the Asinelli Tower, symbol of the city, and the breathtaking view that can be enjoyed from the Sanctuary of the Virgin of San Luca.

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!

PAID ENTRANCE TO THE ATTRACTIONS ALONG THE ROUTE ARE NOT INCLUDED. The price is indicated in the "exclusions".

During the guided tour we will visit spectacular places of considerable naturalistic interest and at the same time rich from a historical-cultural and artistic point of view. All our guides, in addition to being technically qualified and prepared, love and know in depth the territory of which they will try to convey their same passion by showing you the most significant places and telling you captivating anecdotes during the excursions.
There will be refreshment stops in the typical places where you can taste traditional products such as tigelle, parmesan, mortadella and the legendary egg pasta such as tagliatelle, tortellini and tortelloni

Follow us to the green side of the city, where many locals go for their spring outings. Getting out of the city traffic and taking a trip to the hills is a very relaxing experience, especially if you drive a vintage car such as the legendary Fiat 500!

During this two-hour guided tour by Fiat 500 you have plenty of opportunities to see Bologna from above, starting with the belvedere of San Michele in Bosco. From this point of view, the enchanting panorama will definitely leave you breathless.

Our Fiat 500 tour also includes a stop at the Sacrario di Sabbiuno memorial, a place that has marked the recent history of Bologna, surrounded by lush nature. Finally, the tour stops over at the Basilica of San Luca, the best-known and best-loved sanctuary in the city, boasting the longest portico in the world, before returning to our starting point.

Enjoy a day in Bologna where you can discover all the secrets of the history and culture of one of the most beautiful and richest cities in Italy.
A guide will accompany you through the streets of the center and will make you discover the main monuments of the city and taste the specialties of the local gastronomy.
You will enjoy a lunch in an ancient inn and in the afternoon on board the train san luca express you will see the famous Basilica of San luca.

Pick up and drop off from Venice

A strong wish to see the famous Bolognese hills, but only a little time for hike?

Don’t panic, this short vespa tour is the right solution!

This tour is a fantastic opportunity to ride a Vespa, a unique and unrepeatable experience for million of people in the world, and explore the beautiful hilly countryside just outside Bologna.

Minimum number of partecipants: 2

This tour departing from Florence gives you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the traditions of Bologna. and visit this fantastic city. This is not only thanks to the classic private walking tour, which will give you the opportunity to discover all the secrets of the centre, but also thanks to the lunch which will make you taste the Bolognese tradition in a delicious way.
And as if this wasn't enough, you can admire Bologna from the unique perspective of the hills that surround it, relaxing on the train that will take you to discover the Basilica of San Luca with the audio guide that tells you about this fantastic part of the Emilian city

The Basilica of San Luca is one of the symbols of the city of Bologna.

At the meeting point you will receive from a member of our staff a map and a table with the timetables of the return train, available every 45 minutes.

This tour departs every day and will help you discover the city aboard the San Luca Express, on which audio guides, available in 10 languages, will tell you the history of the city until your arrival at the Basilica of San Luca.

You will have the opportunity to visit this sacred and very important place for the city of Bologna and you can decide what time to return by consulting the timetables on the map. On board you will find staff who will welcome you and answer your questions.

On your return you can taste the specialties of Bologna with 2 typical tastings, in the welcoming setting of the historic market.

This tour is tailor made by a photographer for photographers, considering their special need in terms of light conditions and crowd factor.

The tour leader is an expert photographer and photography teacher and will assist you by any means in photography matter. Don't worry if don't know how to take a specific photo or do you need help with your settings, you won't be alone!

• Photographers are not the usual kind of tourist: they are very demanding about light conditions, preferring the warm tone of golden hours or the colder nuances of a blue hour to capture better images.
• Capture good photos require a proper time and we are not in a hurry, we spend all the necessary time to each location until you are satisfied with your photos
• We try to select the best moments to minimize the crowd factor.

This is not a photo book/portrait sessions. If you want to have nice pictures of you in Bologna this is not the tour for you.

Enjoy a day outside the city walls and discover the hills of Bologna aboard the San Luca Express train, which connects the historic center of Bologna with the fascinating Basilica of San Luca. Admire landscapes of rolling green hills from the window. Walk along the world's longest portico, which stretches from the Arco Bonaccorsi to the basilica, and discover its exciting history thanks to onboard audio guides.

You can also visit the Basilica of San Luca from the inside, before returning to the city center to end the day with independent tastings of typical Emilian food. Audioguide available in the following languages: Italian, English, French, Spanish, German, Russian and Chinese.