Enjoy a round-trip ticket from Bologna to San Luca with the San Luca Express train, the new tourist line created to connect the Bologna city center to the enchanting basilica. At the end, of your tour enjoy a delicious food tasting.

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Host or greeter: Italian, English
Audio guide included: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese
Wheelchair accessible

Highlights

Visit the Sanctuary and come back at the time of your choosing
Discover the city from a new perspective
Enjoy a tasting of typical products of Bologna

Full description

The Basilica of San Luca is one of the symbols of the city of Bologna. Situated on the Monte Guardia, the Sanctuary connects to the city center through the longest continuous portico in the world, made up of 666 arcades. At the meeting point, you'll receive a map and a timetable of the return train, which is available every 45 minutes. You’ll also receive a voucher for the food tasting. This tour departs every day and will help you discover the city from aboard the San Luca Express train, where the audio guides, available in 8 languages, will tell you about the city until your arrival at the Basilica of San Luca. Here, you can visit the Basilica at your own pace and decide what time to return by consulting the schedules on the map. On board, you will find a staff person, who will welcome you and respond to your information. When you return, you will get to taste of typical products in one of the historical markets.

Includes

Round trip ticket for San Luca Express train
Frequent rides, available every 45 minutes
Multilingual audio guide in 8 different languages
On board assistance provided by highly qualified staff
Voucher for tasting of typical products at the end of the tour
Map and timetable for the return train

Hotel pick up and drop-off

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

You must keep social distance while in vehicles

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Meeting point

The meeting place is in front of the Neptune Fountain where one of our staff members will accompany you at the start of the tour

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What to bring

Comfortable shoes

Know before you go

Returns train is available every 45 minutes
At the meeting point, you'll receive a map and a timetable of the return trains

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.3 /5

based on 23 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.2/5
Transportation
4/5
Value for money
4/5
Safety
5/5

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Wonderful trip up to san luca / fantastically beautiful church and the surroundings ❤️ / I'm glad we took the little train / because it just goes up / and then in the heat. Good idea and go up there around 10 am or a little later / because the church closes early / siesta ❤️And the 2 cutest guides. Can only be recommended

September 4, 2021

Hello to the team! Actually everything was great, especially the nice greeting at the Nettuno fountain. However, it was not clear to us that either the train or the red line would return from San Luca, which is why we ultimately had to walk back to the city from the stop at the stadium. During the tasting, the ice cream at Oggi was very tasty, but the mortadella at Murtadela was too "heavy" for us ... best regards, BB

September 1, 2021

The little train is really nice and the explanations about the city clear and interesting. The tastings are of high quality and consistent. The only problem is the coffee tasting because it is impossible to sit down, the coffee must be drunk on a corner of the bar, the cake which is part of the formula is not done despite the complaint and we are made feel from start to finish that we are really bothering them. it is frankly a shame. It would be preferable for Bologna Tour to choose another café, less "prestigious" on the location side but where the customer is well treated. This is the reason why I did not put 5 stars.

August 11, 2021

From Bologna: Train to San Luca Basilica & Food Tasting

From Bologna: Train to San Luca Basilica & Food Tasting

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