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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Valid 1 day: from first activation
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Live tour guide: Italian, English, Spanish
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

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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Important information

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

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Overall rating

4.4 /5

based on 78 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.3/5
Transportation
4.4/5
Value for money
4/5
Safety
5/5

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Better to buy on a spot, as ticket price twice cheaper. You will pay just for the ride without “ food tasting”. Food tasting is absolutely rubbish. You will have 2 vouchers, one is for the small portion of ice cream and another one for a small portion of sausage with tiny bits of cheese.

June 19, 2022

Well organised. We were met by a super friendly guide who was happy to answer any questions we had, accompanied us to the train and gave us the food vouchers. The vouchers don't have an expiry date, so you dfont have to use them the day of the trip. They allowed us to sample things from places that we otherwise woukdbt have thought to go, and in convenient locations.

November 4, 2021

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

From Bologna: Train to San Luca Basilica & Food Tasting

From Bologna: Train to San Luca Basilica & Food Tasting

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