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"This was our first time in Bologna and our first experience using WithLocals. Marco was courteous, knowledgeable, on-time and funny. As a former basketball professional he has traveled all over the world and speaks excellent English. He did a great job showing us many great restaurants and having us sample a wide variety of the specialties Bologna has to offer. We especially liked that he was able to cater the tour to suit our tastes and pointed out great spots for us to visit later. We were very happy with our choice of Marco and highly recommend him. "

"What a lovely tour we had with Giuseppe! He is friendly, caring, and knowledgeable, sharing interesting information about the food and the area we walked through. The food choices were wonderful- best lasagna and gelato ever!"

"We would highly recommend touring with Giuseppe. He was so warm and welcoming and was full of great information. All of the food that we tasted was so delicious and it gave us a great overview of the flavors of Bologna."

"We had such a great tour with Giuseppe in the center of Bologna. Guiseppe is lovely and gave us insight in the local life. The tastings were authentic and delicious. "

"The private tour was magnificent and I feel we got more that what we paid for! We were lucky enough to have Riccardo guide us on a visit to Modena. If you want to get visit and see the real historical and artistic side of Modena I would go with Riccardo. Riccardo has a lot of passion and education about the ER region and he shares it with you. Riccardo picked us up in his private car from Bologna and drove us to Modena and we walked the beautiful city of Modena. We also had an opportunity to visit a monastery and church and went behind the scenes were very few people were allowed. I would highly recommend Riccardo to any history buff and lover of Italy. "

"Luca was our guide for this personal tour of Bologna and I can’t say enough great things about the experience. Luca took the time to get to know us and what we would like to see and delivered. He showed us the popular spots but also some off the beaten path areas. He got us a sampling of the amazing food and we visited the oldest bar in Bologna. He also gave us some suggestions for sights to see in Milan as we were going to be there later on our journey. If you’re planning a trip to Bologna you need to book this tour! "

"We had an amazing tasting with Luca, and tried and had more food than we could eat. but, Luca was also a superb guide for our whole experience in Bologna. He’s really knowledgeable and has a dry wit that we adored. Highly recommend. "

"A warm, sunny Sunday afternoon was made even better by a walking tour with Sarah, an accomplished travel journalist, wine writer and thirty year resident of the city. The tour takes in several bars which also serve snacks, some of the major attractions of Bologna and Sarah provides a stream of information on markets, bars, restaurants and other local items of interest. Sarah’s focus during our tour was on wines from Emilia-Romagna, including the internationally obscure but very seductive Albano variety. Sarah is an engaging and natural communicator with a passion for her work and was most generous with her time. An afternoon well spent."

"We traveled from Florence to Bologna for a day trip to explore the city and culinary delights. Giuseppe met us at the Mercato delle Erbe, where we first stopped at Formaggeria Bernardi, where we learned much about how the meats and cheeses were made, and left with small packages of prosciutto, parmagiano reggiano, and mortadella to sample later. Then, we moved on to Sfogliamo, where we sampled spinach and ricotta tortellone in a butter and Parmesan sauce, tagliatelle bolognese, and tortellini soup. In addition, we picked up some carmelized pickled onions from Pollo Mino di Mandile. The choices were delicious. We then headed out for a walking tour of Bologna, learning about its history, stopping to eat our meats and cheeses, and finishing it off with coffee and gelato. Throughout, Giuseppe showed us the knowledge of someone who had spent nearly his entire life in Bologna in a cheerful and friendly way. He then sent us home with a tart of Mostarda Bolognese and Torta di Rosa, both of which are traditional specialties from Bologna. Overall, we had a wonderful day and cannot recommend Giuseppe enough!"

"We enjoyed meeting Luca, learning about Bologna and tasting some of its delicious food and wine. He kindly adapted our tour to suit our mobility issues and the limited time available as we were late."