Photos: Patafisik, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Juan Antonio Segal, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Heinz Bunse, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Photos: Patafisik, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Juan Antonio Segal, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Heinz Bunse, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Plan your Bologna food route
Your local guide
Francesca Conti
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Highlights
- A food route, planned together
- Stalls worth the detour, named
- A written list sent afterwards
- Local input before you wander alone
- Questions answered on your own plan
About this tour
This short call helps plan a food-focused route through Bologna's market streets before you go. I work through the Quadrilatero and a few nearby streets with you on a map, naming stalls and stretches worth the detour. You leave with a clear sense of where to head first.
We spend most of the call on your specific questions, since everyone wants something slightly different from a food route. A short written list follows by message once we finish.
It suits anyone who wants local input before wandering the market alone. It also works well before booking one of my longer video sessions there.
Included
- A 30-minute call with a local guide
- Honest tips on where to eat, stay and what to skip
- A short follow-up note with every place mentioned
Not included
- Bookings made on your behalf
- Phone or data charges from your provider
Itinerary
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Hello, and what you want to know 5 min
The guide calls you and asks what you are after: planning Bologna, recommendations, or just questions.
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Your route, checked 17 min
We go through the Quadrilatero and nearby streets on a map, and I flag which stalls are worth the detour and which are mostly for passing tourists.
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Your questions 5 min
Ask anything that is still on your mind, there is no fixed script.
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A written note after the call 3 min
You get a short follow-up message with everything mentioned, so you do not have to remember it all.
Good to know
- A stable phone or internet connection, whichever the guide uses to reach you.
- No app to install. You answer when the guide calls, or join a video call if you would rather.
- Times are shown in Rome time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The call is not recorded. Keep your own note of anything you want to remember, or wait for the follow-up message.
- Have your questions ready, though there is time to think of more as you go.
Questions about this tour
What will the call cover?
The guide talks you through Bologna: where to go, what to eat, and answers to whatever you ask.
What happens if the call drops?
The guide will try you again straight away.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to buy or cook anything?
No. This is a conversation: the guide describes the dishes and where to find them, so you can try them yourself whenever suits you.
How it works
- Your guide calls the number you give at booking.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. This is a planning call, not a live walk, and I answer questions as we go.
Times shown in Rome time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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