San Luca Experience Tour skip the line and Food Tasting

Bologna, Italy

From $31.84

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

2 hours 30 minutes
Offered in: English

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Overview

Sample Menu

Starter

Typical products tasting

What's Included

SKIP-THE-LINE SAN LUCA EXPRESS TICKET
ENTRANCE BASILICA OF SAN LUCA
TASTING OF TYPICAL LOCAL PRODUCTS
EARPHONES
MULTILINGUAL AUDIO GUIDE
WELCOME TO THE BOLOGNA TOUR STAFF
MAP OF BOLOGNA

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Neptune square
Piazza del Nettuno, Bologna BO, Italy
Near the fountain of Neptune. It is requested to arrive 10 min before the scheduled meeting point time

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Ticket Redemption Point

Neptune square, Piazza del Nettuno, Bologna BO, Italy

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Featured review

Mariela_E

Punctual, friendly staff, and very knowledgeable. Train ride to San Luca was delightful and east going.

Reviews

4.0

37 reviews

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An ok trip for the cost

Barbara_L, Apr 2024

This was really nothing more than meeting a guide at the train stop, getting our train tickets and then we got a few coupons to get free tastings of 2 different foods to try on our own. It was fine, but we expected to have the guide with us a little more. The guide basically took off after we got on the train. We had to wait in a long line for the return and that was not expected.

San Luca Basilica

Sandra_Q, Oct 2023

Easy to locate meeting place. Clear cut instructions and information provided by guide. Absolutely worth seeing San Luca Basiica. Stunning views all around!

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Many thanks! We are so happy that you enjoyed the tour and the splendid Basilica!

Two thumbs up!

Mariela_E, Oct 2023

Punctual, friendly staff, and very knowledgeable. Train ride to San Luca was delightful and east going.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

We appreciate it so much! Thank you!

Zipping up the hill

William_S, Jun 2023

San Luca and the ride up!! Had a great time touring the grounds, church, and some overlook. Take this trip.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Thank you

Poor value for money

Ann_G, May 2023

The experience consisted of a little motorised train that took us from the city square up the hill to the Basilica. Stunning views when we arrived, and well worth a visit. When we got the train back to the town centre we took the vouchers we were given and exchanged these for some mortadella ham and bread at one place and an jce cream at another. Not exactly what we had expected and definitely not worth the £25 each we had paid! We could simply have paid for the trip to the Basilica and saved ourselves 12 euros a head. Poor value for money - avoid!

Response from Host, May 2023

Dear customer, we say that your review is very unfair and incorrect. I understand that you may not have liked the tour but probably if you hadn't paid 25 euros on a platform that still has costs you wouldn't have had the seat assigned and you would have queued for 1 hour to get on the train. And the tastings are excellent local specialties... not bread and mortadella!! I hope you can understand before writing the reviews. If I wrote it about you it would be funny. Good stay

Extremely disappointing experience

Ninon_M, Dec 2022

Train and your company contact were late ( more than 30 minutes). Due to bad weather the tour should have been canceled and refunded. Fog was so intense that we couldn’t see San Luca or surroundings. Restaurant was close. Church even closed the observation deck. We had to wait 2 hours for the train to come back and pick us up. Used Viator multiple time and were always very satisfied. Company should have canceled as the weather was really bad and completely useless to take us on a tour with main attraction is a view of Bologna.

Response from Host, Dec 2022

Hello, you have left a negative review in the wrong place. Bad weather does not depend on us. No one could stop her from changing the day or asking for a refund but this review is false and defamatory. I ask her to take it off. Good day

Fun way to visit San Luca

Osmel_M, Aug 2022

Flexible way to visit San Luca. The ride is fun, kids enjoyed it, and you can go at your own pace in the Sanctuary.

Response from Host, Aug 2022

Thank you

A self-guided outing with a little bit of food and drink

KitDaniel_S, Jul 2022

With the pic-nic option you only meet the hosts at the start where you get a little box with a little bit of food (not much) and a beer; from there you go with the train/express up to San Luca along with other people (the train/express can be booked separately). You do not have a personal guide with you during the trip or at the basilica. They do add a small gift with the food box, but would have preferred a more personalised tour.

Response from Host, Jul 2022

Thank you But nowhere is it written that there had to be a guide. Check your reservation

Disappointing

Theresa_T, May 2022

Ride to church actually costs E12 with return ,very fair. Tour with Food tasting paid E30 , definitely not worth it, would definitely not recommend.

Response from Host, May 2022

What you say is false and incorrect

Not worth the money what so ever

Michael_S, Apr 2022

The train trip to San Lucas was good, interesting information during the tripp. Though the food tasting was not worth the money. The tripp including "food taste" was EUR 60 for two, for just a ticket with the train the cost was EUR 23 for two. One tiny bread with mortadella and a small icecream for EUR 37 was shocking. On top of that one had to navigate to one place to get the mortatella and then another 10 minutes walk to the icecream. It felt like beeing scammed paying EUR 60 for something you could get for EUR 23. The extremely expenisve, so called "food tasting", made the impression of the trip a real disaster. I just remember it as "usuary"

Response from Host, Apr 2022

This report is false and deceptive. The gentleman simply did not want to do the tastings because he wanted to go home and showed up in the square in a rude way, throwing the vouchers on the ground and demanding that we give him back in cash, I repeat the tasting money in cash, giving wrong reviews Attitude to the limit of the complaint. One must be ashamed to turn to a girl like that. learn education!

Trip to San Luca, Bologna

sue_o, Mar 2022

The train ride up the mountain was interesting with a good commentary in our chosen language. The palisade up the mountain is the longest in the world at about 5km. The timetable of trips was adequate. The icon of the Madonna was interesting and there were some good views over the local countryside and the city. There was nothing else up there except one restaurant. The cost of the trip via Viatour was expensive, although it does include some tasting experiences in the city. It is cheaper to pay on the day in the square.

Response from Host, Mar 2022

Thank you

So Great!!

Alexa_L, Mar 2022

The food vouchers were AMAZING and it forced you to walk around the city, which was nice. And the train was lovely!

Response from Host, Mar 2022

Thank you