311. A Perfect Day in Bologna with a local

Untold Italy travel podcast

Katy Clarke

Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Leisure

4.7 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Bologna deserves more than a day but if we only had one we would spend it with our friend Giulia - a local who knows the city streets and porticoes inside out. Spend a day in this food focused city at the markets and classic trattorie but our secret is that Bologna will surprise you. Beyond the food experiences is thoughtful, cultured city with Let us open the door to your Italy.

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0:00.0	Bologna is an Italian city that has been getting a lot of attention lately, and that's mostly
0:05.0	thanks to its mouth-watering food culture. But is there more to this city? We asked our friend
0:10.6	and local Julia how she would spend a perfect day in Bologna.
0:32.2	Ciao at all and benvenuti to Unt-alled Italy, the travel podcast where you go to the towns and villages, mountains and lakes, hills and coastlines of Bella Italia.
0:39.8	Each week your host, Katie Clark, takes you on a journey in search of magical landscapes, history, culture,
0:46.2	wine, gelato, and of course, a whole lot of pasta. If you of Untold Italy, and today we are welcoming back
1:05.4	one of our beloved tour hosts, Julia, who is going to share with you some very local
1:10.0	insights into one of the world's
1:11.6	great foodie cities, Bologna. I'm Katie, the founder of Untold Italy, and we are a modern
1:17.7	travel company that believes that Italy is more than a checklist and deserves deep and thoughtful
1:23.3	exploration. We host intimate small group journeys across regional Italy for people who
1:28.9	really want to take part in Italy, not just see it. For DIY travellers, we know the Italy
1:35.0	that you are searching for is not on page one of Google or in an AI chat or in those
1:40.1	endless lists on Instagram. We help independent travellers like you map the Italy that you are
1:45.8	searching for with personalised trip planning services and our Untold Italy app that is full of
1:51.6	curated recommendations for the whole of Italy, from the top of the boot to the toe.
1:56.9	Every week on this podcast, we talk with locals, fellow travellers and experts so you can learn more about Italy and focus on the experiences that matter to you.
2:05.8	And today we're chatting with my dear friend Julia, who once described herself as being under the star sign of tortellini.
2:13.5	So with the sense of humour like that, it is no surprise that we have been friends ever since.
2:18.8	So, Andiamo, let's welcome Julia back onto the show to hear about one of her favorite towns, Bologna.
2:25.8	Bentonata, Julia. Welcome back to the Untold Italy podcast.
2:30.0	Ciao, Katie. Goodsorn. It's always a pleasure.
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