Hermes

The Messenger of Bologna

  • I live in Bologna
  • I speak English, Français, Italiano, Nederlands
  • Verified Local host
  • Response time less than 30 hours

Hi there! Nice to meet you

Dear all,

my name is Hermes, I'm 35 years old, I was born in Belgium (Gent) but I grew up in Italy. I speak fluently italian, english, french and flemish/dutch. Traveling has always been a part of my life story since an early age, as a natural heritage I got from my lovely parents. I traveled with them but also a lot alone. I have visited places like India, Iran, Armenia, Georgia, Turkey, Morocco, USA, and many places in Europe. But since 6 years my base has been Bologna where I've studied Anthropology. I graduated as a Master student in July 2019. I love Bologna because it's like a big village. You are constantly surrounded by history, buildings and stories that go far back in time. At the same time the city is fresh, lively, young, always something new, always something interesting to see or to do. Bologna is not too big or not too small, the perfect size, but it's surely dense, still after 6 years I can find little streets that I've never seen before. It's also a perfect city to satisfy one of my passions, which is photography. All you need to do is to take your camera and start wandering around the city and you will find some wonderful images to capture. I'm very glad I found Withlocals in order to have the opportunity to show you my Bologna and I hope to see you soon, I have many amazing spots and stories to let you know!

A presto!

Hermes

  • I live in Bologna
  • I speak English, Français, Italiano, Nederlands
  • Verified Local host
  • Response time less than 30 hours

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Reviews

Mirjam
12 December 2024
Hermes showed us Bologna during a very engaging and informative tour. Interesting historical facts, funny anecdotes and beautiful spots! Great start of our citytrip
Dan
24 October 2024
Hermes was very friendly and a pleasure to be with . His command of English was exceptional. Walking through the markets and smaller shops was a great way to experience the day to day lives of the Bolognese. We would not hesitate to do another tour with Hermes. No excuse for not eating well in Bologna
Jeannine
16 June 2024
Our group of 5 had a lovely time w Hermes. The pace was perfect. He introduced us to iconic but hidden sites in bologna! Wonderful intro to bologna!
Peter
12 June 2024
As we’re not totally new to Bologna or Italy in general, we asked Hermes for a tour that avoided the obvious and combined food with parts of his seven secrets tour. And yes he delivered! From tigalle to il secreto di Puccinelli, we learned a lot of new things and got a fascinating insight in the history and culture of this beautiful city. Book Hermes, you will not be disappointed👍🏻 Henriëtte & Peter NetherlandsFood and secrets, Bologna at his best
Pam
26 May 2024
Hermes was so good. He was very personable and knowledgeable. We got to try a lot of the must have bologna foods! We also saw some interesting places!Fabulous!
Manon
6 May 2024
Nous avons passé un super moment avec Hermès. C'est comme se balader dans les rues de Bologne avec un ami qui nous ferait visiter. Hermès est agréable, jovial et apporte des informations pertinentes sur la ville. Le tout accompagné de petites anecdotes. Je recommande Hermès sans hésiter !C'est comme une visite avec un ami
Hanne Ida
6 May 2024
Hermes was an amazing tour guide and meeting him was the high light of our trip to Bologna. Intelligent, warm, open minded and with a deep knowledge about the area. . We highly recommend the trip with Hermes. Useful and great fun at the same time The peak point of our trip
Cabrini
25 November 2021
Hermes was very friendly and it was nice chatting with him. We got to understand a lot about Bologna’s local culture and had a unique experience that we wouldn’t have had otherwise. Highly recommend!Great experience
Kiko
5 May 2021
We had a good time touring around Bologna Centro with Hermes! He was kind enough to accept our booking with very short notice. He was also very flexible and creative in improvising new stuff considering that some establishments are still closed after the lockdown. The tour was a very good mix of history and the nice food that Bologna has to offer!
Deborah
14 December 2020
Me and my husband we had a wonderful 10 tasting tour together with Hermes. We really enjoyed the food and the city, and Hermes did a really good job, considering also Covid restrictions, and he even showed us some secret gems that were not programmed. If you ever happen to be in Bologna we truly recommend this tour and this guide." The tour took place on the 14th of November, guest Deborah-Wonderful

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