Parma food tour: Parmigiano, prosciutto & balsamic tasting

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1/22

Duration7h–8h

GroupUp to 8

LanguagesEN · IT

Mobile ticketAccepted

Watch three DOP foods get made, then taste them where they're produced

A food tour of Parma and Modena that takes you inside a Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese factory, a Parma ham farm, and Acetaia Giusti's balsamic vinegar estate, with tastings at each stop and a local guide in English or Italian. Hotel pickup and drop-off in central Parma are included; the tour runs 7 to 8 hours and operates in most weather.

7h–8h

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit cheese, ham, and vinegar producers

Watch Parmigiano Reggiano cheese production
Taste Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
Visit Parma ham farm in Langhirano or Felino
Meet Parma ham producer
Taste Parma ham with sparkling wine
Tour balsamic vinegar vineyard estate in Modena
Visit balsamic vinegar aging rooms
Taste traditional balsamic vinegar

The Experience

The morning starts at a cheese factory where you watch Parmigiano-Reggiano move from curd to aging room, then taste the finished wheel. The scale of production—wheels stacked in climate-controlled rooms, each one marked with the date it will be ready—is the first surprise; the taste is the second. From there the tour heads to the hills around Langhirano or Felino, where a Parma ham producer walks you through how the meat is cured and aged in the mountain air. You taste the ham paired with sparkling wine, which is how it's meant to be drunk in the region.

The afternoon moves to Modena and Acetaia Giusti, a balsamic vinegar producer that sits on a 40-acre estate. You walk the vineyard before entering the aging rooms, where the vinegar sits in wooden barrels stacked several stories high—some of it decades old. The tasting at the end is sharp and complex, nothing like the thin balsamic most people know. A local expert guide leads all three stops and uses headsets so you can hear clearly even in the factory noise. Pickup and drop-off happen at the NH Hotel next to Parma's train station, so if you're staying elsewhere in the city or arriving by train, the logistics are already settled.

What’s included

Cheese factory visit with Parmigiano-Reggiano tasting.
Parma ham farmhouse tour and tasting with sparkling wine.
organic balsamic vinegar producer visit and tasting at Acetaia Giusti.
local expert guide in English or Italian.
headsets to hear the guide clearly.
hotel pickup and drop-off in central Parma.

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelers

Operated by CURIOSEETY

Is this one for you?If you're staying in Parma without a car, pickup at the train station hotel means you don't need to arrange transport to the farms and factories—the guide handles the route and timing across all three stops, so the day stays on schedule without you building it.