Food Tour Parma
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from € 67
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Parma: Parmigiano Reggiano & Parma Ham Food Tour with Tastings★ 4.87 (655) · 4h–5h
Best priceParma: Walking Food Tour with Full Meal & Local Tastings★ 4.84 · from € 67
Top ratedParma: Private Food Walking Tour with Tastings & Local Stops★ 4.97 · from € 111
Parma: Parmesan Cheese & Ham Tour with Tastings & LunchYou’ll follow local guides through working Parmigiano Reggiano and Parma ham factories near Parma, tasting each product fresh from its source. Enjoy lunch at a family trattoria (with wine) and sample aged balsamic vinegar in an ancient acetaia. Expect warm hosts, honest flavors, and moments you’ll remember long after you’ve left Italy.
Parma: Cheese Factory Bike Tour & Tasting with LunchYou’ll pedal quiet roads outside Parma with a local guide, see how Parmigiano Reggiano is made up close, and taste cheese so fresh it melts on your tongue. Afterward, relax over lunch with regional meats and wine in a cozy spot downtown. Expect friendly faces, honest flavors, and maybe a story or two you’ll want to remember later.
Parma & Modena: Parmigiano, Prosciutto & Balsamic Day TourYou’ll taste fresh Parmigiano Reggiano straight from the dairy near Parma, walk through cool prosciutto cellars with your guide, and dip spoons into aged balsamic vinegar in Modena’s oldest acetaia. Expect plenty of stories, laughter over lunch and wine pairings, and a real sense of what makes Emilia’s food special.
Parma Food Valley: Parmigiano & Prosciutto Tasting TourYou visit a working Parmigiano-Reggiano factory and a family Prosciutto di Parma producer, taste both products straight from the source, and learn why these specific hills produce the world's versions. A professional local guide handles the route and timing, transport is included, and the whole experience fits into a half-day without feeling rushed. Book with any dietary requirements noted in advance.Is it for me?Pick this if you want to see how Parmigiano and Prosciutto actually get made without spending a full day arranging separate visits — the guide, transport and timing are all handled, so you step straight into the production floor and taste the real thing.
Parma: Parmigiano Reggiano Factory Tour & Wine TastingYou watch cheese makers separate whey and shape wheels in a working caseificio, tour the aging rooms where thousands of wheels rest, learn how the Consorzio tests each batch, then taste two aged Parmigiano varieties with balsamic and regional wine. Hotel pickup and drop-off in central Parma are included, making it a self-contained morning or afternoon without arranging your own transport.Is it for me?Right for travelers staying in or arriving at Parma who want to understand how Parmigiano actually gets made without arranging their own transport. The two-hour factory visit is paced for watching the process unfold, not rushing through it, and the tasting at the end is paired properly rather than a quick sample.
Parma: Family Pasta Cooking, Truffle & Wine in Calestano HomeYou’ll join Virginia and her family in their Calestano home near Parma for hands-on pasta making with fresh ingredients from their garden. Share stories over local wine on their panoramic terrace, taste cured meats and Parmigiano Reggiano, and finish with homemade tiramisù. Cats may appear underfoot — but you’ll leave feeling more like a guest than a tourist.
Parma & Modena: Parmigiano Reggiano & Balsamic Private TourYou’ll walk into working dairies near Parma before sunrise, taste Parmigiano Reggiano at every stage with a local guide who knows each artisan by name, then sample aged balsamic vinegars in a family-run acetaia near Modena. Expect laughs over cheese crystals, stories from passionate producers, and flavors that linger long after you’re home.
Parma: Parmigiano Reggiano & Prosciutto Factory Tour with TastingsYou visit a working Parmigiano Reggiano dairy and watch cheese being made, then drive through the Parma Hills to a Prosciutto di Parma plant where you see ham production firsthand. You taste four ages of cheese plus fresh ricotta at the dairy, and Prosciutto di Parma with cured meats and local wine at the ham plant. A professional guide handles the route and the details; hotel pickup and drop-off are included, so you only show up and taste.Is it for me?Right for travelers who want to see food being made, not just read about it — the private format means you move at your own pace, and the guide's local knowledge explains why these foods taste the way they do and why they can only come from Parma.
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