Top Modena Half-day Tours

Taste the most beloved local specialties in Modena without spending hours researching the city’s culinary scene with this food tour led by an insider guide. Join a small group for a scenic stroll through the city, with stops at the landmark Albinelli market plus artisan gourmet shops and other classic eateries. Sample treats from cheese and cold cuts paired with “crescentina modenese” flatbread to authentic balsamic vinegar.

Wine-tasting in Italy is almost a traveler’s rite of passage, but few tours explore the equally rich traditions of vinegar production. With this tour, visit one of Modena’s oldest traditional balsamic vinegar producers, touring the vineyards and seeing all the stages of production from the pressing of grapes to the barrel aging. The tour includes plenty of vinegar samples, regional food tastings, and a bottle of wine produced on-site.

The king of cheeses, Parmigiano Reggiano is one of Italy’s most famous gourmet delicacies. Get an inside look at how this iconic cheese is produced with this in-depth farm tour and tasting in the countryside near Modena. Visit the cow barns, watch how the cheese is made each morning, and see where the great wheels are aged. Then relax over a cheese tasting paired with local Lambrusco wine and cold cuts.

A two-hour private tour to discover Modena: a city famous for its historic center with Unesco sites, its gastronomy, its cars, and for the friendliness of its inhabitants. Pleasant in every season, Modena offers the visitors extraordinary beauties, all concentrated in its gracious historic centre, which tell the story of the splendor of a city for a long time the capital of a duchy, the one of the Lords of Este, who resided there since 1598. Unesco has recognized the universal value of its treasures by declaring the Cathedral, Piazza Grande and the Ghirlandina Tower a World Heritage Site. Discover these great architectural beauties with our certified tour guide.

A journey to discover secrets and most authentic flavors of our land. We will start from the King of Cheeses, the Parmigiano Reggiano, visiting a family-run farm, where this excellence was born ten hundred years ago and it is still made with the same ingredients and techniques. It is a result of hand-made experience of one man: the “casaro” (the cheese maker) who creates the “wheel” of Parmigiano Reggiano, in a full-artisanal way. We will continue our gourmet experience visiting one of the best producers of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Reggio Emilia. Here, we will discover the secrets beyond this unique and sophisticated product. At the end of our journey we will have a tasting of both products in their different ageing, appreciating their characteristics, aromas and flavours.

Reggio Emilia is known for being one of the gastronomic capitals of the Emilia Romagna region and this tour helps you find out why. Beat the crowds and travel with a private driver between foodie hotspots to meet local producers and taste a variety of tasty bites—including Parmigiano Reggiano, balsamic vinegar, and local wine.

Discover the gastronomic delicacies of the Emilia-Romagna region with this food and wine-themed private tour in Modena. Rather than just tasting delicious local specialties, this tour gives you access to the factories where they’re produced. As you explore each factory with a guide, hear fascinating insights about how Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, and balsamic vinegar of Modena are made; then, round off the tour with a vineyard and cellar tour.

Unique tour to discover the tastes of the area (from Parmigiano Reggiano to the Traditional Balsamic Vinegar), and the stunning medieval sights of the city. In particular the UNESCO white limestone cathedral, its jewels and hidden treasures ... The includes the entrances to the Museum of the Cathedral, the v isit of the huge Cathedral (outdoors and indoors); Discovery of the Family owned Traditional Acetaia, with a detailed visit of the production and a tasting of several kinds of Traditional Aceto Baslsamico di Modena. Wandering around and getting lost in the food heart of the city, just like Massimo Bottura loves to do, before creating a new delicacy ...

I’ll bring you along a complete tour to discover all the steps of Parmigiano Reggiano’s production. We’ll see where the animals are bred and where the milk is mould. We’ll go into the cheese factory during milk processing and we'll witness in cooking and making cheese wheels. We’ll see then the process of salting and maturing up to enter the huge “caveau”, where thousands of cheeses wheels are guarded and laid out in long rows in the silent maturation rooms and where the scent of cheese will smell so nice and exciting that we won’t be able to resist till the final tasting of cheese. on this special tour you will be able to touch the newborn calves on our farm which happens almost every day. you will taste the original king of cheeses and many other local artisanal products such as real balsamic vinegar aged over 30 years and parma ham and lambrusco wine and at the end you will take home with you a piece of real Parmiginao Reggiano aged for 24 months included in this tour

Parmigiano Reggiano cheese? Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena? Ohh, yes! Let's discover two of the most significant products of Modena together! This experience is run by the team of Acetaia Malagoli Daniele in order to make you authentically discover the methods, the culture, the processes and the traditions involved in the making of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena. This is an unique and very family food experience run by locals that will make you more appreciate the taste of Modena! You'll se the cows, the milking room, the cheese makers at work... but also an attic full of ancient barrels with a special flavor that you won't never forget!

• 3-hour Segway tour lead by an expert local guide • See top Modena attractions including: the famed Ferrari Museum will immerse you into the great stories of the Motor Valley. You will see the baroque Palazzo Ducale, now home to the prestigious Military Academy, where we will talk about the Este Duchy. You will then arrive to Piazza Grande, where the most significant monuments are gathered: you will be fascinated by the Cathedral, made by the great architect Lanfranco and the master sculptor Wiligelmo, one of the greatest masterpieces of the European Romanesque. Here you will see the magnificent bell tower named Ghirlandina. You will go for a ride in the open space of Foro Boario, the stage for Pavarotti's concerts, where you will see the remains of the old Roman city. • Hear tales of colorful history from a knowledgeable guide • Enjoy a Segway sightseeing tour that’s suitable for all fitness levels • Small-group tour with a maximum of eight people ensures a personalized experience

Visit the lovely town of Modena with a local and discover why its food and specialties are so famous throughout the world. We will start with a typical breakfast then we will walk towards the local historic market where we will be able to taste different types of local cheeses and cured meats (including the famous Parmigiano Reggiano and our "ciccioli"). We will then accompany you to taste our traditional Balsamic Vinegar and we will finish our tour with a delicious homemade ice cream. Your host will tell you anecdotes and traditions of the city and will accompany you to discover all the culinary secrets of this beautiful Emilian town.

See many of Modena’s essential landmarks—including several UNESCO World Heritage Sites—on this private walking tour. Pick from morning or afternoon departure times, meet your guide, and set off on foot. You’ll see the Modena Cathedral, the Piazza Grande, the Novi Ark Archaeological Park, and more. As you go, learn more about Modena’s wealth of culture and history, and even sample tigella: stuffed, toasted bread that’s a popular local snack.

I will accompany you to my land where I was born and raised. Traditions and people will be the backdrop to this adventure on the Modena hills. I will let you discover the flavors and aromas that accompany our days and I will reveal the ancient secrets that producers still use today to produce Parmigiano Reggiano and balsamic vinegar. We will have fun preparing a good dish of fresh pasta together using just a few ingredients for a mouth-watering result. You will discover how in Emilia Romagna we are used to using few ingredients and having a lot of patience. All this on the gentle hills in the Modena countryside, far from city traffic and mass tourism and in contact with nature and the passion that distinguishes us. We can organize (at an additional price that we will communicate to you) the pick up at your hotel and we can also organize a private tour (for couples or friends) or vary this tour in case you have other needs.