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Half Day Private Emilia Foodie Experience

Parma, Italy

From $146.05

Price varies by group size

Select Date and Travelers

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

5 hours 30 minutes
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

Emilia-Romagna is a famous hub of Italian gastronomy, and two of its most renowned products come from the Parma Hills region—Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and Prosciutto di Parma. With this tour, discover the secrets of the two regional specialties as you go behind the scenes at a cheese dairy and Prosciutto di Parma Plant, watch the traditional production methods, and sample a selection of different aged cheeses and cured meats.

Go behind the scenes at a dairy and Prosciutto di Parma Plant
Sample a variety of Parmigiano Reggiano cheeses and Parma hams
Choose a self-drive tour or a private driver with pickup
Enjoy a personalized experience on this private tour

What's Included

Professional local guide
Parmigiano Reggiano cheese dairy admission fee
Parma Ham Plant admission fee
Tasting of 12, 24, 30 and 36 months old Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and fresh ricotta cheese
Tasting of Prosciutto di Parma and traditional cured meats such as Culatta and Fiocco
Alcoholic Beverages
1 glass of exquisite DOC Parma Hills Wine
Bottled water
Option 1 includes Transportation

Option 2 does not include Transportation

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Meeting point

Emily Way Bar
Via Marco Emilio Lepido, 215, 43122 San Prospero PR, Italy
You will meet the guide in front of Emily Way Bar in Via Marco Emilio Lepido, 215, 43122 San Prospero PR at 8.30 am.

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

08:30 AM

End point

43013 Torrechiara, Province of Parma, Italy

Pickup details

Hotel pick-up and drop-off is included in the "Price including transportation" option. Pick-up and drop-off is intended within a radius of 15 kilometres of the city centre (Piazza Garibaldi in Parma). If your location is not among the pick up points listed, contact us to receive a customized quote for the extra transportation service. When travelers select the "Self-Drive Price" option, we'll see them at the Departure Point, they must provide their own transport and follow the guide in a separate car.

What To Expect

Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano Reggiano

2 hours 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Castello di Torrechiara

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Langhirano

1 hour 15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Infant seats available
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
Minimum drinking age is 18 years.
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking.
Available for gluten free with prior notice. Please advise when booking.

Not available for vegans and vegetarians.
Your health is our top priority and we have put special measures in place to keep all guests safe both during and after your activity.
Stringent Cleaning - We’ve increased the frequency of disinfecting surfaces and high traffic areas between each tour and hand sanitizer will be available to all of our guests.
Social Distancing - Guests will keep at all time the minimum safety distance in accordance with the instructions given in each place visited. We also ensure that all staff members will be wearing the necessary PPE.
Guides and suppliers receive daily wellness checks to ensure they are healthy and symptom-free. If you or anyone in your group is experiencing symptoms, we will work directly with you to cancel or reschedule your tour.
This is a private tour, run exclusively for you and your family or friends.
Hotel pick-up and drop-off is included in the "Price including transportation" option. Pick-up and drop-off is intended within a radius of 15 kilometres of the city centre (Piazza Garibaldi in Parma). If your location is not among the pick up points listed, contact us to receive a customized quote for the extra transportation service. When travelers select the "Self-Drive Price" option, we'll see them at the Departure Point, they must provide their own transport and follow the guide in a separate car.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

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Fantastic afternoon in Italy’s culinary center

Temple_M, Mar 2024

Highly recommended! Beatrice was a fantastic tour guide and you could really feel her expertise on knowledge of regional foods. Both stops were fascinating deep dives into the process that makes the foods special and tasting a full ranger afterwards really gave us an appreciation of the products.

Great tour with great access

Jeff_W, Mar 2024

That was one of the best tours I've ever been on, private, great guide, incredible access. Our guide was an expert who was also personable.

Excellent interactive tour with fun and knowledgeable tour guide

Dave_S, Sep 2023

Serena was a terrific guide - very knowledgeable and entertaining. She included the right amount of historical information as we learned about the process of producing Parmigiano Reggiano and prosciutto di parma. The two production facilities were family-run businesses, and we got to see the production processes up close (as in splashed by the milk) before tasting the cheese and ham. The tasting was a highlight, but seeing the warehouses where the product is aged was also very cool. Thanks also to Guido for driving us around!

Go for the smells alone

dani_l, Sep 2023

We had a fantastic time wit our guide, Brabara. She was very knowledgeable and gave us a truly unique private experience. We were the only ones around for most of the time - we saw other large groups in passing but had a really intimate experience.

Amazing Experience

mgnmkpjn5t, Aug 2023

The entire tour was very professional and memorable. From the intricacies of the Parmigiano Reggiano process to the cellars of the Prosciutto di Parma. Beatrice was extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and made the whole experience so exciting.

I recently had the...

Igor_Y, Jul 2023

I recently had the pleasure of embarking on the Half Day Private Emilia Foodie Experience tour, and it exceeded all my expectations in every way possible. This tour is an absolute must for anyone who appreciates authentic Italian cuisine and wants to explore the rich culinary traditions of Emilia-Romagna.

Tour host was an absolute delight

Erika_L, May 2023

This experience is a must for families with children so they get a private one on one attention with observing Parmesan cheese in the making. Barbara was an absolute delight, and is very knowledgeable of Parmesan cheese process, Parma ham process, and is more than willing to answer any questions you have. Thank you Barbara!

A "must do" if you are visiting the area

Ric_A, May 2023

Wonderful experience. A "must do" if you are visiting the area. They went beyond our expectations. Thanks!

Great experience for food lovers & for families with small kids!!!

Lisa_R, Jan 2023

Best tour in Italy!!! We had a blast and got a upfront experience on cheese making, visiting the Parma cows, prosciutto, a castle stop for pictures and traditional balsamic (which was an add on by request). Our guide was Roberta, she was very professional and knowledgeable about each site she took us too. She speaks multiple languages and was able to translate for my parents as well in Spanish (as the tour was booked for English). Overall, after talking about our amazing tour, now the rest of my family and friends want to book too!!! Roberta provided great tips on what to eat and where to eat. We were very pleased, we loved it!!! Thank you

Great morning with Roberta in Parma.

COLLEEN_C, Sep 2022

Our guide Roberta was fantastic! Learning about the cheese/prosciutto making process was super interesting and the access to both facilities was remarkable. We learned a lot and had a lot of fun.

Parma ham and prosciutto tour

Nikki_C, Aug 2022

We had an amazing tour with Michelle. She contacted us the day before about something that could have been a potential problem with our booking and helped us solve it. The Parmesan tour was so interesting and Michelle was so knowledgeable about everything. We got there an hour early to see the entire cheese making process. I recommend that! We also visited the Parma ham plant. We loved tasting the different types of cheese and then prosciutto. We highly recommend this tour. Michelle was amazing. You won’t be disappointed.

Awesome

SanjayShah, Jul 2022

Excellent guide and driver. Learned a lot. I didn’t realize all that went in to making cheese and prosciutto

The best of the best tour

Stephen_C, Jun 2022

We've been on a many tours in the last 2 weeks in Italy and Croatia but this tour was the best of all. Our guide Giulia was extremely knowledgeable and fun to be with. We felt we learned not only about parmesan cheese production and ham processing but also about the local culture and people. She was an incrediblely warm personality and by tour's end, we felt we were leaving a friend behind. She even gave recommendations for local sights and eateries for the remainder of our day. We highly recommend this tour

Unforgettable experience, a Parma insight

Patrick_M, May 2022

Interesting as the subject matter is,it is always the tour guide who brings it all together. Michelle was excellent: Informative,v well organized & pleasant, without being too intrusive

Incredible Tour

Kyle_M, May 2022

My mom and I took a train from Milan to Parma and met our guide and driver at the hotel across from the train station. We first went to the cheese factory where we learned and saw the process for parmigiano-regianno cheese, then we went to one of the farms where they get the milk for the chesse and tried the cheese. We then went to a parma ham factory and tasted hame there. Don't let the price fool you, it was totally worth the price for the experience.

Reggiano Parmagiana

Barry_S, May 2022

The visit to the farm and cheese factory were the most impressive part of the day. Our tour guide was great and we have nothing but positive things to say about our day there.

Look no further!

sophia_V, Apr 2022

Our tour guide Roberta and driver Suzanna were great! Roberta was very informative and personable. She made the tour very enjoyable and even had us do a stop for a picture in front of a castle. If I could have her for every tour in Italy I would!! Highly recommend :)

最初に宿泊しているホテルまで迎えに来てくれて、大き...

YUKAKO_I, Jun 2023

最初に宿泊しているホテルまで迎えに来てくれて、大きいスーツケースも積める大きな車でとても助かれました。残念ながら英語が不得意な私には英語が滑らかで早過ぎて1/3ほどしか理解できませんでしたが、とても親切で楽しいツアーでした。

¡Imperdible tour! Todo excelente

Victoria_R, Apr 2023

Espectacular tour en el que vimos el detrás del Parmiggiano Reggiano y el prosciuto de Parma junto con nuestra Guía. Vimos TODO el proceso que es suuper interesante, descubrimos la historia, los paisajes espectaculares y probamos estos productos deliciosos. Nuestra luna de miel fue de 20 días en Italia y sin dudas, esta fue una de las mejores actividades que realizamos. ¡No lo duden!