Parma Food Tour With Cheess, Ham Tastings Plus Lunch Option
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Parma Food Tour With Cheess, Ham Tastings Plus Lunch Option

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Parma Food Tour With Cheess, Ham Tastings Plus Lunch Option
From $190.00
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Flexible booking and cancellation options.

What you’ll do

Taste the traditional flavors of Emilia-Romagna on this all-day food tour. Go to the source of Parma ham and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and learn about how these exceptional products are made. Upgrade to sample traditional balsamic vinegar and get a feeling for the local life with lunch at a small trattoria. Round-trip transportation from Parma on a mini shuttle bus is included.
Highlights
  • Taste Parma ham and Parmigiano Reggiano at the source
  • Upgrade for a trattoria lunch and balsamic vinegar tasting
  • Learn how Italy's most popular food products are made
  • Hassle-free round-trip transportation from Parma
Itinerary
1
Meet your English-speaking guide at the tourist bus stop in viale Toschi, 2, at 09:15 am and start your tour at 9:30 am.
2
First, stop at the Parmigiano Reggiano PDO production factory. Discover how milk is processed and transformed into Parmigiano Reggiano PDO. Find out why this extraordinary cheese can be preserved for years and why its quality improves over time without any chemical additives. Learn how to distinguish between cheese of different ageing thanks to a guided tasting.
3
Continue to the Parma Ham PDO production factory. See the production phases of this renowned kind of cold cut. Start from the meat processing and lose yourself in a journey of flavours until the tasting of the final product. If you've chosen the half-day option (Parmesan Cheese and Parma ham) end your tour with a tasting of Parma ham and savour its sweetness and unique flavour and return to viale Toschi at 2:00 pm.
4
If you have chosen the full-day tour (Best Parma products in a day), keep discovering local delicacies and continue your journey with a light lunch in typical trattoria where you will try some of the most famous local dishes accompanied with a glass of wine.
5
After lunch, enter an ancient acetaia and discover why every drop of balsamic vinegar is a true gem. Taste its exceptional quality, aroma and fragrance on a delicious guided tasting. Return to Viale Toschi at approx. 5:00 PM.

What’s included

Professional guide

Parma ham tasting

Parmigiano Reggiano cheese tasting

Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Tasting of traditional balsamic vinegar (only for Best products in a day option)

Lunch (only for the option Best Parma products in a day)

What’s not included

Eventual purchase of products at the production factories

What’s not included

Eventual purchase of products at the production factories

Notes

Wheelchair accessible

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

May be operated by a multi-lingual guide

If you are planning to drive to Parma from another city, please consider that the meeting point is located just outside the Parcheggio Toschi, (Address: Viale Paolo Toschi, 2, Parma) where you can leave your car

While only one person is permitted per booking, your tour will not begin unless you meet the minimum requirement of two travelers. The agency will contact you two days before the tour to inform you of any cancellation

From $190.00
Calendar iconWhen are you going
Cancellation Policy
Flexible booking and cancellation options.