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From Parma: Just Parmesan

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What you’ll do

Say cheese! An ummissable educational experience at one of Emilia’s dairies involved in the production of Parmigiano-Reggiano PDO, the King of all cheeses.

Itinerary

Start Time: 8:30 AM

Duration: 2 Hours

Group Size: 2 to 7 Participants

Meeting Point: Will be advised after confirmation of booking

Availability: Monday to Saturday

Meet the dairy guide directly on site and start your Parmigiano Reggiano factory tour. You’ll discover how the King of all cheeses has been literally made by hand in the same way since the Benedictine monks invented it 10 centuries ago! From the curdling into the typical copper heaters to the salting and the final ageing in the so-called wheel cathedrals, you will be a privileged witness of almost all the steps of production of this out-and-out food icon. Tasting at the end. You will join a shared tour made by the staff of the dairy. The producer can be max 30km far from the city center.

What’s included

Guided visit to the dairy (run in English by the dairy staff)

Tasting of different ageings of Parmigiano Reggiano

What’s not included

Everything not mentioned in the inclusions

What’s not included

Everything not mentioned in the inclusions

Notes

Program: the described program may undergo minor changes in the timings.

Location: the dairies are always located in the countryside out of town.

Pick-ups: If you add the car+driver supplement from a specific town, you will be picked up at your hotel downtown. If out of town, you could be asked to pay a further supplement.

Guide: this tour does not include any private guide following you up along the itinerary: the visit is run directly by the producer at fixed times and there could be other guests attending.

Our drivers are NOT driver-guides, since this kind of professional profile is forbidden by the Italian law.

Cancellation Policy:

No fee up to 8 days before the starting day;

From 7 days to 3 days before the tour starting date: 50% penalty;

48 hours’ notice: 70% penalty;

24 hours’ notice: 100% penalty.