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From Bologna: Parma Cheese & Ham Factory Tours and Tastings
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From Bologna: Parma Cheese & Ham Factory Tours and Tastings

By BOLOGNA TOUR & BEST ITALY TOUR
9.6 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$261 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 7h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Discover Parmigiano Reggiano
  • Discover the Prosciutto di Parma
  • Visit famous manufacturers in the world
  • Taste the Parma ham
  • Taste the Parmesan Reggiano

Activity location

    • Bologna
    • Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Piazza delle Medaglie d'Oro, 40121 Bologna BO, Italy | The departure is from the Bologna train station independently. In Parma the meeting point with the guide is in front of Hotel NH.
    • Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Tour in English
  • Activity duration is 7 hours7h7h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 7:00 am
Price details
AU$260.99 x 1 AdultAU$260.99

Total
Price is AU$260.99
Tour in Italian
  • Activity duration is 7 hours7h7h
  • Italian
Language options: Italian
Starting time: 7:00 am
Price details
AU$260.99 x 1 AdultAU$260.99

Total
Price is AU$260.99

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedTrain ticket A/R from Bologna or Modena
  • What's includedWhat's included Pickup and drop-off from Parma train station
  • What's includedWhat's included Local guide
  • What's includedWhat's included Visit to a Parmesan cheese producer with tasting
  • What's includedWhat's included Visit to a Parma Ham producer with tasting
  • What's includedWhat's included Transfer included
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Luggage or large bags

What you can expect

This tour of Parmesan excellence starts from the Bologna train station where our staff will provide you with tickets for the train from Bologna to Parma and back. Once in Parma you will meet outside the Parma train station with our staff who will
will welcome you and make you sit on our minibus or Van. The first stop will be the producer of Parmigiano Reggiano where it will be possible to directly witness the processing of Parmigiano Reggiano.

The tour begins at the dairy, a room where the milk is cooked in the so-called “caldere” from which the wheels of Parmigiano Reggiano are then extracted.
It will then be possible to visit the brine room and the maturing warehouse in which it will be possible to try to “beat” the Parmigiano Reggiano as the experts of the Consortium do.
At the end of the tour there will be a tasting of Parmigiano Reggiano of different ages accompanied by typical mustards and local red wine.

We then continue to the ham factory, where the famous Parma ham is born.
The visit starts from the rooms where the fresh pork meat is processed and where only the best legs are selected for Parma ham.
We then continue in the maturing cellars where the “sugnatura” will be explained and where the Parma hams will be “tapped” in the presence of visitors to discover their aromas and evaluate their goodness.

At the end tasting of ham and wine from the hills and then return to the city.

Location

Activity location

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    • Bologna
    • Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Piazza delle Medaglie d'Oro, 40121 Bologna BO, Italy | The departure is from the Bologna train station independently. In Parma the meeting point with the guide is in front of Hotel NH.
    • Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Viale Paolo Borsellino, 31, 43122 Parma PR, Italy | The departure is from the Bologna train station independently. In Parma the meeting point with the guide is in front of Hotel NH.
    • Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy