About this tour
Track Parmigiano Reggiano from milking shed to aging warehouse on this seven-and-a-half-hour private tour through Emilia Romagna's heartland. Watch the cheese master crack curds and lift wheels from the kettle, then taste four ages of the hard cheese alongside fresh ricotta. You'll shift to Parma's hills to observe prosciutto production, finishing with a leisurely lunch of cured meats, fresh pasta, regional wines, and traditional cakes. Your own local guide steers the pace—no coach groups, no rush.
Highlights
- Watch cheese master work the curd and kettle hands-on
- Taste Parmigiano Reggiano aged 12, 24, 30, 36 months
- Visit a prosciutto plant in the Parma hills
- Lunch: Prosciutto di Parma, pancetta, coppa, salame
- Fresh pasta (two types) and regional DOC wine
- Private guide, no group crowds, your own pace
- Hotel pickup and drop-off included (within 15km Parma centre)
What to expect
Your guide collects you from your hotel and drives you to a working dairy where Parmigiano Reggiano is made. You'll stand ringside as the cheese master performs the craft—breaking the curds, fishing wheels from scalding whey, readying them for months in wooden forms. The warehouse is atmospheric: rows of aging wheels stacked floor to ceiling. Taste samples of different ages to spot how flavour sharpens with time. After an hour or two here, you'll head into the Parma hills to a prosciutto producer. The process is quieter than you'd expect—just salt, air, and patience. Lunch happens back in town or at the facility: cured meats, two types of handmade pasta, cake, wine, coffee.
Good to know
Tour runs private for your group only. Not suitable for vegans or vegetarians. Gluten-free available with advance notice. Wheelchair accessible throughout. Hotel pickup covers a 15km radius from Piazza Garibaldi; confirm your location at booking. Self-drive option means you meet the guide and follow in your own car. Minimum 18 to drink wine.
Tour sold and operated by Viator via Viator. Descriptions on this page are original Global Hobo summaries written by our team — not copied from the operator. Prices and availability are confirmed at checkout.