Private Half Day Parma Food Tour: Parmesan Cheese, Parma Ham, Lunch

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Private Half Day Parma Food Tour: Parmesan Cheese, Parma Ham, Lunch

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US$356.44 per guest

Adult x2

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Earliest available date: July 26, 2026

Free cancellation (24 hours notice)

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Summary

Experience Details

What You’ll Experience

Where to Meet

Reviews

Location

Parma

Duration

6 hours

Number of Guests

2 - 8 guests

Accessibility

Stroller Accessible

Language

English, Italian

Other

Family-friendly, Private Experience

Digital Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Explore Parma's culinary delights in a 6-hour tour. Visit a cheese factory, learn about Parma ham, and savor a delicious lunch with regional wines. Discover why Parma is a food lover's paradise.

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

A journey to discover Parma and its traditions to get to know the culinary traditions for which this area is famous during this 6-hour food tour. Visit a cheese factory. Learn about the famous Parma ham. End the tour in a typical restaurant, where you will enjoy all the products of the territory and taste local wines like Lambrusco and Malvasia.

What You Get

Local guide

Hotel pickup and drop-off (from your accommodation in Parma or preferred pick-up point in Parma)

Transport by private vehicle when applicable

Food and drinks, other than specified

Good To Know

Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Specialized infant seats are available

What You’ll Experience

Stazione ferroviaria di Parma

Meet your English-speaking guide in Parma at 09:00 am. We offer pick-up from your hotel in Parma or Parma train station. If you'll arrive with your own car we'll suggest the most convenient place to meet your guide.

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Consorzio Del Prosciutto Di Parma

Proceed to discover another culinary specialty of this area: Parma ham. In the ham-producing house, you will see every phase of the curing of the meat and taste the final result, yielded by meticulous aging. Your tour ends in a typical local restaurant where you can enjoy all the specialties of the Parma region matched with excellent local wines like Lambrusco and Malvasia. Taste different types of salami, as well as the tortelli d'erbetta, a round pasta stuffed with ricotta and herbs, a traditional dish of Parma. As for dessert, you will discover the famous Sbrisolona and other dry pies. Lunch also includes water, wine and coffee.

1 hourAdmission Ticket Included

Via J. F.Kennedy, 18

Get picked up at your hotel in Parma to begin your delicious tour of the area. Head first for a cheese factory to see how milk is transformed into Parmigiano-Reggiano. Learn how this cheese, devoid of any chemical additive, can be aged for years to improve its quality. Learn to recognize the various ageing stages thanks to the tasting led by an expert guide.

2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included

Meeting & Pickup

Pickup Point

Pickup Details

Please, let us know the name of the hotel or apartment you stay in, we offer the pick-up also at the other hotels in Parma. If you will arrive for the tour from the other city we'll advise you the best point to meet your guide. If you will arrive for the tour by train, please let us know the arrival time and your guide will meet you at the ticket office of the train station in Parma.

Meeting Point

Parma, Parma Province of Parma Emilia-Romagna, Italy, IT

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End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.
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Reviews

4.8

based on 45 reviews

(Viator)

Parmesan and Balsamic tour with lunch

April 25, 2026

Great experience. Elena was very knowledgeable and friendly. Her choices of places to visit were first class. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.

(TripAdvisor)

Amazing Parma experience!!!

September 03, 2025

Absolutely amazing experience. Our tour guide Elisa was so nice and knowledgeable. She made what was a great experience even more enjoyable. Took us to two non commercial family operated places and...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Beautiful cheese and ham

August 05, 2024

Elena was a fantastic host and guide for our half day parmigiana cheese and prosciutto experience. This was a great opportunity to learn about the specific production processes and deepen our appr...read more

(Viator)

Very interesting

October 04, 2023

Our tour guide Marika was the best. She was very knowledgeable and passionate. She went the extra mile and helped us to get an earlier train and made sure we knew where to go. If you can request a ...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Bad operator

May 29, 2023

The tour was great, however the company operator was rude and very unhelpful. There was a few couples travelling from Bologna and we got in contact with the operator letting them know that the tra...read more

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