FOOD VALLEY GOURMET TOUR – The Original (Full Day)

Ever dreamt of spending a full day in the Food Valley of Italy with a top-notch guide and the most famous gourmet products of the world all around you? Well, here you can!

  • Private expert guide
  • Private visits & tastings at Parmigiano, Prosciutto and Balsamic Vinegar producers'
  • Panoramic views
  • Full tasting lunch
Included
  • Private licensed expert guide for Parmigiano, Prosciutto and lunchtime (English guaranteed / other languages upon request with specific supplement) + staff person/owner for the private visit at the Balsamic Vinegar production’s
  • Guided visit & tasting at a Parmigiano-Reggiano dairy with final tasting
  • Picture stop at the Castle of Torrechiara
  • Guided visit & tasting at a Prosciutto di Parma producer’s
  • Typical full lunch
  • Guided visit & tasting at a Traditional Balsamic Vinegar producer’s
Not included
  • Transportation service if not selected
  • Everything not mentioned in the inclusions
Duration6 Hours
Important information

We will send you all details of the tour 1 week before the departure date, meanwhile do not hesitate to contact us for any doubts.

  • If you will not receive any details by email within 2 days before the tour date, please check the spam box or contact us
  • The final program with the right pick up / meeting point and the whole schedule is the PDF file we send you by email: please read it carefully. 

 

PLEASE NOTE:

  • Program: the described program may undergo minor changes in timings and schedule
  • Pick-ups: If you choose the car+driver option the price is calculated considering a pick-up from your hotel town or immediate surroundings (max 15 Km). Pick-ups from other locations can be purchased with a surcharge to be agreed upon by email request
  • Guide: the guide is let to decide whether to join you on board (only with car+driver grade) or drive her/his own car. In case you drive your own car the guide drives her/his own car in front of you and you just follow upon itinerary instructions.
  • Our drivers are NOT driver-guides, since this kind of professional profile is forbidden by Italian law
  • Lunch: the lunch can be arranged at a local restaurant, a Parma ham producer or an agriturismo depending on availability
  • It is not guaranteed to see the craftsmen at work at every production: being artisanal and not industrial products, the working cycle is not repeated every day at the same time (eg. Traditional Balsamic Vinegar, wine making, Prosciutto di Parma, Culatello)

Further information

08:30 am: Meet our guide in Parma and head on to visit an authentic producer of Parmigiano-Reggiano PDO: 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.

 

To follow: Picture-stop at the medieval fortified village of Torrechiara dominated by its breathtaking castle: one of the most spectacular among the manors included in the Italian network called Castles of the Duchy, it dates back to the early Renaissance time and – with its gentle lines and the golden frescoes housed in the highest tower – it still represents the switch from the Middle Ages to the modern era.

 

11:15 am: Guided visit with final tasting at one of the local family-run ham factories producing the mythical Prosciutto di Parma PDO: you will get to know why the best ham can only be made in the hills of Parma, where the marino wind blows from the Ligurian Sea through the river valley.

 

12:30/45 pm: Full lunch based on the typical products of the area: Prosciutto as well as other kind of local cold cuts, a typical stuffed pasta dish (tortelli di Parma), homemade cakes. All paired up with local wines like Lambrusco and Malvasia!

 

02:15 pm: Transfer to the province of Reggio-Emilia.

 

02:45 pm: Guided visit & tasting at a family-run production of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar PDO.

 

03:45 pm: End of activities and back to hotel / head on to your next destination.

from
€430.00
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