ALMOST LOCAL - Parma Downtown Foodie Tour
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Ever heard of the obsession of the Parma people with food and lifestyle and for art&culture in general? Discover it with us on a slow-pace, live-like-a-local day!

  • Private guide
  • Fusion of art and lifestyle
  • Full tasting lunch
  • Exclusive hidden location for lunch
Included
  • Private licensed expert guide for 3 hours (English guaranteed / other languages upon request with specific supplement)
  • Tastings of Parmigiano, Prosciutto AND/OR other cured meats (with breadsticks and / or focaccia)
  • 1 type of fresh pasta (tortelli di Parma / anolini in broth) OR alternative street food
  • 2 glasses of top-quality sparkling wine (a rosé/white and a red)
  • Typical cake (ingredients: butter, eggs, sugar, nuts)
Not included
  • Entry tickets to monuments (on request, to be paid directly to the guide)
  • Transportation service if not selected
  • Everything not mentioned in the inclusions
Duration3 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:

  • *If booked on Saturdays, the tastings are done directly at the food shops.
  • 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
  • Our drivers are NOT driver-guides, since this kind of professional profile is forbidden by Italian law
  • Tastings: in case the fresh pasta tasting is not available, we will replace it with a double portion of Parmigiano and prosciutto dish or any other typical street food (eg: panino with artichockes&cheese, pizza, arancino ect.)

Further information

Our qualified Parma guide will lead you into a real treasure hunt among the most iconic deli boutiques of the town, pieces of general information, descriptions of the locals’ lifestyle, anecdotes about Parma’s legendary personalities and precious suggestions for shopping in the arts and crafts district.

 

Between a stop at a bottega storica brimming with Parmigiani and Prosciutti, a well-wishing prayer at one of the many panini temples and a peaceful incursion into the guide’s preferred deli to grab some tortelli or anolini for the day, you will also hear about the historical and artistic heritage of the petite Versailles. Indeed, with its 1.000-year-old ensemble of Cathedral and Baptistery, its gracious Renaissance frescoes on the cupolas, the stunning wooden architecture of Teatro Farnese and the neoclassic Teatro Regio wrapped in the unmistakable yellow nuance called Giallo Parma, the town is a miniature summary of all the epoques and styles that have made Italy the fundamental stop of each European Grand Tour.

 

And what if we told you that at the end of the tour you will sit down in the secret cellars* of a 16th-century palace with a typical tasting lunch served onto a very, very special table? No more spoilers…try it and see!

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€270.00
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