From Bologna, Parma Cheese & Ham Factory Tours and Tastings

BOLOGNA TOUR & BEST ITALY TOUR

Travel by train from Bologna to Parma to discover the regional delicacies of parma ham and parmesan cheese. See how these foods are produced and enjoy a tasting of the products paired with wine.

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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.