Dairy tour, three cheese ages in our Parma, Modena & Food Valley comparison.
Trade-off: Tour Without Transport requires your own car.
Last checked: September 15, 2026. Commissions never affect our verdicts.
Follows Parmigiano Reggiano from the cow barn through the dairy and the salting room to the maturing vault, coats and shoe covers supplied, then tastings of cheese at three ages, cured meats, Lambrusco and traditional balsamic of Modena. You arrange your own train and pay extra for the transfer, and nobody under twelve can join. 4.93 at €143 per person.
I’ll bring you along a complete tour to discover all the steps of Parmigiano Reggiano’s production. We’ll see where the animals are bred and where the milk is mould. We’ll go into the cheese factory during milk processing and we'll witness in cooking and making cheese wheels. We’ll see then the process of salting and maturing up to enter the huge “caveau”, where thousands of cheeses wheels are guarded and laid out in long rows in the silent maturation rooms and where the scent of cheese will smell so nice and exciting that we won’t be able to resist till the final tasting of cheese.
on this special tour you will be able to touch the newborn calves on our farm which happens almost every day.
you will taste the original king of cheeses and many other local artisanal products such as real balsamic vinegar aged over 30 years and parma ham and lambrusco wine
and at the end you can buy a piece of real Parmiginao Reggiano or balsamic vinegar to take home with you
This tour runs daily, departing at 08:00, 08:30. Scheduled through November 2027. These are the operator’s scheduled departures, not a live seat count: availability is confirmed at checkout. Schedule last checked September 29, 2026.
Just In case you will arrive by train from Modena, Parma, Reggio Emilia, I will pick you up in front of the train station of Reggio Emilia Pick up and drop off times are subject to change. Please send me a Whatsapp message before booking your train tickets, Just In case you will arrive by train from Florence , Bologna, Milan, Venice, I will pick you up in front of the train station of Reggio Emilia AV Pick up and drop off times are subject to change. Please send me a Whatsapp message before booking your train tickets, Just In case you will arrive by your car the meeting will be at 08:40 at the B and B Antico Podere Emilia where you can park easily and for free.
Open in Google MapsJust In case you will arrive by train from Modena, Parma, Reggio Emilia, I will pick you up in front of the train station of Reggio Emilia Pick up and drop off times are subject to change. Please send me a Whatsapp message before booking your train tickets, Just In case you will arrive by train from Florence , Bologna, Milan, Venice, I will pick you up in front of the train station of Reggio Emilia AV Pick up and drop off times are subject to change. Please send me a Whatsapp message before booking your train tickets, Just In case you will arrive by your car the meeting will be at 08:40 at the B and B Antico Podere Emilia where you can park easily and for free.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
| 1+ days | Full refund |
| 0-1 days | No refund |
| Tour | Price | Duration | Rating | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This tour · #5 of 12 | €143 | 6h | 4.93 (75) | shared |
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| Bologna Food Valley Small Group Factory Tasting and Winery Lunch | €154 | 8h 30m | 4.95 (296) | shared |
| Taste of Tradition: Parmigiano, Wine & Balsamic Tour from Bologna | €250 | 8h 30m | 5.0 (65) | shared |
Ranked #5 of 12 in Day Trips from Bologna by Guidekin score (rating weighted by review volume). Prices here run from €39 to €460, median €263; typical length 8h. 3 of 12 are private. Figures are live from the tour cards; the rubric is our handpicked set, not the whole market. Compare all 12 Day Trips from Bologna