--- title: Secrets of Parmigiano Reggiano and Balsamic Vinegar lang: en type: tour city: Bologna country: Italy price: 143 currency: EUR price_unit: per_person availability: bookable rating: 4.93 reviews: 75 duration_minutes: 360 languages: [en] free_cancellation: true guidekin_pick: Dairy tour, three cheese ages rank_in_category: 5 of 12 (Day Trips from Bologna) schedule_checked: 2026-09-29 data_updated: 2026-09-29 canonical: https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/tours/secrets-of-parmigiano-reggiano-and-balsamic-vinegar/ --- # Secrets of Parmigiano Reggiano and Balsamic Vinegar **Guidekin's take:** 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. ## Overview 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 ## Before you book - Meeting point: Just In case you will arrive by train… - Starts 08:00, 08:30: 2 departures a day - Food included: see what is included - Age 12+: minimum age to join ## Key facts - Price: from €143 per person for the Tour Without Transport option; other options up to €157 - Duration: 6h - Rating: 4.93/5 from 75 reviews (collected from Guidekin & Viator & Tripadvisor) - Free cancellation (see policy below) - Recommended by 99% of travellers (share of four- and five-star reviews) - Operator: Claudio Bonoretti ## Tour options Prices are the operator's current list price for two travellers (whole euros); options sold only to bigger parties say so; pick the option on the booking page. | Option | Price | Guide languages | Details | |---|---|---|---| | Tour Without Transport | €143 / person | English | Transfer Not Included : with this option you will have to arrive and follow the tour with your own car Starting point: Antico Podere Emilia, Via Carlo Darwin, 2, 42123 Reggio nell'Emilia RE, Italy | | Tour With transport | €157 / person | English | Minivan: Pick up from train station and transfers included until return to the train station Starting points: Piazzale Guglielmo Marconi, 42121 Reggio Emilia RE, Italy Reggio Emilia AV Mediopadana, Via Città del... | ## What's included - Please Wait for my instructions before booking the train to come to me - To have transfer from the train station and the tour select option: tour with transfer - Tasting cheese of 3 different maturation times 12/24/36 months /typical local salami Parma ham ,coppa, salame, 1 glass of wine Lambrusco DOC - 1 cappuccino and sweet pie and savoury cake - Disposable coat and shoe covers for access to the dairy production area and the cow farm - Balsamic Vinegar tasting of 8/15/30 years old - Vanilla ice cream with Balsamic Vinegar ## Not included - Suitcases and backpacks - Suitcases and backpacks require pre-authorization and payment. Please inquire about availability and rates before booking. ## Itinerary 1. **Cavriago** (2h) - We’ll go into the cheese factory during milk processing and we'll witness in cooking and making of cheese wheels. We’ll see then the process of salting and maturing up to enter the huge “caveau”, where thousands of cheese wheels are guarded and laid out in long rows in the... 2. **Farm with cows milked and newborn calves** (30m) - We’ll see the places, where the animals are bred and where the milk is mold. If we are lucky we will see a newborn calf it often happens in the morning. 3. **An ancient farm transformed into a farmhouse where we will have a coffee brea...** (1h; admission included) - An ancient farm transformed into a farmhouse where we will have a coffee break in the morning as soon as we arrive and at the end of the tour we will do the tasting of cheeses aged 12, 24, and 36 months with typical Emilian salami and a glass of Lambrusco DOC wine and 3 aged... 4. **Albinea** (1h) - tour of the ancient vinegar factory and tasting of balsamic vinegar ## Schedule - Runs: daily - Departures: 08:00, 08:30 - Schedule last checked: 2026-09-29 - These are published departures, not a live seat count; availability is confirmed at checkout. ## Cancellation For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time. ## Meeting point 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 Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:EjlQaWF6emFsZSBHdWdsaWVsbW8gTWFyY29uaSwgNDIxMjEgUmVnZ2lvIEVtaWxpYSBSRSwgSXRhbHkiLiosChQKEgnPQMDkUhyARxHn_V7f4wHimxIUChIJHfrBa1EcgEcRcM3kVw-bBxw ## Good to know - Public transportation options are available nearby - Suitable for all physical fitness levels - Only people over the age of 12 can participate - sconsigliato ai viaggiatori con difficoltà motorie ## Compared with other Day Trips from Bologna | Tour | Price | Duration | Rating | Group | |---|---|---|---|---| | **This tour · #5 of 12** | €143 | 6h | 4.93 (75) | shared | | [Bologna Food Experience: Factory tours & Lunch By Italian Days](/italy/bologna/tours/bologna-food-experience-factory-tours-lunch-by-italian-days/?format=md) | €159 | 9h | 4.96 (1303) | shared | | [Bologna Food Valley Small Group Factory Tasting and Winery Lunch](/italy/bologna/tours/bologna-food-valley-small-group-factory-tasting-and-winery-lunch/?format=md) | €154 | 8h 30m | 4.95 (296) | shared | | [Taste of Tradition: Parmigiano, Wine & Balsamic Tour from Bologna](/italy/bologna/tours/taste-of-tradition-parmigiano-wine-balsamic-tour-from-bologna/?format=md) | €250 | 8h 30m | 5.0 (65) | shared | Ranked #5 of 12 in Day Trips from Bologna by Guidekin score (rating weighted by review volume). 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