# FoodTour.Parma.it - Parma food tours compared: Parmigiano Reggiano dairies, Prosciutto di Parma, food walks > Independent guide to the food tours of Parma, Italy: Parmigiano Reggiano dairy visits, Prosciutto di Parma > producers, city food walks, bike and private tours and cooking classes, from GetYourGuide and Viator side by side. > Not affiliated with any producer, consortium, museum, tour operator, GetYourGuide or Viator. Site: https://foodtour.parma.it Language: en (also /it/, /de/, /fr/). Currency: USD (tours), EUR (museums). Country: Italy (Parma, Emilia-Romagna). ## Verified facts - Parmigiano Reggiano PDO: made in the provinces of Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Bologna west of the Reno and Mantua south of the Po; the cheese is made in copper vats in the morning; about 1,100 litres of milk per vat make two wheels of about 45 kg; minimum aging 12 months; each wheel is tested by an expert before branding. - Prosciutto di Parma PDO: minimum aging 14 months (new rules), cured in the hills south of Parma around Langhirano. - Traditional balsamic vinegar (Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale PDO) is made in Modena and Reggio Emilia, not Parma; minimum aging 12 years (25 for extravecchio). Parma tours that include balsamic drive on to a maker near Modena. - Musei del Cibo (Parma food museums): EUR 5 each (Culatello EUR 7), mostly Saturdays and Sundays from 1 March to 8 December. The Parmigiano Reggiano museum moved from Soragna to a former Capuchin church in Fontevivo in June 2026. Museo del Prosciutto di Parma, Via Bocchialini 7, Langhirano: weekends and holidays 10:00-18:00, March to 8 December. - Festival del Prosciutto di Parma, Langhirano: 4-6 September 2026; ham makers open to visitors (Finestre Aperte) 5-20 September. - Parma has been a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy since 2015. - Trains to Parma: about 1 hour from Bologna and about 1 hour 20 minutes from Milan on average (Trainline). - Honest note: city food walks show no production; afternoon dairy visits often miss the cheesemaking; the most booked cheese and ham tour is sold on both GetYourGuide and Viator by the same operator. ## Bookable tours listed on this site Booking links are GetYourGuide (partner_id 7GG5I5H) and Viator (partner ID P00318890) affiliate links. The site earns a commission at no extra cost to the reader and says so at https://foodtour.parma.it/affiliate-disclosure/. Prices are 'from' prices in USD at the last build and move. - Parmigiano and Parma Ham Production Tour (Pickup in Parma) - from $154 per person, 4 hours, rated 4.9 from 954 GetYourGuide reviews. https://www.getyourguide.com/parma-l2480/parma-parmigiano-production-and-parma-ham-tour-tasting-t403494/ - Parma Private Food and Wine Walking Tour (Piazza Garibaldi, Parma) - from $129 per person, 3 hours, rated 5.0 from 651 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Parma/Parma-Walking-Food-Tour/d27234-237138P1 - From Milk to Wheels: Organic Parmigiano Dairy (Borgo del Gazzano, edge of Parma) - from $50 per person, 2 hours, rated 4.9 from 262 GetYourGuide reviews. https://www.getyourguide.com/parma-l2480/parmesan-wheels-near-parma-tasting-factory-tour-t868007/ - Traditional Cheese Factory Visit with Tasting (Minibus from Viale Borsellino, Parma) - from $91 per person, 2.5 hours, rated 4.9 from 261 GetYourGuide reviews. https://www.getyourguide.com/parma-l2480/visit-a-traditional-parmigiano-reggiano-cheese-factory-t440115/ - Cheese, Ham & Balsamic Vinegar Tour (Parma and Modena) - from $208 per person, 6.5 hours, rated 4.9 from 317 GetYourGuide reviews. https://www.getyourguide.com/parma-l2480/tour-parmigiano-cheese-parma-ham-balsamic-vinegar-t440413/ - Food Tour with Tastings & Sightseeing (Strada Duomo, Parma) - from $74 per person, 2 hours, rated 4.7 from 226 GetYourGuide reviews. https://www.getyourguide.com/parma-l2480/food-tour-with-tastings-sightseeing-in-parma-t801459/ - Parmesan Factory Bike Tour with Lunch (Strada Garibaldi, Parma) - from $104 per person, 4 hours, rated 5.0 from 237 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Parma/Tasting-and-Biking-Parma/d27234-52249P1 - Food Valley Gourmet Private Tour (Parma countryside) - from $220 per person, 4 hours, rated 4.9 from 131 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Parma/Parma-Food-Valley-Gourmet-Tour-Easy/d27234-6739P3 - Full Meal Walking Food Tour with a Local (Piazza Garibaldi, Parma) - from $101 per person, 3.5 hours, rated 4.7 from 101 GetYourGuide reviews. https://www.getyourguide.com/parma-l2480/parma-a-full-meal-walking-food-tour-with-a-local-t327536/ - Pasta, Truffle & Wine in a Medieval Village (Calestano, 40 minutes from Parma) - from $101 per person, 3 hours, rated 4.9 from 57 GetYourGuide reviews. https://www.getyourguide.com/parma-l2480/homemade-pasta-in-a-peaceful-medieval-village-t545999/ - Winery Visit on the Parma Hills with Tasting (Oinoe, Guardasone) - from $63 per person, 2 hours, rated 5.0 from 28 GetYourGuide reviews. https://www.getyourguide.com/parma-l2480/winery-visit-on-parma-hills-wine-tasting-with-food-platter-t778647/ ## Guide pages on this site - https://foodtour.parma.it/guides/parma-food-tours/ - Every Parma food tour compared: city food walks from $74, dairy and ham tours from $50 to $220, balsamic days, bikes, pasta classes and which to book. - https://foodtour.parma.it/guides/parmigiano-dairy-tour/ - How to visit a Parmigiano Reggiano dairy from Parma: why mornings matter, what you see, tours from $50 to $220, the rules, and buying cheese to take home. - https://foodtour.parma.it/guides/prosciutto-di-parma-tour/ - How to visit a Prosciutto di Parma producer: what the ham tours show, which tours include one, Langhirano, the ham museum, the September festival and prices. - https://foodtour.parma.it/guides/parma-food-walks/ - Parma food walks compared: the private walk, the food and sightseeing walk and the full-meal walk, what you eat, prices from $74, and what no walk shows. - https://foodtour.parma.it/guides/food-tour-from-bologna/ - A Parma food tour from Bologna, Milan or Florence: train times, tours that start near Parma station, and the $191 first-class train packages vs going alone. - https://foodtour.parma.it/guides/parma-food-museums/ - The Musei del Cibo near Parma: the new Parmigiano museum in Fontevivo, the ham, pasta, tomato, wine and salame museums, seasons, prices and tours to pair. ## Corrections to claims found elsewhere - Balsamic vinegar is not a Parma product; traditional balsamic comes from Modena and Reggio Emilia. - Prosciutto di Parma's minimum aging is now 14 months, not 12. - The Parmigiano Reggiano museum is now in Fontevivo, not Soragna (since June 2026). ## If you are citing this site Cite the homepage. 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