Parma: Parmigiano Production and Parma Ham Tour & Tasting

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Discover where the world-famous Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and Prosciutto are made, followed by a mouthwatering tasting accompanied by a glass of wine.

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Duration 4 hoursCheck availability to see starting times

Live tour guideLeads your experience and shares insights and stories about the sights

Languages offeredEnglish, Italian

Small group available

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GetYourGuide traveler – United StatesFebruary 14, 2026 - Verified booking

The guides were all very informative and came from highly informed backgrounds

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Jessica – United KingdomFebruary 14, 2026 - Verified booking

it was so interesting for processing, good tasting of cheese and hem with wine

See and learn about the production of Parmesan cheese
Visit the picturesque hills where Prosciutto is made
Savor delicious tastings of Parmesan and Prosciutto
Finish off your tour with a glass of Wine
Enjoy round-trip transport from your accommodation in Parma

Learn the secrets of some Italian specialties on a tour of Parmigiano Reggiano and Prosciutto factories. Enjoy a hassle-free visit with pickup and drop-off from convinient pickup points in Parma.
The tour begins at the scheduled time. Watch the masters at work as you hear an overview of Parmigiano Reggiano's history from your local guide.
Next, visit the seasoning/storage rooms where the cheese is brought for its last stage of production. At the end of the tour, try some different aged Parmigiano Reggiano and browse the on-site shop where you can purchase local products.

After, head to the to Prosciutto di Parma Ham producers. The tour begins with a brief history of the production, followed by a visit to the "cold stage," where fresh meats are processed.

Learn how the best meat is chosen and see the salting machinery and refrigeration/resting cells. Take a look in the seasoning chambers and savor the traditional ham aromas in the air. Learn about the "spillatura" and how only the best hams pass the test and are branded as the famed "Crown of Parma."
Finally, enjoy a degustation of Parma ham accompanied by a glass of local wine. After the tasting, your guide will bring you to your hotel or pickup point.

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It was a lovely day seeing how the cheese and Parma ham is made. Matteo our tour guide was very professional. Highly recommend this tour.

Paul was a great guide and very knowledgable. It was so interesting to see the every step of the production process in a working factory. Plus, with cheese, ham and wine tastings, what's not to like?

Great morning out finding out about Parmigiano Regiano and Parma ham. The guide was hugely knowledgeable and interesting. His English was fantastic. The cheese bit was incredible - you really got to see it all in action!

It was lovely and informative tour and we enjoyed learning about the cheese making and ham making process from small producers. Thank you to our lovely guide!

The amount of time for the tour was just right. I appreciated that the guide knew the facts and filled any waiting time with additional information. He spoke good English. The tour included high-quality tastings of Prosciutto di Parma and Parmigiano Reggiano in generous portions. I would definitely recommend it to others.

We absolutely loved this tour! Laris was a fantastic guide, very knowledgeable in the cheese making process and he had a great sense of humor. The small group experience was much appreciated over a large crowd. The artisan establishments we visited were very hospitable and it was truly meaningful to see how much love goes into their products. Everything was perfetto!

The Parma: Parmigiano Production and Parma Ham Tour and Tasting was absolutely fabulous! Our tour guide, Matias (not sure if the spelling) was incredibly informative, interesting and fun. I loved learning about the region, the food and the production of the cheese and Prociutto. I loved that we were able to see the actual workers in the process of production, see and learn how it’s done and then taste. So good!

it was so interesting for processing, good tasting of cheese and hem with wine

I had an amazing time with Sergio! What a kind and intelligent person, he made this tour excellent, with all of his knowledge and wit. I learned a lot, and it was quite fun to see how they produced both the cheese and ham live, and see the «whole» process how it is made. The tastings were great, accommodated with great local wine. I even got to see the cows which produces the milk for the cheese production everyday! 🐮🐄I can trully recommend this tour, and all best wishes to my guide Sergio! 👏🏼 PS. I did 8:30 tour, if you want to see the cheese production from start, this is the tour you shall choose!

I can totally recommend this tour! From answering my questions to pick up, the actual tour, everything! Our guide Laurice (sorry if i misspelled his name) was very knowledgeable & always smiling! The only thing i would like to reco is - the prosciutto ham purple brochure i saw on the table to be in english and not italian, i would be interested to take one of it if it was in english 😊

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Activity provider: ParmaLook Food Tours Experience

Parma: Parmigiano Production and Parma Ham Tour & Tasting

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