Bologna Food Experience: Factory tours & Family-Style Lunch | 9 hours

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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Lunch with matching wines
  • Driver/guide
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Breakfast
  • Round Trip Trasportation from and to Bologna
  • Coffee and/or Tea
  • Food tastings
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Gratuities

Overview

IMPORTANT! NO HOTEL PICK UP Meeting POINT. 7 am in Piazza XX Settembre, nearby the trainstation in Bologna. What's included: - FACTORY/PRODUCTION SITES TOUR – Pick up at 7am at in central Bologna (no later pick up available) – Guided tour with English speaking guide – Transfer in comfortable minivan or minibus - Generose tastings of all products, breakfast with wine and coffee and multicourse italian-style lunch included – Please notify us with your diet requirements (vegetarian, gluten or lactose free menu available) AT LEAST 3 DAYS IN ADVANCE  or we won't be able to cater for you. Guests joining from outside Bologna can contact us to arrange for a different meeting point if driving.

Meeting points

Meeting time: 7:00am (Please arrive 5 mins before the set meeting time) The bus is departing at 7:05 am, it will not wait for late comers. NO HOTEL PICK UP PROVIDED You will back at Bologna around 5 pm.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

  • Province of Modena

    We’ll start this incredible journey with an early pick up (around 7:00am) in Bologna with our private minivan or minibus to head to the countryside between Modena and Bologna. Why so early? Parmigiano Reggiano doesn’t wait! It’s made only in the early morning and we want you to get in action ASAP! We will see the cheesemakers taking care of all the production steps right before your eyes. You can touch the creamy curd, taste the cooked cheese and get absolutely stunned by the warehouse, where thousands of wheels all around you wait at least 12 months to be “baptized” as Parmigiano Reggiano. Time to taste it, what’d you expect? Young or aged, creamy or crunchy, delicate or intense: you can decide which of the 2 different-age samples is your favorite… or just love them both!

    1 hour

  • Monteveglio

    Third and last excellence to meet: meat (pun intended)! Prosciutto Factory Montevecchio’s products will conquer your palate with its fragrant smell, buttery texture and delicate savoriness. We’ll learn about the strict regulations, the long curing process, and the tremendous care necessary to transform only 2 ingredients into a typical product with unique characteristics. We’ll taste its wholesomeness and genuineness with other local charcuteries and a glass of Lambrusco, before a proper lunch is served!

    3 hours

  • Castelvetro di Modena

    Another gem of Emilia Romagna is waiting to be discovered: Traditional Balsamic vinegar of Modena. After our “breakfast of champions” with local salame, mortadella, homemade bread, cake, Lambrusco wine and coffee, we’ll lead you into a magical world of smells, flavors, patience, and family tradition you’ve never experienced before! In the aging room, surrounded by many peaceful barrels, the secrets of this complex, unique and fascinating product will be unveiled.

    2 hours

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Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Comfortable shoes are recommended
  • The minivan/minibus we use are disinfected as required by law before and after each tour
  • If you have any symtoms like fever, cough or exhaustion, you are not allowed to join the tour. Please inform us immediately should you feel unwell before or during the tour

Free Cancellation

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  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Wow! What an unforgettable experience!

Published on Jan, 2025

Our family of four (with two teenagers) had the most amazing day with Alessandro and the team from Italian Days. The knowledge and hospitality of the guides at each stop was above and beyond. We found the Balsamic tour particularly interesting and will always be looking for the DOP from now on! The long lunch topped off a wonderful day with lots of laughs and so much fun. A highlight of our time in Bologna for sure!

Best of Italy - must do!

Published on Jan, 2025

One of the highlights to our Italy trip. Well organised. Amazing information and guide. The food was awesome at the end and we ate and drank so much we could not eat dinner after. Highly recommended

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Published on Jan, 2025

This is, hands down, our favorite thing we did on our two week trip to Italy, and quite possibly our favorite experience on any trip ever. The tours of each place (parmigiano reggiano, balsamic vinegar and prosciutto facilities) were amazing and informative. However, the real fun started once it was time for our lunch. The array of meats, cheeses, breads and other assorted apps would have been a feast all on their own, but then in addition we got three pasta courses! The wine never stopped flowing and every single person who works on this tour is an absolute delight. We would happily do this tour again if we are ever lucky enough to find ourselves back in Bologna!

Learn through tastings and much more!

Published on Jan, 2025

What a great tour! Definitely got our money's worth! An early start so we could experience the production of parmasean cheese! On to breakfast with Lambusco wine and a balsamic lesson and tasting (much to learn!). On to a prosciutto factory (again, much to learn). Finished with lunch that lasted a couple hours- LOTS of food and wine. Alessandro and Roberta worked well together and had fun hosting our group for the day. Loved the opportunity to buy balsamic and cheese to take back home.

Absolutely wonderful....

Published on Jan, 2025

Absolutely wonderful. Great tour, really interesting and delicious tastings! The team was also very funny and friendly, had a great time at the end.

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