Published on Aug, 2024

Excellent tour by Laura! She corresponded with me before our tour to ensure I had all the correct information for the meeting point. Laura went above and beyond my expectations, and her knowledge of parmigiano cheese, prosciutto di Parma, and balsamic vinegar is amazing. I really appreciated her attention to my questions. If you want a day of relaxation and deliciousness, this is the tour for you. Grazie Mille, Laura !

Published on Mar, 2024

Pretty awesome experience. The Cheese and Basalmic tours were Amazing! Our only recomendation would be to change the Ham desination to one where we could actually purchase some product. Fillipo, the guide was incredible. Very knowledgeable in all aspects.

Published on Nov, 2023

We reviewed our previous tour of Parma with Laura in February 2020. We enjoyed it so much that we decided to make it part of our itinerary when we returned to Italy in a group of five family members in October 2023. We emailed back and forth extensively with Laura to finalize the best possible itinerary to please all of our traveling party. Laura was prompt. diligent, and thorough in her replies. Once we had finalized our itinerary for the day, I appealed to her for help in obtaining a driver to tour Bari, as my own efforts had been unsuccessful. Laura and her own driver came through, finding a driver who proved to be competent and friendly, enabling us to visit the two famous towns, Matera, and Alborobello, and the Castellano Caves in one busy day. Again, we communicated back and forth numerous times to finalize this, and we never could have done it without Laura’s help. As to our tour with her in Parma, it was outstanding. Laura and her driver (we needed a van for our party of 5) picked us up at the train station, and we made it to a Parmesan cheese facility while it was still in operation on a Friday morning. It was fascinating for everyone, and we two enjoyed seeing a different and much larger facility than the one we’d visited with Laura in 2020. Visiting the Parma ham facility was also very interesting, and the lunch afterwards was most pleasurable. Laura had lined up a cooking class for us at the nearby Gastronomia Orlandini. We had decided on this with some trepidation, as two of the family members in our party were retired restaurateurs who know their way around the kitchen. We shouldn’t have worried. The vivacious instructor thoroughly entertained us and taught us all something about preparing a variety of pastas. It was yet another highlight of our day. Having dealt with Laura on two separate occasions, and taking particular note of all of the additional assistance she cheerfully provided us gratis in facilitating a tour in Barim we can offer the very highest recommendation for her services as a guide. As in 2020, Laura, the 3-5 year old Parmigiano Reggiano that we bought to stuff into our suitcases, cheese of a vintage we haven’t been able to find in the US, arrived home safely with us, and we will be savoring it for some time to come with pleasant memories of our day in Parma with you. Grazie Mille!

Published on Oct, 2022

Highly recommend this tour with Laura and Ricardo. She was extremely responsive and accommodated my last minute booking. She has been a tour guide since 2008 and is extremely knowledgeable on all parts of the visits. We went to a parmigiano reggiano factory, balsamic vinegar producer, and proscuitto maker. She was able to answer all my questions about parts of the production. The places are well selected as she has developed relationships over the years with small batch local producers. The tastings are amazing and highly recommend buying some balsamic made the traditional way!

Published on Sep, 2022

This was our favorite part of our trip to Italy. It was such a unique and amazing experience you can only get in Parma. Our guide was informative, and very helpful. The balsamic tour was our favorite part and we purchased some to bring home and enjoy it all the time.