Parma Food Tour: Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Workshops & Tasting
Overview
This is not a typical food tour.
You’ll step behind the scenes of real artisan workshops in Parma, places not open to the public, and experience how the city’s most iconic foods are made.
Your experience begins inside a traditional pastry lab, where you’ll see how local specialties are crafted and meet the people behind them.
You’ll then continue into a fresh pasta workshop, the highlight for many guests, where you’ll watch pasta being made by hand and discover techniques passed down for generations.
Along the way, you’ll enter hidden kitchens and production spaces across the city, meeting local producers and hearing their stories directly.
You’ll taste Parmigiano Reggiano, Prosciutto di Parma, and the rare Culatello di Zibello
With a maximum of 8 guests, you’ll enjoy access and interactions that larger groups simply can’t offer.
This is Parma from the inside, not just what you eat, but how it’s made and who makes it.
What's Included
- Gourmet breakfast with cappuccino and pastries
- We keep our groups small for a more personalized experience
- Tasting of homemade pasta (anolini or tortelli)
- Taste amazing & authentic Parma cuisine including Prosciutto, Culatello and Parmigiano Reggiano
- 3,5 hour walking tour with a local guide
- Hotel pickup
- Hotel drop-off
Meeting Location
Piazza Duomo
43121 Parma PR, Italy
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
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Cattedrale di Parma
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Battistero di Parma (pass by)
Piazza Ghiaia (pass by)
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Non-eating children under 6 years old do not require a ticket
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Available for gluten free with prior notice. Please advise when booking.
- Not available for vegans and vegetarians
- A moderate amount of walking is involved (3km)
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- Tour starts with at least 2 people
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
- Operated by a business
Frequently Asked Questions
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Activity code: C-86113P3
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Frequently Asked Questions (6)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Destinations customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST).
- Gourmet breakfast with cappuccino and pastries.
- We keep our groups small for a more personalized experience.
- Tasting of homemade pasta (anolini or tortelli).
- Taste amazing & authentic Parma cuisine including Prosciutto, Culatello and Parmigiano Reggiano.
- 3,5 hour walking tour with a local guide.
- Hotel pickup.
- Hotel drop-off.
The minimum age to participate is 4. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Parma Food Tour: Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Workshops & Tasting is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Parma Food Tour: Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Workshops & Tasting will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Destinations. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- Gourmet breakfast with cappuccino and pastries
- We keep our groups small for a more personalized experience
- Tasting of homemade pasta (anolini or tortelli)
- Taste amazing & authentic Parma cuisine including Prosciutto, Culatello and Parmigiano Reggiano
- 3,5 hour walking tour with a local guide
- Hotel pickup
- Hotel drop-off
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Non-eating children under 6 years old do not require a ticket
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Available for gluten free with prior notice. Please advise when booking.
- Not available for vegans and vegetarians
- A moderate amount of walking is involved (3km)
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- Tour starts with at least 2 people
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
- Operated by a business
