Italy · Dining Experience

4-Hour Modena Gastronomy Tour with Parmesan and Balsamic Tasting

4 Hours Round trip from Modena Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Discover why the Modena area is a not-to-be-missed food destination in Italy
02 Learn how Parmesan cheese is made and taste aged selections
03 Learn the secrets of Modena's "Black Liquid Gold" - Traditional Balsamic Vinegar
04 Walk in the charming medieval hamlet of Castelvetro di Modena

Sign up for a tour to the capital of gastronomy, Modena, and make a pilgrimage along the route of food milestones: Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and Aceto Tradizionale Balsamico, two legends of Italian cuisine to which people in the Modena area have dedicated their entire lives. Visit a Parmesan dairy to meet the cheese masters, learn how the cheese is made, and taste it, then continue to a local producer of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar for tastings paired with Parmesan and even ice cream. The experience also includes a walk through the narrow cobbled streets and 15th-century houses of the fairytale medieval hamlet of Castelvetro di Modena.

Here, you will taste two selections: 24- and 36-month-old cheese.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Yes

Cities Bologna, Modena

Languages English, Russian, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Food Pilgrimage Through Modena and Castelvetro

Meet your tour guide, who can pick you up from the agreed-upon location in Bologna or Modena, and make a pilgrimage along the route of food milestones: Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and Aceto Tradizionale Balsamico, two legends of Italian cuisine to which people in the Modena area have dedicated their entire lives.
Visit a Parmesan dairy, where every day the cheese masters give birth to the "King of Cheeses" and where the cheese itself is stored for long months. Here, you will taste two selections: 24- and 36-month-old cheese.
Proceed to a local producer of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar, where the owner - whose family has been making vinegar since 1870 - will offer you a taste of two kinds of balsamic, aged 12 and 25 years, coupled with Parmesan and even ice cream. And why not? A glass of red, fruity, sparkling Lambrusco wine. Moreover, you will be surprised by the way balsamic can be successfully paired with Parmesan, ice cream, and meat.
Walk in the fairytale medieval hamlet of Castelvetro di Modena, with its narrow cobbled streets and 15th-century houses.
End the tour.