Bologna Food Experience: Factory tours & Family-Style Lunch
Overview
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9 hours
Mobile ticket
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.
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
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Lunch with matching wines
Alcoholic Beverages
Driver/guide
Air-conditioned vehicle
Breakfast
Round Trip Trasportation from and to Bologna
Coffee and/or Tea
Food tastings
Gratuities
What To Expect
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!
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!
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Reviews
1,094 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Excursion review
John N,
Sep 7, 2025
- Viator
5.00It was fantastic, all parts of it! The bus and driver were great, the factories visited were interesting, and the food was fantastic! Of note, the guide was amazing, funny, knowledgeable and full of effervescence and energy, he was the best!
Amazing one of a kind Italian culinary tour
Betsey K,
Sep 5, 2025
- Viator
5.00Knowledgeable guide; well organized behind the scenes access and knowledge related to parmesan as well as balsamic production. Friendly staff; clean bus and amazing regional meals where you can sample products. Our tour guide was friendly, supportive and knowledgeable. My wife and I don’t eat all products and she warmly accommodated us during the tour and breakfast/lunch. The bus driver was friendly and professional. The tours were informative from an insiders vantage point. The two meals were scrumptious and allowed us to really access not only the food but culture and warmth of Italy. The staff made our experience very fun including karaoke. One of the best tour my wife and I have ever experienced. Big thanks to the staff!
Once in a lifetime experience!
alicepeng8,
Sep 5, 2025
- Viator
5.00This was a spectacular tour. Our tour guide Elena and our bus driver Roberta were both so friendly and really made this tour a special experience for everyone. Elena was very knowledgeable about every product we learned about, and I feel like this tour has given me a whole new perspective on the food industry in Italy. Other reviews mention feeling like a “family” with your tour group by the end of the tour, and despite originally being skeptical of this, it is genuinely true. My family and I have never experienced a tour like this, where the end of the tour feels like a party with friends. This is all thanks to the wonderful environment and staff. I will also emphasize that there is SO MUCH food, so PLEASE REMEMBER to pace yourself with the food when going on this tour, as it is all incredible!!! Highly recommend this experience!
This tour was so great!...
Christina C,
Sep 4, 2025
- Viator
5.00This tour was so great! Our guide was so knowledgeable about the process of each place we went to; it was a very in depth tour. And then comes the lunch at the end of the day, it was a party! The food was phenomenal and just didn't end, not to mention the wine. You will not be disappointed!
An absolute must if visiting Bologna.
Eric,
Sep 3, 2025
- Viator
5.00It was incredible. Honestly, this was the highlight of my trip to Italy. Great people, great time. You get on a bus and the driver is incredibly friendly but youre on a bus full of strangers so it's a little awkward, but not for long. You drive through the country side, mountains and fields of grapes and cherries, the views. The tour guide gets picked up and you do the cheese tour. Its interesting and enjoyable. You go to eat breakfast. Its an INCREDIBLE spread of food and served family style. Theres something special about sharing a meal with people. Now people are talking and getting familiar. The Balsalmic tour is very enjoyable. Back on the bus. People chat more, the views are still incredible. You get to the Prosciutto tour. Another excellent walk through of the process and the tour guide has such an incredible depth of knowledge. Then you get to have dinner. I wont spoil it but I will say these few things. Wine, music, entertainment, friendship, laughter, happiness, and an overwhelming amount of EXCELLENT food. No joke, dont eat breakfast before this, you'll need the stomach space. Lol. 10 out of 10 my favorite day in bologna, period.
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