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Culatello and Parma food guides

Practical, up-to-date guides to Culatello di Zibello and the food tours around Parma: what culatello is, where to taste it or see it made, how it differs from prosciutto, the best Parma food tours, dairy visits and a day in culatello country.

Culatello di Zibello 2026: What It Is & Where to Taste ItThe cut, the rules, the seven towns and where to taste it.Read the guide →Culatello Tours 2026: Every Way to Taste It, Honestly ComparedCity walks, a $25 tasting, producer days and the museum.Read the guide →Parma Food Tours 2026: The Best on GetYourGuide & ViatorCity walks, dairy and ham tours, full days and private drivers.Read the guide →Culatello vs Prosciutto 2026: Cut, Aging & Taste ComparedCut, casing, aging and taste, plus culaccia and culatta.Read the guide →Culatello Country 2026: A Day in the Bassa & the MuseumThe seven towns, the museum, Verdi and November Porc.Read the guide →Parmigiano Dairy Tours 2026: Morning Visits from Parma ComparedWhy mornings, what you see, the options and the rules.Read the guide →

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Popular Parma food tours

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Parmigiano Production and Parma Ham Tour & Tasting Most booked ★ 4.94 hours954 reviewsGetYourGuideFree cancellation

Parmigiano Production and Parma Ham Tour & Tasting
Cheese dairyHam producerTransport

Parma's most booked food tour: a van to a working Parmigiano Reggiano dairy, then a family Prosciutto di Parma producer, with tastings and wine. Book it to see cheese and ham made.

What's included
  • Transport from pickup points in Parma and back
  • Guided Parmigiano Reggiano dairy and aging-room visit
  • Visit to a Prosciutto di Parma producer
  • Tastings with water or wine
  • No open-toed shoes, strollers or large bags; late arrivals count as no-shows
From$154per person Reserve
Parma Private Food and Wine Walking Tour Culatello on the board ★ 5.03 hours651 reviewsViatorFree cancellation

Parma Private Food and Wine Walking Tour
Culatello5 food stopsPrivate

A private three-hour walk through central Parma with five food and wine stops, starting with a board of Culatello di Zibello, prosciutto and culaccia. The top-rated food tour in Parma.

What's included
  • Private local guide, start at Caffè San Pietro, Piazza Garibaldi
  • Cold-cut board with Culatello di Zibello, Prosciutto di Parma, culaccia, coppa, salame
  • Three ages of Parmigiano Reggiano, two fresh pastas, pastries and gelato
  • Two glasses of Colli di Parma DOC wine, coffee, water, traditional balsamic
  • Wheelchair accessible; free cancellation up to 24 hours before
From$129per person Reserve
Culatello Country: Po Lowlands Half Day To the cellars ★ 5.05 hours6 reviewsViatorFree cancellation

Culatello Country: Po Lowlands Half Day
Culatello di ZibelloPo lowlandsPrivate

The tour that goes where culatello is made: a private half day in the Bassa Parmense with a farm and producer visit, then Culatello di Zibello, homemade pasta and local wine.

What's included
  • Private local guide and admission
  • Hotel pickup within 15 km of Parma (or follow the guide in your own car)
  • Tasting of PDO Culatello di Zibello, coppa, pancetta and salami
  • Homemade pasta, focaccia, dessert and local wine
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
From$262per person Reserve

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Culatello di Zibello, Parmigiano, fresh pasta and wine on a private three-hour walk through Parma, rated 5.0 from 651 reviews.

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