Signature experience — Bologna
Gourmet Modena: balsamic and Parmesan
Duration
Full day
Price
From €720
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
At 1,598 meters, Monte Cimone frames the Emilia plain where Modena has refined its staples for centuries. Traditional balsamic vinegar rests in tiered sets of oak, cherry, and juniper barrels—often 12, 25 years or more—while wheels of Parmigiano Reggiano rotate and dry in vast timber halls. Between the UNESCO-listed Piazza Grande, the Roman Via Emilia, and the Cavallino’s shadow in Maranello 18 km away, indulgence here follows strict rules: PDO status, dawn inspections, family-kept methods.
Collected from your Bologna hotel, you ride in a Mercedes with your dedicated driver, vehicle on standby all day, as the countryside unfolds. He handles the transfers—about 50 minutes to a family acetaia, then 20 minutes to the dairy—while you taste warm rinds, aging musts, and those crunchy tyrosine crystals. Plans stay flexible: a quick espresso on Via Farini, a photo stop in Piazza Roma, and lunch bookings in central Modena arranged while you step straight into each workshop.
Your itinerary
- I
08:00 — Depart Bologna for a traditional acetaia near Nonantola (50 min).
- II
09:00 — Guided tasting of PDO balsamics, from cooked musts to century-old barrels (1h30).
- III
11:00 — Parmigiano Reggiano dairy: cooking rooms, brining and aging halls, with tasting (1h15).
- IV
12:45 — Lunch booked in central Modena, stroll Piazza Grande and Via Emilia, then return to Bologna (arrive ~16:00).
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated Mercedes driver
- ✓ Hotel pick-up
- ✓ Vehicle at disposal
- ✓ Flexible waiting and returns
Your chauffeur’s tip
To catch curdling and molding at the dairy, choose one that fires the vats around 6:30 am and arrive before 9:30; March–May often yields richer milk after the first fresh grass.
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