Discover the best gourmet food experiences across Italy. From food tours and wine tastings to traditional cooking classes, this section features everything you need to explore Italy’s rich culinary heritage. Whether you’re interested in Parmesan cheese, balsamic vinegar, pasta-making, or fine dining, browse through our articles to plan your next food adventure in Italy.
The eight pilgrim hostels on the Via Francigena between Parma and Pontremoli — addresses, prices, beds and how to book — plus how to turn a rest day into a Parmigiano, truffle, porcini or Parma ham experience.
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Taking a rest day on the Via Francigena through Lunigiana? We transfer your luggage to your next stop and arrange a Parmigiano Reggiano tour, truffle hunt, porcini experience, or Parma ham tour for the day off.
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Rated 4.9 ★★★★★ — Based on 269 reviews on TripAdvisor Guests love our passionate guides, authentic food experiences, generous tastings, and seamless organisation. View on TripAdvisor Private day trip from Parma to La Spezia, Cinque Terre, Lucca or Pisa — with one gourmet stop of your choice: Prosciutto di Parma factory, hilltop osteria, mountain Parmigiano
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Pontremoli sits at the foot of the Cisa pass, where the Apennines separate Liguria from the Po Valley. This position — on the historic road that traders used for centuries to carry Parma ham and cheese to the Ligurian ports — puts it closer to the Parmigiano Reggiano production zone than almost any other Tuscan
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Most visitors to Lucca spend their time walking the city walls and exploring the medieval centre. Few realise that an hour and a half north, through the Apennines into the Parma mountains, they are within reach of some of the most authentic Parmigiano Reggiano production in Italy. This is mountain Parmigiano — Parmigiano di Montagna
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Most visitors to Pisa spend their time at the Piazza dei Miracoli. Few realise that an hour and a half north, through the Apennines into the Parma mountains, they are within reach of some of the most authentic Parmigiano Reggiano production in Italy. This is mountain Parmigiano — Parmigiano di Montagna — made above 600
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