E X P E R I E N C E T R A V E L A R T I S A N S FOOD VALLEY TRAVEL JANUARY 2021 • FOR SERIOUS TRAVEL LOVERS ONLY I N C O M I N G U N I Q U E T A I L O R T O U R M A D E E X P E R I E N C E S I N P A R M A , E M I L I A O P E R A T O R R O M A G N A A N D I T A L Y & D . M . C . Food Valley Travel & Leisure 2021 Experiences Conditions: Tour Operator Net Prices 1 Day Experiences Click on the title to go on the relative website page. Click on the number of the page to go to the description of each experiences. FOOD&WINE Food Valley Gourmet Tour “The Original” – Half day …………………………………………...………….. P. 3 Food Valley Gourmet Tour “The Original” – Full day …………………………………………...…………… P. 5 Food Valley Gourmet Tour “The Original” – Easy ……………………………………………………………. P. 7 Parmigiano Reggiano & Culatello di Zibello Gourmet Tour ………………………………….……….…… P. 9 Almost Local, our Parma lifestyle & food tour …………………………………………………….……….... P. 11 Almost Local, our Bologna lifestyle & food tour ………………………………………………….……….… P. 12 Parmigiano Reggiano, Balsamic Vinegar & Wine Foodie Tour………….………………………..…...…. P. 13 Private cooking experience at locals homes ………..……………….…………………………….……….. P. 15 Parma city & Parmigiano Diary by bike ……………………………………………………………….…….. P. 16 Food Valley E-bike………………………………………………………………………………………………… P.17 Truffle and Mushroom Hunting upon the Hills of Parma ………………………………………….………. P. 19 Bologna Hills Wine Tour ……………………………………………………………………………….……….... P. 21 Private “Gelato” Masterclass ………………………………………………………………………….………. P. 23 Ice Cream Making Experience at the Gelato University………………………………………………….. P. 24 Chianti Wine Tour ………………………………………………………………………………….…………….. P. 25 MOTORS “Ferrari Day” in the Motor Valley …………………………………………………………….………………… P. 28 Ferrari Race Track Drive Experience ………………………………………………………………..………… P. 30 Ferrari Test Drive among the Castle of Parma ………………………………………………........……….. P. 32 ART&CULTURE A Day with “the Maestro” Giuseppe Verdi ………………………………………………………….….…… P. 34 Parmigianino e Correggio: the rediscovered geniuses ………………………………………..…….…… P. 36 The Castle and the Flavours of the Parmesan Flatlands………………………………………….……….. P. 38 The Castle and the Flavours of the hillside of Parma …………………………………………….………... P. 40 New! Parma Discovery by Rickshaw…………………………………………………………………………... P.42 Private city tour 2021…………………………………………………………………………………………….... P.44 REGULARS TOURS “THE HIGHLANDER” – Shared Tour from Parma ……………………………………………..…..………….. P. 46 “THE LOWLANDER” – Shared Tour from Parma …………………………………………………….……….. P. 48 Full immersion Gourmet Tour from Bologna ………………………………………………………..……….. P. 50 Slow Food & Fast Cars Tour from Bologna ……………………………………………………..……………. P. 52 We remind you that we are always available to customize your experiences and to create multi-days journeys. You can find some examples on our website at this link: https://www.foodvalleytravel.com/en/Experience/Default.aspx?ShowAll=yes#custom 1 FOOD&WINE 2 FOOD VALLEY GOURMET TOUR “THE ORIGINAL” – Half Day CITY OF DEPARTURE: Parma, Reggio-Emilia, Bologna, Modena, Piacenza, Milano, Como, Verona, Firenze, Forte dei Marmi DURATION: 6 hours TYPE OF TOUR: private, by own car or with transportation according to request. AVAILABILITY: Monday to Sunday. DEPARTURE TIME: ideally 8.30 am from Parma MEETING POINT: Your hotel if downtown / Train station /motorway exit "Parma Centro" CANCELLATION POLICY: - No fee up to 8 days before the starting day; - From 7 days to 3 days before the tour starting date: 50% penalty; - 48 hours' notice: 70% penalty; - 24 hours' notice: 100% penalty. INCLUSIONS: Foreign language speaking authorized guide (until lunch included) Guided visit to a Parmigiano-Reggiano dairy with final tasting Picture stop at the Castle of Torrechiara Guided visit to a Prosciutto di Parma producer Full typical lunch at a farm-to-table restaurant / agriturismo / wine maker EXCLUSIONS: Everything not mentioned in the inclusions ADDITIONAL INFO: Pick-ups: If you choose the option WITH TRANSPORTATION the price is calculated considering a pick-up from Parma or immediate surroundings (max 15 Km). Pick-ups from other locations will have a surcharge to be agreed upon by email request. Guide: the guide joins you on board just in case you buy the tour grade WITH TRANSPORTATION. In case you choose the SELFDRIVE grade, the guide drives the own car and you just follow with yours (with our instructions as emergency measure). Lunch: the lunch can be organized at a local restaurant, a Prosciutto di Parma producer, an agriturismo or a wine maker depending on availability. PRICES: ADULTS (+12) SELFDRIVE 1 person 197,50 € 2 people 120,00 € per person 3 people 93,00 € per person 4 people 80,00 € per person 5 people 72,00 € per person 6 people 67,00 € per person 7 people 63,00 € per person 8 people 60,00 € per person CHILDREN (from 4 to 11 years old): 48,00€ per person INFANT (from 0 to 3 years old): free 3 SUPPLEMENT OF CAR/MINIVAN&DRIVER SERVICE: CITY OF DEPARTURE CAR (from 1 to 3 people) MINIVAN (from 4 to 7/8 people) Parma 170,00€ 226,00€ Reggio Emilia 237,00€ 293,00€ Bologna / Modena 309,00€ 348,00€ Piacenza 257,00€ 309,00€ Milan 396,00€ 485,00€ Como 496,00€ 597,00€ Verona 418,00€ 440,00€ Firenze 615,00€ 615,00€ Forte dei Marmi 410,00€ 513,00€ PROGRAM: 08.30 am: meet our guide in Parma and go visit an authentic producer of Parmigiano- Reggiano. Discover how the King of all cheeses has been made in the same way since the benedectine monks invented it centuries ago: you'll first see the the hand making, then the salt pools and finally the "wheel cathedrals", real walls of cheese in a single room. Tasting at the end. To follow: photo stop at the medieval village of Torrechiara dominated by its romantic castle: For sure the most spectacular amidst the Castles of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza and Northern Italy, dating back to 1448 DC, built by Sir Pier Maria Rossi for his lover Bianca Pellegrini. 11.15 am: visit one of the family-run ham factories producing the mythical Prosciutto di Parma. You will get to know why the best ham can only be made in the hills of Parma, where the "Marino" wind blows from the Ligurian Sea through the so-called Food Valley of Italy. Tasting at lunch. 12.30/45 am: full lunch based on the typical products of the territory in a farm-to-table restaurant: Parmigiano, Prosciutto as well as other kind of local cold cuts, a typical filled pasta dish (tortelli di Parma), homemade cakes. All paired up with local wines like Lambrusco and Malvasia! 02:15/30 pm: end of activities. 4 FOOD VALLEY GOURMET TOUR “THE ORIGINAL” – Full Day CITY OF DEPARTURE: Parma, Reggio-Emilia, Bologna, Modena, Piacenza, Milano, Como, Verona, Firenze, Forte dei Marmi DURATION: 7 hours TYPE OF TOUR: private, by own car or with transportation according to request. AVAILABILITY: Monday to Sunday. DEPARTURE TIME: ideally 8.30 am from Parma MEETING POINT: Your hotel if downtown / Train station /motorway exit "Parma Centro" CANCELLATION POLICY: - No fee up to 8 days before the starting day; - From 7 days to 3 days before the tour starting date: 50% penalty; - 48 hours' notice: 70% penalty; - 24 hours' notice: 100% penalty. INCLUSIONS: Foreign language speaking authorized guide (until lunch included) Guided visit to a Parmigiano-Reggiano dairy with final tasting Picture stop at the Castle of Torrechiara Guided visit to a Prosciutto di Parma producer Full typical lunch at a farm-to-table restaurant / agriturismo / wine maker guided visit to a producer of real Traditional Balsamic Vinegar with final tasting EXCLUSIONS: Everything not mentioned in the inclusions. ADDITIONAL INFO: *the tasting/lunch can be organized also at a Prosciutto di Parma producer, Agriturismo or Typical Restaurant, depending on the availabilities. If you choose the option "WITH TRANSPORTATION" the quotation is calculated with a departure from Parma or the immediate surroundings (max 15 Km) - departures from other locations will have a surcharge that will be comunicated by email. PRICES: ADULTS (+12) SELFDRIVE 1 person 201,00 € 2 people 123,00 € per person 3 people 97,00 € per person 4 people 83,50 € per person 5 people 76,00 € per person 6 people 70,50 € per person 7 people 66,50 € per person 8 people 64,00 € per person CHILDREN (from 4 to 11 years old): 53,00€ per person INFANT (from 0 to 3 years old): free 5 SUPPLEMENT OF CAR/MINIVAN&DRIVER SERVICE: CITY OF DEPARTURE CAR (from 1 to 3 people) MINIVAN (from 4 to 7/8 people) Parma 226,00€ 261,00€ Reggio Emilia 293,00€ 339,00€ Bologna / Modena 328,00€ 370,00€ Piacenza 257,00€ 307,00€ Milan 418,00€ 507,00€ Como 518,00€ 619,00€ Verona 461,00€ 458,00€ Firenze 666,00€ 666,00€ Forte dei Marmi 509,00€ 619,00€ PROGRAM: 08.30 am: meet our guide in Parma and go visit an authentic producer of Parmigiano- Reggiano. Discover how the King of all cheeses has been made in the same way since the benedectine monks invented it centuries ago: you'll first see the the hand making, then the salt pools and finally the "wheel cathedrals", real walls of cheese in a single room. Tasting at the end. To follow: photo stop at the medieval village of Torrechiara dominated by its romantic castle: For sure the most spectacular amidst the Castles of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza and Northern Italy, dating back to 1448 DC, built by Sir Pier Maria Rossi for his lover Bianca Pellegrini. 11.15 am: visit one of the family-run ham factories producing the mythical Prosciutto di Parma. You will get to know why the best ham can only be made in the hills of Parma, where the Marino wind blows from the Ligurian Sea through the so-called Food Valley of Italy.