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Modena Tour: Discover Parmesan and Balsamic Vinegar
5.0
27 Ratings
Castelvetro di Modena
Embark on a thrilling e-bike tour in Modena, exploring the picturesque hills and indulging in the exquisite flavors of Parmigiano Reggiano and Balsamic Vinegar. Join us for a unique adventure!
Embark on a thrilling e-bike tour in Modena, exploring the picturesque hills and indulging in the exquisite flavors of Parmigiano Reggiano and Balsamic Vinegar. Join us for a unique adventure!
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Castelvetro di Modena - Enjoy an e-bike tour perfect for all skill levels, exploring the picturesque hills of Castelvetro di Modena.
Participants will visit a dairy where Parmigiano Reggiano PDO is crafted, embarking on a comprehensive journey to uncover every step of its production. During the visit, guests will enter the dairy during processing…
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Castelvetro di Modena - Enjoy an e-bike tour perfect for all skill levels, exploring the picturesque hills of Castelvetro di Modena.
Participants will visit a dairy where Parmigiano Reggiano PDO is crafted, embarking on a comprehensive journey to uncover every step of its production. During the visit, guests will enter the dairy during processing and witness the creation of Parmesan cheese wheels. There will also be an opportunity to taste the cheese right at its source.
Following this, the tour continues on e-bikes to a charming vinegar factory where Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena is made. After the tour, participants can sample various types of vinegar.
This is a unique experience where nature and flavor come together!
Hotel pick-up can be arranged in advance of the tour (service not included).
What's Included
- Snacks provided during the tour
- Safety helmets included for protection
- Snacks provided during the tour
- Safety helmets included for protection
What's Not Included
- Tips
- Private transportation
- Tips
- Private transportation
Meal Options
- Parmigiano Reggiano DOP tasting
- Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena tasting - Different types of balsamic vinegar and food pairings
- Parmigiano Reggiano DOP tasting
- Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena tasting - Different types of balsamic vinegar and food pairings
Additional Information
We will guide you as you explore ‘Modena’s black gold’ and the birthplace of the world-renowned cheese, the venerable Parmigiano Reggiano, made exclusively from our cow’s milk. Should you seek more, we offer comfortable e-bike tours, letting you appreciate the charm of the region while sharing fascinating stories and folklore. This is a unique…
We will guide you as you explore ‘Modena’s black gold’ and the birthplace of the world-renowned cheese, the venerable Parmigiano Reggiano, made exclusively from our cow’s milk. Should you seek more, we offer comfortable e-bike tours, letting you appreciate the charm of the region while sharing fascinating stories and folklore. This is a unique opportunity to journey through the captivating hills of Modena and enjoy two of the most recognized DOP products worldwide: Parma cheese and Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena. The trip, set aboard state-of-the-art e-bikes and led by a knowledgeable guide, is designed to suit everyone.
Location
Piazza Roma
We are waiting for you in Piazza degli Scacchi, in the historic center of Castelvetro di Modena, under the clock tower (30 minutes by car from Modena).
You will find our team and bikes ready for the tour.
We can arrange a pick-up at your hotel (to be arranged)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(27 Ratings)
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Kevin_d
May 2, 2025
We had a fantastic time... - We had a fantastic time and Alice pivoted the experience for us with rain on the forecast so we could still have a wonderful time!
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Amy_r
Apr 26, 2025
Amazing tours, sights, tastings, and experience! - Wow, what a great experience! Since there was bad weather, our tour was adjusted to remove the e-bikes in exchange for being driven around and the addition of a wine tour/tasting after the cheese/balsamic vinegar tours/tastings!
We coordinated ahead of time for a shuttle pickup/drop off for the 6 of us at the train station and made our way to each of the 3 locations. The tours were detailed, the tastings were abundant, and our guides were joyous. Worth the trek away from the “big” cities.
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Dwendell
Apr 20, 2025
Great way to spend half a day. Spend the rest of the day in town! - We had a great time. The e-bikes are nice and new Cannondales, our guide Simon was a wonderful host, and the rolling hills of the Castelvetro countryside are stunning. Alice was very communicative and helpful once we booked. All the reviews are 5-stars as I write this for a reason. We’d definitely do this again.
We’ve been to Bologna and Modena several times but would likely spend several days in Castelvetro if we return. Few tourists and a wonderful area of the Appenine foorhills.
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Adventure07982013584
Apr 17, 2025
Great time and great tastings! - The tour was amazing! Learning so much about cheese and balsalmic vinegar was a great time! Also Alice communicated with us early and often, coordinated a van ride for us, and helped pivot our plans when the weather got bad. Would highly recommend!!
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X5847cvmatts
Apr 17, 2025
Amazing Foodie Tour - Alice was a wonderfully friendly and knowledgeable guide! Both the Parmesan-Reggiano and Balsamic vinegar tours were eye opening at how much work and time go into creating such unique products. Add in getting to taste different ages of cheese and types of vinegar, and you have an awesome experience.
Unfortunately, we were rained out of riding bikes, but Alice was amazingly communicative and was able to help coordinate a driver for the tour. And she added in a stop at a Lambrusco winery that was great as well! All in all, we had an awesome time and would definitely recommend the tour to anyone!
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Barbaracu2675hm
Oct 9, 2024
Great tour of the Parma region! - We really enjoyed this interesting and beautiful tour around the Modena countryside. Unfortunately it was raining pretty hard the day we went, but our guide Alice couldn’t have been more flexible and accommodating. She suggested we do it by car instead and planned a custom experience for my husband and I, She was an excellent guide…super friendly and very knowledgeable about the process of making cheese/balsamic and the history/culture of the area. Plus the tastings were fantastic.
Highly recommend!
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Gary_g
Sep 30, 2024
Excellent day biking in the countryside and seeing Parmigiano and balsamico production - Wonderful bike ride through beautiful countryside with our friendly guide Simone. We visited a Parmigiano Reggiano factory and were able to see all the steps of production and aging, and then taste different ages of cheese. We then biked more and visited a wonderful couple who make traditional balsamico for the consortium as well as for themselves. We received good explanations about how the balsamico is made, and we were able to taste different ones up to 40 years old. It was a great experience.
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Ajay_d
Jul 31, 2024
Don’t think - Just do it - Rolling down the beautiful hills overseeing the picturesque landscape with the breeze in the face was fantastic.
Of course the Balsamic Vinegar tour was exceptional- learning about the history and how it is part of family tradition in the region and the care and decades that it takes to make a good quality natural vinegar.
And wonderful guides who made us feel very comfortable.
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Elliots693
Jul 6, 2024
Phenomenal Experience! - Amazing experience! I (40ish) went with My teenage son and father (70+) and it was one of the most memorable parts of our trip in Italy. The scenery is amazing and the tour has a very private feel. It exceeded my expectations.
Here are some details that might help:
Difficulty: low/moderate. I exercise regularly, but had not been on a bike in years. The ride was somewhat strenuous when climbing the hills, but overall not bad with the Ebike assist. My father rides an Ebike regularly and found it moderately difficult.
Transportation: We did not rent a car, so we asked to be picked up from our hotel. It did cost extra, but was very reasonable, either the same or less than the cost of a taxi.
Guides: Did an outstanding job! They lead and tail during the ride to help ensure safety during the ride (some of it is on streets). They were patient, helped to carry water and the things we purchased, and offered to take pictures for us. They were very knowledgeable and were excellent English speakers (we speak no Italian)
Overall, this was a phenomenal experience and I would not hesitate to do it again.
Thank you!!
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Connector10878908581
Jun 22, 2024
Highly recommend! Magic! - After expert gravel riding in Tuscany we struggled to locate high end road and gravel bikes plus mountain bikes in the Emilia Romana region and were relieved to locate Mud & Snow, Alice and her brother Francesco.
We did an incredible bike ride to Montalbano.
In addition, on a separate half day, Alice arranged a fantastic tour of one of the top cheese makers in the region. Be sure to start there in the morning, or you will miss the production of the days milk into cheese. Next we went to the family maker of the famous balsamic vinegar, where we had an amazing spread of snacks to sample the product. Of course we bought a bottle of each the blend and special juniper barrel vintage 25 year old (!) - delicious result.
Finally, we visited a small family winery that produces the regions famous Lambrusco. Five different types, served with charcuterie. Again all was very delicious.
Alice Drove us on our tour and gave us many additional intimate insights of the region along the way. She is expert in languages and was a pleasure to converse with, being in direct contact with us via WhatsApp as well. Highly recommend! Magic!
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