Roberta was our food and walking tour guide for the city of Parma. We were so impressed with Roberta’s knowledge of Parma and of the different foods we ate. My nephew and I enjoyed Roberta’s explaining to us the aging and process of the cheeses and the different cows producing such cheeses. We would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Parma and Roberta was instrumental in us having a wonderful time. Thank you Roberta.

Michelle was a wonderful guide showing my family around the city of Parma. We had 12 people, 4 of which were children and we all had a really wonderful time. We took the train in from Milan and spent the day. Tasting the food of the region was truly a highlight and Michelle’s knowledge of the area was outstanding. We got to see highlights throughout the city and would definitely recommend this tour if you only have a day in the area.

We loved this walking tour with Roberta! She is very knowledgeable and kind, and she really took the time to guide us through a complete historical and culinary experience. As an Italian living abroad, I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know more about my country and its traditions. For my partner—who is not Italian—this was even more of a treat, as he got to experience a (half) day full of incredibly tasty food and learn about the history and traditions behind it. Plus, the food was truly delicious! We visited only local and traditional places, tasting something new at each stop. We ate so much! 😅 Roberta is a great storyteller; she explained the ins and outs of how the incredible food we tasted was created. Since the tour was just for the two of us, she took the time to answer all our questions, making it feel truly special and tailored to our needs. I would definitely do this again and recommend it to my friends. Thank you for a great day!

We loved how Roberta and her colleagues treated us, all the way from booking to the Parma walking tour that we took together. Not only Roberta is an expert at what she does, she is super friendly and adapted the experience to our needs (where possible). Highly recommended to get in touch with them!

We had a great experience in the tour in Parma. It exceeded my expectations. Michelle was so knowledgeable, thoroughly explaining about each and every local delicacy, to a level that impressed me as a chef. Also very approachable and with loads of patience. Strongly recommend to add that as a way of seeing beautiful Parma, when you are travelling in the area.

Michelle was very knowledgable! Kept us engaged, explained everything and very kind. She has great relationships with the balsamic and caseificio

This tour takes you through the city centre of Parma, where food, history and of course the kind and knowledgable tour guide Roberta form the absolute highlight. After having visited Italy many times, we learned a lot about the history of food, particularly Parmigiano, Balsamico, and Prosciutto di Parma, that we did not know yet. Another highlight for me was the store with sugar coated violets. The time flew by on this extensive walk, that I would highly recommend. Hope you are hungry!

A wonderful experience in every way. Michele gave us an intelligent and enthusiastic tour and personally was generous, professional, and good natured. The time passed so comfortably and I can’t recommend this tour highly enough!

Michelle is an expert in the art of teaching about the heart of Emilia Romagna. Her knowledge of the history, process and flavors of Parmigiano Reggiano and Aceto is enormous. Even greater is her passion for what she does. This is evident at every moment of the tour, which was one of the best we have ever done. Highly recommended!

This tour was a highlight of our trip to Emilia-Romagna. Michelle picked us up from our hotel in Parma and our first stop was a small, independent producer of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. We got to see so many steps of the cheese making process up close! At first I had wondered why we needed to make such an early start to the day, but Michelle timing it perfectly so that we could see everything (from the boiling of the milk and separating the curds, to forming the wheels). We even got to help “turn” the curds to release them from the bottom of the copper vat. Next we got to taste 12, 24, 30, and 36 month Parmigiano Reggiano. Michelle is level 2 certified taster and thoughtfully walked us through the tastings, pointing out the nuances of each cheese’s aromas, textures, and flavors. So fun! Our second stop was a “salumifico” in Langhirano. I loved that this was another small family run business, this one woman owned and operated. Michelle was so knowledgeable about the whole process of making Prosciutto di Parma and walked us through the facility. So cool to see — although I wouldn’t recommend for my vegetarian friends. :) We ended with another great tasting — this time with a little glass of local wine, too. I truly cannot recommend Artemilia more highly. This truly felt like a once in a lifetime experience. Such a fun and special day.

This was our second experience with Artemilis tours and I couldn’t be happier. Cecilia was an enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide. My partner and I loved how she wove bits of history of the city and architecture into the tour. The food stops were all thoughtfully curated from savory (cured meats and cheeses) to sweet (gelato and chocolate). By far the standout of the tour was watching a demo of traditional pasta making — and trying our hands at folding tortellini. Of course, eating the tortellini en brodo and tagliatelle alla Bolognese was great, too. Everything was simple, from booking to meeting up in the city center. I would highly recommend Artemelia and Cecelia any food-oriented traveler.

The experience was amazing. Michelle was an excellent guide, she provides many historic facts that make the experience fun and interesting. We were able to talk directly with the producers and had the opportunity to see the cheese and vinegar processes inside the factories at first row. We would love to come back to Parma and repeat this experience.

We walked around the city trying different foods and learning about the food culture of the area. Thanks to our guide Cecilia!

We had an amazing time with our guide, Roberta - in fact, this might have been our favorite tour during our trip to Italy! My wife and I were actually the only people in our tour, so it was very intimate and we got to move at a very comfortable pace without ever feeling rushed. It was almost magical how Roberta would take us to a location and suddenly delicious food would appear for us to try! We didn’t have to worry about ordering (she either did that for us or had already scheduled it advance) or paying (since we’d opted for the pre-paid option). We got to try so many different dishes, and Roberta shared so much info about all of them. We learned a lot, ate a lot, and made a lot of great memories. We will definitely come back to Parma again for a longer visit!

Fantastic experience. We really enjoyed both the guiding with all her knowledge and the wonderful food we tasted. Was there with my daughter.