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We offer guided tours in Emilia Romagna in several languages: Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian. We can put at your disposal our best experts - who have been working on our territory for many years - in art history, music, languages, nature and sustainable tourism as well as food and wine tourism. Our services can be tailored to individuals, students, organized groups, senior groups and more. The founding members and collaborators of Artemilia possess a consolidated experience in various sectors and disciplinary fields, above all in the field of language teaching and history, museum education, historical and artistic research and the management of exhibition events, in addition to guide and tourist accompaniment.
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Joette I
Manasquan, NJ62 contributions
Oct 2022
If you want to visit Parma and experience everything this wonderful town has to offer you must do it with Michelle! Her depth of knowledge on food, history and art is incomparable and along with that she is extremely charismatic and fun to be with!
My husband and I and a college friend of ours toured for two days with Michelle and left Parma feeling as passionate about it as she is. Our first day was a "day for foodies" and included visiting a parmeggiano reggiano dairy and watching close up the cheese being made and tasting the incredible finished product as well as meeting the cheese master. We then ventured to an acetaia and learned about the production of balsamic vinegar with the owner who treated us to an amazing tasting of his product. This was followed by a delicious lunch at a beautiful mountain top agriturismo overlooking the valley. And finally one more unforgettable visit to a producer of prosciutto di Parma. Fantastic experience and wonderful tasting of meat and wine.
Day 2 with Michelle was a walking tour of the center of Parma where we soaked in all the history, art and culture of the area. The only way to truly "see" a place is to walk it with an expert. Parma is a beautiful village that you can only 'skim" on your own. Michelle walked us through all the most beautiful and interesting sites and relayed interesting information on everything we were seeing. It was an unforgettable day.
My husband and I and a college friend of ours toured for two days with Michelle and left Parma feeling as passionate about it as she is. Our first day was a "day for foodies" and included visiting a parmeggiano reggiano dairy and watching close up the cheese being made and tasting the incredible finished product as well as meeting the cheese master. We then ventured to an acetaia and learned about the production of balsamic vinegar with the owner who treated us to an amazing tasting of his product. This was followed by a delicious lunch at a beautiful mountain top agriturismo overlooking the valley. And finally one more unforgettable visit to a producer of prosciutto di Parma. Fantastic experience and wonderful tasting of meat and wine.
Day 2 with Michelle was a walking tour of the center of Parma where we soaked in all the history, art and culture of the area. The only way to truly "see" a place is to walk it with an expert. Parma is a beautiful village that you can only 'skim" on your own. Michelle walked us through all the most beautiful and interesting sites and relayed interesting information on everything we were seeing. It was an unforgettable day.
Written November 9, 2022
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Neza K
6 contributions
Jun 2023 • Business
I stumbled upon Artemilia when searching for tasting experience. In a short time Michelle prepared a fantastic tour for our group: getting to know the production and tasting of Parmigiano Reggiano at Villa Aiola, followed by pasta cooking class at Barbaterre and tasting of traditional Balsamic Vinegar at Acetaia Picci for the end. Rich and eventfull day for all of us. And Michelle, your knowledge and tasting guidance are exceptional. Thanks again!
Written July 4, 2023
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Antonella E
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May 2024 • Business
Business trip with guided tour of Torrechiara Castle organized with Artemilia. All perfect. Both in the organization of the trip: speed and efficiency in providing the requested service, and in the visit to the Castle. Our guide, Barbara, guided us around the Castle, telling us its history and curiosities. We were very happy and recommend Artemilia for their services.
Written May 11, 2024
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landimrosaria
Rome, Italy18 contributions
Nov 2024 • Couples
The tour was great, really crazy. I think it was one of the best tours I've ever done both in Italy and abroad. The level of detail and Roberta s patience to answer all the questions we asked her made the experience fantastic!
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Written November 2, 2024
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Grazie per la magnifica recensione! É sempre un piacere guidare visitatori curiosi e interessati a scoprire i processi produttivi in dettaglio. Speriamo di potervi avere come nostri ospiti presto.
Coridali saluti
Michelle Costa
Written January 7, 2025
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JessG
Switzerland14 contributions
Jul 2018 • Friends
Michelle was our guide and she was wonderful. She knows Parma through and through. She is passionate to introduce the factories and the town to us. On top of all these, Michelle is a pleasant and interesting person to travel with. My friends and I had great joy joining her food tour. We will definitely join her tours again when we come back to the area.
Written August 6, 2018
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markmoolhuijzen
Parma, Italy2 contributions
Jul 2018 • Couples
My girlfriend and I had a great day with our wonderful guide Michelle. She was so friendly and talked so pasionnated about the Parmesan cheese, prosciutto ham and the balsamic vinegar, and a wonderful lunch at an even more wonderful place maked this day unforgettable. Thanks al lot Michelle, it was a great pleasure to have you in our car!!
Written July 20, 2018
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martin v
Dublin, Ireland3 contributions
Jul 2020 • Couples
Excellent tour.
We had a morning in Parmigiano-Reggiani factory. It's was great. Amazing and informative to see the cheese making in progress. The salting room, nurturies and maturing caves. We got lucky a had a chance to taste Fresh Ricotta cheese 😊 it's not made every day.
Afternoon in Antica Corte Pallavicina ... The Culatello museum. We got to find out about the history of the castle, region, black pigs, culatello and the Maestro Guiseppe Verdi. It's located in beside Po river in secluded fairy tale location.
We got to taste all the cheese's, meats and salami.
Thank you Michelle we couldn't think of better tour.
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We had a morning in Parmigiano-Reggiani factory. It's was great. Amazing and informative to see the cheese making in progress. The salting room, nurturies and maturing caves. We got lucky a had a chance to taste Fresh Ricotta cheese 😊 it's not made every day.
Afternoon in Antica Corte Pallavicina ... The Culatello museum. We got to find out about the history of the castle, region, black pigs, culatello and the Maestro Guiseppe Verdi. It's located in beside Po river in secluded fairy tale location.
We got to taste all the cheese's, meats and salami.
Thank you Michelle we couldn't think of better tour.
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Written September 1, 2020
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Marcattner
Melville, NY34 contributions
Sep 2019
We were recommended by a friend to experience the Emilia Romagna region with a guided tour by Artemilia. We took a private tour (two couples) led by Michelle Costa. The entire experience was perfect. We visited a Parmigiano Reggiano plant, a Balsamic Vinegar vineyard, and a Prosciutto facility as well as a wonderful hosted lunch in the countryside. I have gone on many tours, what made this one special was Michelle. Her love for the region, the people, and frankly us - made us feel so welcome and relaxed. You could tell the affection all the locals that knew her greeted her with. We laughed, learned, shared stories - really felt like we internalized the pulse of the region - not just a bunch a facts. She also was genuinely interested in us and on the fly customized the tour/conversation to our areas of interest. The booking and logistics were so easy and she is so accessible on What's App. I still say hello to her on occasion.
So in this time of Covid19, when you feel comfortable traveling again, please do yourself a favor and not only support this region that is dependent on travel (and is so welcoming to travelers) - but do yourself a favor and spend a day on a Artemilia Guided Tour - and I am sure all the Tour Guides are great, but I know Michelle is special. The four of us certainly hope to go back soon and no doubt she will be our first call. . . . Ciao
So in this time of Covid19, when you feel comfortable traveling again, please do yourself a favor and not only support this region that is dependent on travel (and is so welcoming to travelers) - but do yourself a favor and spend a day on a Artemilia Guided Tour - and I am sure all the Tour Guides are great, but I know Michelle is special. The four of us certainly hope to go back soon and no doubt she will be our first call. . . . Ciao
Written June 4, 2020
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Jenwesmil
16 contributions
Oct 2019
This review is delayed from my trip in October. This was my first time visiting this area, and Michelle was so incredible! As a solo traveller, I knew I didn't want to rent a car, but wanted to see some of the surrounding area of Parma. Before leaving the US, I'd booked my full-day tour with Michelle. My plan had been to take the train from Bologna to Parma for my stay up there. I decided that I'd love to see Modena in between so I reached out to Michelle to inquire if she knew of a car service that might be able to do that. She arranged the entire day for me! It was incredible! I saw everything I wanted to and was then dropped at my hotel in Parma. The next day Michelle and the same driver picked me up in the morning at my hotel and we went out for the most magical day at a parmesan cheese maker, a balsamic vinegar producer, an incredible lunch on top of the hillside, and a prosciutto ham producer. I learned SOOO much from Michelle it was amazing. I felt so relaxed and had such a lovely time with her. The next day as I was wandering around Parma, I reached out to Michelle yet again to see if the same driver might be able to transport me to Lake Como so that I could see sites along the way (versus the train as I'd originally planned). She arranged another fabulous day of seeing lots of things... castles... lunch at a local restaurant... small towns... during a beautiful drive to my hotel on Lake Como. Throw into the mix that I'd come down with a bad chest cold in Parma, so she instructed the driver (who didn't speak alot of english) to stop at a pharmacy on the way to Lake Como and help me get the cough syrup I needed. She was texting me pictures of the type to get so that there was no issue! It was truly incredible service on all accounts. I would highly recommend Michelle and her knowledge and customer service for a memorable trip in this area. It was a big highlight for me during my 35 day travels!!
Written December 22, 2019
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nancyb
Seattle, Washington10 contributions
Sep 2019 • Couples
I booked a tour with Michelle based on TA reviews. My husband and I hate touring with large groups so touring with Michelle was perfect. She met us at our B&B today at 8 am and she drove with us. Like the other reviews, we spent about 2 hours at the cheese factory, then the lovely home of Marco the balsamico wizard, then a wonderful winery lunch, then the Prosciutto di Parma factory.
First of all, this is a must do tour. We learned so much about the area, and about these 3 important delicacies of the region. Fascinating!!
It’s a whole new world when I get home and grate my cheese on my pasta.
Secondly, Michelle is full of energy and she was born here so knows everything. She has cultivated relationships with responsible producers, and all the people at the facilities were great. I know they see tourists all the time but we felt special.
So forget Tastybus 😢and ride with Michelle. Today was the highlight of our trip.
Thanks Michelle.
First of all, this is a must do tour. We learned so much about the area, and about these 3 important delicacies of the region. Fascinating!!
It’s a whole new world when I get home and grate my cheese on my pasta.
Secondly, Michelle is full of energy and she was born here so knows everything. She has cultivated relationships with responsible producers, and all the people at the facilities were great. I know they see tourists all the time but we felt special.
So forget Tastybus 😢and ride with Michelle. Today was the highlight of our trip.
Thanks Michelle.
Written September 16, 2019
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Hi there, I am interested in a guided tour of the Galleria Nazionale and the Teatro Farness on the 29 June 2021 - is this something you can help with?
Kind regards
ANDY
Written June 24, 2021
Hi,
Thank you for reaching out, which tour are you interested in?
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Best Regards,
Michelle
Written October 30, 2019
Hi Michelle,
My husband, Michael, and I are interested in taking the Parma Food Walking Tour with you on Sunday, 22 Sept. What is the length of the tour? Is there an opportunity for us to join your group that day? If not, is there any availability the following day, Monday 23 Sept? Congratulations on all of the exceptional reviews. We are very excited to visit and learn all about your city! Jennifer B
Written August 31, 2019
Dear Jennifer, thank you for contacting Artemilia Guided Tours, we would be pleased to guide you! Can you email me on our website? Many thanks, Michelle
Written August 31, 2019
Добрый день! Подскажите пожалуйста, как забронировать гастроэкскурсию на 25 августа? Нас будет двое: я и мой муж:)
Written August 13, 2019
Rivolgersi per favore all'Ufficio Turistico della Provincia di Parma. Grazie
Written August 14, 2019
Ciao
Dove è possibile trovare elenco e costi dei vostri walking tour Parma?(oltre a quello dei luoghi classici del centro storico:duomo/Battistero/etc)? Grazie
Written June 23, 2019
Buongiorno, tutti i tour forniti da Artemilia, sia storico-artistici che eno-gastronomici, sono pubblicati sul sito web di Artemilia e non sul sito del Comune di Parma o sul sito dello Iat. Per quanto riguarda i dettagli delle visite e i relativi costi, potete contattarci al nostro indirizzo email o al nostro recapito telefonico. Grazie!
Written August 4, 2019
We only have 3-4 hours available but would like to explore Parma, especially the karma ham, cheese and balsamic. There is 4 of us how much would you charge?
Many thank
Caron
Written June 18, 2018
Dear Caron,
Thank you for contacting Artemilia Guided Tours, we would be pleased to guide you!
Please send us an email in order to give you some ideas and cost.
Best regards,
Michelle
Written June 19, 2018
hello are you available for a tour for four people on may 30th? we will be driving in from varenna abd was hoping for a lunch a tour. please let me know amanda
Written May 28, 2018
Hello Amanda, thank you for contacting Artemilia Tour Guides Group! We are still available on May 30th and we would be pleased to guide you! Please send us an email in order to give you some ideas and prices. Michelle
Written May 28, 2018
Hello are you available for a tour on May26 or May27 for three people thanks
Written May 20, 2018
Hello James,
Thank you for contacting Artemilia Tour Guides Group!
We are still available on those dates, please send us an email in order to give you some ideas and prices..
Michelle
Written May 21, 2018
rijetab17
Auckland Central, New Zealand
Hi, Im coming in Parma from New Zealand on the 18-21 of September. Please would you be able to confirm if for this dates the tour is available
Looking forward for youre reply
Many thanks
Rijeta
Written September 6, 2017
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