A trip into the world of tastes of Appennines between Bologna and Florence

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The perfect tour to get deep into the several features of our mountain Appennines: history and art, natural beauties and moreover food, plenty of tastes and combinations, able to bring onto the table the climate, the nature, and the knowhow of this land.
More in details, it is a tasting tour to discover real authotenic flavors of Bologna’s mountain area: you will see up close how Parmigiano Reggiano is made: the processing and maturing of this fine cheese, in a traditional mountain dairy.
You will take part in a basic cooking class, and will have lunch with the excellences of the territory included those produced by yourselves 🙂
at the same time, you will get acquaintance with the raw materials of this mountain territory.
Inside a 17th century you will observe the milling of several different kinds grains, you will smell the old scents of this preindustrial baking system, and you will taste these fresh delicacies.
Finally we will not miss the beauties of this land….

Additional Info

Duration: 9 to 10 hours
Starts: Bologna, Italy
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips



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The perfect tour to get deep into the several features of our mountain Appennines: history and art, natural beauties and moreover food, plenty of tastes and combinations, able to bring onto the table the climate, the nature, and the knowhow of this land.
More in details, it is a tasting tour to discover real authotenic flavors of Bologna’s mountain area: you will see up close how Parmigiano Reggiano is made: the processing and maturing of this fine cheese, in a traditional mountain dairy.
You will take part in a basic cooking class, and will have lunch with the excellences of the territory included those produced by yourselves 🙂
at the same time, you will get acquaintance with the raw materials of this mountain territory.
Inside a 17th century you will observe the milling of several different kinds grains, you will smell the old scents of this preindustrial baking system, and you will taste these fresh delicacies.
Finally we will not miss the beauties of this land….

Itinerary
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Stop At: Bazzano, Bazzano, Valsamoggia, Province of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna

Experiencing the early morning production of Parmigiano, (in a typical local dairy)
Visiting the old storage room with thousands of cheeses.
Visiting the special storage room of an old cheese, Sua Maestà il Nero, whose recipe goes back to 10th century.
Tasting different kinds of Parmigiano Reggiano, and plenty of other home made salumi, cheeses and other foodies.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Acetaia dei Bago, Via del Confine 8/Bis, 41058 Vignola Italy

Old Acetaia, homemade production of Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Parco Regionale dell’Abbazia di Monteveglio, Via Abbazia 28, 40050 Monteveglio, Valsamoggia Italy

old Medieval Abbey, its cloisters, renaissance sacresty with wood choir, and the basin of the Longobards,
the old medieval town,
the natural Reserve with clays, vineyards and old oaks woods

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Rocca di Vignola, Piazza Dei Contrari 4, 41058 Vignola Italy

the old town, the Castle, and gothic frescoes

Duration: 1 hour



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