Parmesan Dairy Tours Near Modena

4 Madonne Caseificio dell'Emilia

A cooperative with two dairies near Modena, so check which one your booking is for: the dairy warns that if you go to the wrong site or arrive late, it cannot guarantee the tour. At Baggiovara (Via Martiniana 281A), the one-hour tour in Italian or English runs Monday to Saturday mornings and costs €25, or €15 for ages 6 to 10, with a tasting of four ages plus ricotta and wine. There is a large car park and a free charger for electric cars. At Lesignana (Strada Lesignana 130), three kilometres from the Campogalliano exit of the A22 and five from the city centre, tours are daily by reservation for €22, or €12 for children. The dairy has an arrangement with Modena's radio taxi service for trips from town.

Caseificio Castelnovese, Castelnuovo Rangone

Via Cavidole 6. The one-hour tour visits the production room and ageing stores, then pairs Parmigiano aged 12, 24 and 30 months and fresh ricotta with Modena DOP balsamic vinegar. €20, with tours in English.

Azienda Agricola Moscattini, Formigine

Via Viazza di Sopra 48. A closed-loop farm: the tour starts in the cowsheds, follows the milk to the dairy, the salting room and the ageing warehouse, and ends at the farm shop with three ages of cheese, cured meats, local wine and tigelle, the small Modenese flatbreads. €15. The farm says the tour suits visitors with reduced mobility.

Bio Reggiani, Castelfranco Emilia

Via Francesco Baracca 6/A, between Modena and Bologna. Organic Parmigiano Reggiano: a one-hour tour of the sheds, the calf nursery, the hay barn, the dairy and the ageing room, ending with three ages of cheese and local products. €24 on the Consortium's booking page, with guides in Italian, English and French.

Two More Dairies

The Consortium's directory also lists visits at Caseificio Rosola in Zocca, up in the Apennines, which has worked with the rare Bianca Modenese cow since 2005, and at Antica Latteria Ducale (Società Agricola Montorsi) in Cittanova, on the western edge of Modena, which cooked over a wood fire for Caseifici Aperti in 2026. Contact them directly for times.

Getting There

Modena is on the Milan to Bologna railway. None of the dairies is in the city itself, so plan on a car or a taxi. Combine a morning dairy visit with an afternoon at a balsamic vinegar producer for a classic Modena food day.

Nearby

Head west for the dairies of Reggio Emilia, or east for a Parmesan tour from Bologna.