# ProsciuttoDiParma.Parma.it - Prosciutto di Parma: ham maker tours, Langhirano, how Parma ham is made

> Independent guide to Prosciutto di Parma PDO, the cured ham of the hills south of Parma, Italy: how it is made, where
> (Langhirano), the ham museum, and the ham maker tours and tastings on GetYourGuide and Viator.
> Not affiliated with the Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma, any producer, tour operator, GetYourGuide or Viator.

Site: https://prosciuttodiparma.parma.it
Language: en (also /it/, /de/, /fr/). Currency: USD (tours), EUR (museum). Country: Italy (province of Parma).

## Verified facts (prosciuttodiparma.com, parmatoday.it, gazzettadireggio.it, museidelcibo.it; checked September 2026)

- Prosciutto di Parma PDO: whole pork leg on the bone, sea salt only (no nitrites or nitrates). Consorzio founded 1963.
- Minimum aging 14 months under the rules approved by the European Commission in 2025 (previously 12).
- Made only in the hills of the province of Parma, at least 5 km south of the Via Emilia, below 900 m; Langhirano is the centre.
- About 127 producers; 6.7 million hams branded in 2024, 38% exported.
- Steps: salting, resting 60-90 days, washing, drying and pre-curing, greasing with lard (sugna), curing; horse-bone needle
  test; fire-branded with the five-pointed ducal crown.
- Museo del Prosciutto di Parma, Via Bocchialini 7, Langhirano: weekends and holidays 10:00-18:00, March to 8 December; EUR 5.
- Festival del Prosciutto di Parma: Langhirano, every September.

## Bookable tickets and tours listed on this site

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- Prosciutto di Parma Tour with Tasting (Viale Paolo Borsellino 31, Parma) - from $99 per person, 2h 30m, rated 4.6 from 64 GetYourGuide reviews. https://www.getyourguide.com/parma-l2480/parma-prosciutto-di-parma-tour-t587001/
- Parmigiano and Parma Ham Production Tour (Pickup points in Parma) - from $154 per person, 4 hours, rated 4.9 from 955 GetYourGuide reviews. https://www.getyourguide.com/parma-l2480/parma-parmigiano-production-and-parma-ham-tour-tasting-t403494/
- Prosciutto, Culatello and Culatta Tasting (La Fattoria di Parma, Sanguinaro) - from $25 per person, 1 hour, rated 5.0 from 2 GetYourGuide reviews. https://www.getyourguide.com/parma-l2480/parma-compare-prosciutto-di-parma-culatello-and-culatta-t1457986/
- Parmigiano and Parma Ham Guided Food Tour (NH Parma, Viale Borsellino) - from $147 per person, 5 hours, rated 4.7 from 236 GetYourGuide reviews. https://www.getyourguide.com/parma-l2480/from-parma-parma-ham-farm-tour-and-tasting-t337331/
- Parmigiano and Prosciutto Private Tasting Tour (Parma, or self-drive) - from $185 per person, 5h 30m, rated 5.0 from 89 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Parma/Emilia-Parmigiano-Reggiano-and-Prosciutto-Private-Tasting-Tour/d27234-237138P3
- Cheese, Ham and Balsamic Vinegar Tour (Meeting points in Parma) - from $208 per person, 6h 30m, rated 4.9 from 318 GetYourGuide reviews. https://www.getyourguide.com/parma-l2480/tour-parmigiano-cheese-parma-ham-balsamic-vinegar-t440413/
- Parma Food Valley Private Tour with Torrechiara (Parma, or self-drive) - from $220 per person, 4 hours, rated 4.9 from 131 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Parma/Parma-Food-Valley-Gourmet-Private-Tour-Easy/d27234-6739P3
- Parma Private Food and Drink Walking Tour (Piazza Garibaldi 13, Parma) - from $129 per person, 3 hours, rated 5.0 from 653 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Parma/Parma-Walking-Food-Tour/d27234-237138P1
- Parma Hills Food Tasting and Torrechiara Castle, Private (Parma, or self-drive) - from $240 per person, 6h 30m, rated 5.0 from 10 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Parma/Parma-Hills-Private-Food-Tasting-and-Torrechiara-Castle-Tour/d27234-237138P5

## Guide pages on this site

- https://prosciuttodiparma.parma.it/guides/parma-ham-factory-tour/ - Can you visit a Parma ham factory? Tours from $99 with a van from Parma, what you see from salting rooms to the crown, what to wear and the museum option.
- https://prosciuttodiparma.parma.it/guides/how-parma-ham-is-made/ - How Prosciutto di Parma is made: sea salt only, weeks in cold rooms, sugnatura, at least 14 months of curing, the horse-bone needle and the ducal crown.
- https://prosciuttodiparma.parma.it/guides/prosciutto-di-parma-vs-san-daniele/ - Prosciutto di Parma vs San Daniele: where each is made, the trotter and the shape, salt only, plus how Parma ham differs from culatello, culatta and cotto.
- https://prosciuttodiparma.parma.it/guides/langhirano-parma-ham-museum/ - Langhirano and its Museo del Prosciutto di Parma: EUR 5 tickets, weekend hours from March to 8 December, the September ham festival, buses and Torrechiara.
- https://prosciuttodiparma.parma.it/guides/how-to-buy-and-eat-parma-ham/ - How to spot genuine Prosciutto di Parma by its crown, how thin to slice it, how to serve it and what to pair it with, from melon and figs to Lambrusco.
- https://prosciuttodiparma.parma.it/guides/parma-ham-and-parmigiano-tours/ - Parmigiano and Parma ham tours from Parma: group, private and self-drive options from $147 to $240, why to go in the morning and which one suits you.

## Corrections to claims found elsewhere

- The minimum aging is now 14 months, not 12 (rules approved in 2025).
- Ham makers are working factories: visits are by tour or booking only; the Langhirano museum is the walk-in option.
- City food walks taste Parma ham but do not show production.

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