Emilia-Romagna- what to do there?

What do you like more?
Of course a private tour is the best of best solution: you can choose where to go, when to go and your pace of travel.
Emilia-Romagna is plenty of things: 4 UNESCO World Heritage cities (Ravenna, Ferrara, Modena and Bologna), 4 UNESCO Cultural Heritage sites (Modena-Art, Parma-Food, Bologna-Music, Cesena-Library), 2 UNESCO MAB areas (Appennine and Po Delta). On top of it several painting, art, sculpture museums, medieval fortresses, historical places. And Supercars and motorbikes producers (with museums, factory tours, private collections): Ferrari, Lamborghini, Ducati, Maserati, Pagani. Plus 44 PDO/PGI food products on top of almost 300 traditional food products and tens of different wines.

Well said, but I know all that.

We like diverse activities
We don’t want an all one thing tour or series of tours

What are the not to be missed food experiences?
Are food factory tours a must?
Is An Agritourismo tour a must ?
Same for art, motor valley and so on ?

How can we receive a tour of the Ferrari FACTORY, even though we don’t own a Ferrari?

Thanks

Let me try to address these one by one.

What are the not to be missed food experiences?

Probably the most unique experiences are the ones related to Parmiggiano cheese. Cannot recommend one in particular, it's been too long for me.

Are food factory tours a must?

See above.

Is An Agritourismo tour a must ?

Not at all, they are places to stay, not to visit.

Same for art, motor valley and so on ?

Eh, this one is harder to answer... What interests you? Why are you going to that region in the first place?

How can we receive a tour of the Ferrari FACTORY, even though we don’t own a Ferrari?

I do not think you can, but the Ferrari museum (Maranello) is very good regardless! Or if you are more of a biker, then try the Ducati museum on the outskirts of Bologna.

90% of your questions can receive only one answer: depends by you. "A must" is a personal point of view.
Does it wort visit the Coliseum? And does it worth visit the Santiago Bernabeu stadium? Are exactly the same thing, only 2000 years of difference: is absolutely a personal point of view.
I have lead people to visit the Imola racetrack and they were absolutely delighted of it. For who doesn't like F1 is a nonsense that visit.

What are the not to be missed food experiences?

As definition the 3 stars Michelin restaurants.
I lead often tourists to visit a Parmigiano-Reggiano dairy, a Parma (or Modena) ham producer, a Traditional Balsamic Vinegar producer: 95% are very happy at the end of the day. If a tourist is only a car lover probably that visits is only a waste of time.

How can we receive a tour of the Ferrari FACTORY, even though we don’t own a Ferrari?

Ferrari does every day the tour of the factory: https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/museums/factory-tour . You don't enter the assembly line, but staying on the shuttle you visit the little Ferrari Village. Does it worth? Some of the buildings have been designed by the most important and famous architects in the World and are considered masterpieces. The same village received several prizes for architecture and work management.
Do you want to enter into the assembly lines? That is not allowed if you aren't an owner. In that case I suggest you the visit at Maserati, at Ducati and at Pagani: three factory tours where you visit even the assembly lines and are three completely different kind of assembly chains.

We did an "Italian Days" food and wine tour last April from Bologna. Pickup and return at your hotel by limo. Not inexpensive, but was a FULL day and a great time. Parmesian, Balsamic Vinegars and Proscuitto ham - plenty of each (and other goodies), I believe they opened 17 vintages (not bottles!) of wine at the grand finale.

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