Location: Province of Modena
Top Things to do in Province of Modena
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The Province of Modena (Italian: Provincia di Modena) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Modena.
Restaurants in Province of Modena
1. Antica Acetaia Cavedoni Dal 1860
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5.0 based on 123 reviews
2. Casa Museo Luciano Pavarotti
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5.0 based on 482 reviews
Explore the private home Pavarotti built in his beloved hometown, transformed by the Pavarotti Foundation into a museum housing his exceptional collection of personal items, unseen memorabilia, costumes and awards gathered throughout his artistic career.
Reviewed By Richard894
A memorable visit that allows access to the colourful world of a wonderful artist. Serenely beautiful and the private viewing of all the rooms and floors is so memorable.
3. Acetaia Malagoli Daniele
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5.0 based on 33 reviews
Acetaia Malagoli Daniele nasce dalla volontà di Sofia Malagoli di tramandare un'antica Tradizione e di trasformare una passione del padre, Daniele, in un'attività all'interno della quale accogliere ogni giorno visitatori da tutto il Mondo.
Reviewed By Clownfish88 - Toronto, Canada
Sophia is amazing!!!! We contacted her 6 days before visiting Modena. We had originally booked a Pagani factory tour for the morning and a Maserati factory tour for the afternoon. The Maserati factory tour was cancelled by Maserati last minute so we had time available in our plan. We reached out to Sophia and asked if she could plan out a private tour for us around our Pagani factory tour timeslot. I told her that we would like to see Balsamic Vinegar, Parmigiano Reggiano cheese factory, ham, Lambrusco Wine and lunch if we can fit it all in. She did her magic and contacted Pagani to pull some strings to rearranged our factory tour time to fit everything in. On the day of the private tour, Thomas, our friendly driver, welcomed us at the train station in Castelfranco. We drove to Acetaia Malagoli Daniele where we met Angelica, Sophia and Sophia's lovely parents. We learned all about balsamic vinegar and got a chance to do a tasting. It was so moving to hear about the history and see the proud that they have for their "black gold". Our next stop was a local Parmigiano Reggiano cheese factory. We had a chance to walk through the factory and see each part of the process. We met the owner of the factory, Terry who was a super sweet lady. And then we try out the cheese ... it was delicious. Our 3rd stop was a private visit at the Stanguellini Museum. We had the museum to ourselves ... my husband was in heaven. The museum manager walked us through the history of the Stanguellini family, their passion for racing and cars, the development of their designs. The private collection of race cars and luxury cars was insane. Our next stop was lunch at Trattoria Bianca in Modena. Sophia picked it for us and it was fantastic. Great food, great wine, great service. After lunch, we visited Pagani for their showroom and factory tour. Amazing tour!!! Last stop was the ham museum (MuSa-Museo della salumeria) for a private guided tour and tasting. It was a small museum but very interested. Thomas drove us back to our hotel in Modena from the ham museum. All in all ... the 2 of us had an amazing day!!! Sophia and Angelica were fantastic hosts and Thomas was an awesome driver who waited for us at every stop. BRAVO to Sophia and her team!!!
4. Rocca di Vignola
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4.5 based on 600 reviews
On a sandstone spur, this fortress stands over the Panaro valley. Documented back to 1178, it is one of the most interesting examples of fortification architecture in Emilia. In the fourteenth century it belonged to the Este family of Ferrara, but in 1401 they donated it to the Uguccione Contrari family who turned it into a refined mansion. In 1577, the Fortress was handed over to the Boncompagni family. Purchased by the Cassa di Risparmio di Vignola bank in 1965, it was handed over to the Vignola Foundation in 1998. The massive quadrilateral structure spread over five floors, with three corner towers – Nonantola, Donne and Pennello – is encircled by projections for plunging defence, typical of the XV century. In the courtyard, the small fortress stands to the left and open the Contrari and Grassoni halls. Winter opening times. Week days: 9:00/12:00 – 14:30/18:00. 0/12:00 – 15:30/19:00Holidays: 10:30/13:00 – 15:30/19:00. Closed on Mondays. Free admission
Reviewed By 760billa - Spring Lake, United States
I have now visited three fortresses named “La Rocca” in Emilia–Romagna and the one in Vignola is by far the best. The most fun part is climbing the maze of stairs up to the three towers. There is no one path through the many rooms in the fortress; so, you’re kind of on your own to figure out how to navigate your way through the fortress. But, what I really appreciated was the signage in each room (in both Italian and English) which provides a clear and concise description of the purpose of each room and of the artwork on the walls / ceilings. This is absolutely the number one attraction in Vignola and a good reason to include the city of Vignola in your itinerary.
5. Duomo di Modena
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4.5 based on 2,764 reviews
Reviewed By johannesc299 - Verbier, Switzerland
Go there if you are fed up with the Gothic and golden Barok churches. Modest, but beautiful. Very impressive. And Ionic pilars support the constfuction. Taken from a Greek temple??
6. Palazzo Ducale
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4.5 based on 404 reviews
Reviewed By lilian_rolston - Waitakere City, New Zealand
What an unexpected treasure in such an industrial area. The restoration of this castle that was converted to a residence for a duke in 1634, is still a work in progress but meticulously done. The guided tour was well worth the money to hear the stories behind the paintings, rooms and the gardens, the private fishing pond & the fountains.
7. Ghirlandina
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4.5 based on 913 reviews
Alongside the apse of the cathedral, standing 89.32 metres tall, is the Ghirlandina belltower, the symbol of the city of Modena. The Ghirlandina was given this nickname by the city's inhabitants due to the double ring of parapets that crown its steeple, "as light as garlands", ghirlanda in Italian. Built as the belltower for the cathedral, this tower has however played an important civic function since its origins: the ringing of its bells marked the time for life in the city, it announced the opening of the gates in the city walls and acting as a warning for the people in situations of alarm and danger. Its mighty walls guarded the so-called “Sacristy" of the Municipality, which was home to the strongboxes, public documents and objects of great symbolic value like the famous fourteenth-century “Secchia rapita” or Stolen Bucket (a copy is currently on display).
8. Piazza Grande
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4.5 based on 979 reviews
Reviewed By rickyspa1 - Miami, United States
If the many squares of Modena, this one in my opinion the best one with an spectacular Cathedral and an array of great buildings cafes and restaurants. Absolutely recommended visit
9. Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari
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4.5 based on 2,763 reviews
Museo Casa Ezno Ferrari (Enzo Ferrari's Birthplace Museum) includes the restored house where he was born and a new futuristic automotive design gallery with a yellow cover, designed by the architect Jan Kaplický. It is located in Modena; the Birthplace hosts a permanent exhibition on the life of Ferrari's founder Enzo, while the gallery houses temporary exhibitions of vintage cars. The Museum opened 10th March 2012.
Reviewed By 639frankm - Brisbane, Australia
We visited the museum as an unplanned event. Had some extra time one day and dropped in. Boy this was a pleasant surprise. The buildings that house the Museum are really well done. One is Enzo’s family home which consist of engines on display along with the office he worked from. The adjoining modern building has the cars. What’s special about this building as much as the content is how they have architecturally presented the facility and allowed each vehicle... I mean masterpiece the space need to really allow yourself ability to view each car. There are some pretty amazing historical facts that most don’t know about Ferrari such as he never flew or took an elevator in his life. Never visited Rome and only went to Monza in Milan. How he basically lived his entire life in Modena. I would definitely go out of my way to visit this museum/ shrine. The Lamborghini museum is worthwhile however if you’re only doing one, this is it.
10. Salse di Nirano
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4.5 based on 247 reviews
The Natural Reserve of Salse di Nirano, which has about 50.000 visitors per year, is located in a low hill territory (elevation from 140 m to 308 m a.s.l.) of the Modena Apennine margin about 30 km from Modena. The salse are emissions of cold mud due to the ascent to the surface of salty and muddy waters mixed with gaseous (methane) and, in minor part, fluid hydrocarbons (petroleum veils) along faults and fractures.
