Located on the southern side of the Po Valley, in the Modena Province of Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, the city of Modena offers a seamless combination of art, history, architecture, and modern technology that makes the city one of the most important in Italy’s history.
Today, the city is the known as the “Capital of Engines" simply because today, in spite of the one of the oldest and the richest in terms of historical architecture and monuments, it is home to some of the leading manufacturers of sports cars like Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Ducati, De Tomaso, Pagani and the likes.
When it comes to the ancient sites and sites of historical and archeological importance, the city has a number of them to offer.
One of the best and the most fascinating places of historical importance in the city is the Ducal Palace, which occupies the exact location of the erstwhile Este Castle. At present this palace is home to Accademia Militare di Modena, which is a Military Museum and library, full of contemporary luminaries like Bernini, Borromini, and Cortona. Then there is the famous Piazza Grande, which is a UNESCO Heritage Site. The other places of interest include Accademia Militare di Modena, famous for the creations of Tintoretto, Guido Reni, Cosmé Tura, Paolo Veronese, the Carracci brothers - Agostino and Annibale and the likes. The Museums of Modern and Medieval Art, the Risorgimento Municipal Museum, Plaster Casts Gallery of Graziosi, Roman Lapidary Museum, City Archaeology and Ethnology Museum and many more.
From the sporting point of view, the city is rich as well. Modena has a very rich sporting history and culture, and is mainly famous for car and motor racing, and soccer. While the city is the birthplace of Ferrari, the local football club participates in the Italian Serie B football league.
The city can well be reached by roads, by rail and by air. The Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport is closest to the city, being just 40 km away. The airport is accessible by the A1 Bologna-Milao Motorway and by trains that ply between Bologna and Modena at frequent intervals. The city can also be reached by using the Milano-Napoli A1 Motorway and a very prolific suburban bus service, which connect Modena with adjoining villages and suburbs Maranello, Carpi, Fiorano, Sassuolo, Correggio, Soliera, Campogalliano, Vignola, Pavullo, Nonantola, Vignola, and the likes.
The city is also famous for its sumptuous cuisines. In fact, the city is home to a rich and an extremely diversified culinary taste and cuisines, that often include preparations involving meat, salamis, hams, beefs, cheese, milk and milk products, and even at times wines. The city is home to some excellent restaurants and bars, hotels and guest houses, each offering modest to exquisite lodging facilities and typical Italian hospitality to their boarders, making this city one of the nicest places in Italy to spend some quiet days within the fringes of medieval and ancient history that cohabit hand in hand with contemporary art and culture, technology and architecture.
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