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A Weekend in Modena
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A Weekend in Modena
10 things you can’t miss during your stay in Modena
Emilia Romagna is often underestimated as a tourist resort, even though it treasures a cultural, natural and food and wine heritage that is worth discovering. Modena itself is a hidden treasure that will definitely surprise you.
Hotel Rosso Frizzante can plan your guided tours and tastings upon request. Furthermore, it can give you the chance to live Modena to the full in a new and unusual way and offers you the chance to use its eco-electric bikes so you can reach the centre and countryside as you please by using the new bike paths.
We have selected 10 attractions you can’t miss, to make your weekend or holiday in Modena unforgettable:
Founded in the sixteenth century by the important Este dynasty, among its monuments you can admire the Cathedral, the Ghirlandina tower, Piazza Grande (World Heritage Site nominated by Unesco) and the Estense gallery, one of the biggest public collections in Italy
the most prestigious variety of Lambrusco is produced in Sorbara, Emilia Romagna. You can taste a drop of Red Sorbara Lambrusco and enjoy its unmistakable violet and delicate flavour in one of the many Modenese wine cellars.
Emilia Romagna is well known around all tables of the world thanks to the excellent brand and unique flavour of it Parmigiano Reggiano. You can discover how it is produced both at the Official Museum as well as in the many dairies in the area.
discovering the secrets of the most famous Italian vinegar really is a wonderful experience. There are many cellars where this Protected Designation of Origin vinegar is produced and you may also go on a guided tour and enjoy little tastings. We will be pleased to organize your guided tour for you.
tortellini, cotechino in galera (large boiled pork sausage), white truffle cooked with Parmisan, gnocco fritto (fried pastry typically eaten with prosciutto crudo and soft cheese, tigelle (round pastry filled with lard) and tortelli with herbs are just a few of the specialties you will have the chance to eat here in Modena
those of you who are Formula 1 fans must visit the Ferrari Gallery in Maranello (40 min.) and the house in which Enzo Ferrari was born (15 min.). You will have the chance to admire the most famous Ferrari models and try the thrill of driving a Ferrari with the official Ferrari stable driving simulator.
A Romanesque masterpiece, with a museum that stuns for its excellent conservation. There are only six territorial abbeys in Italy and Nonantola is one of the biggest.
the salse are mud volcanoes in which mud and hydrocarbons burn as if they were on a lunar landscape and are an incredible geological phenomenon that is worth a visit.
a damp area about 50 hectares big that is characterized by an incredible biodiversity. You will have the chance to admire the real natural habitat of many types of birds, amphibians and reptiles from close up.
a pre-historical settlement of the Bronze Age perfectly rebuilt in the area where most findings were discovered. The museum is in the open and is a sort of historical park in which many activities and initiatives take place. A unique experience for adults and children, who can experiment the everyday life of our ancestors thanks to a special area reserved just for them (http://www.parcomontale.it/).
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