Modena
A city with many souls: anyone can find good reasons to visit it and its many locations of interest. Here are a few ideas:
UNESCO Heritage
All the splendor of the age of the Italian Communes returns to life in the
center of Modena, within an area established by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The area includes the (internationally renowned) Romanesque Cathedral, Piazza Grande, the
Ghirlandina, and the Municipal Hall and Vinegar Cellar.
Balsamic Vinegar & the Tortellini of Castelfranco
The whole territory is peppered with many well-known vinegar cellars, where you can discover and taste one of Modena’s greatest wonders:
balsamic vinegar. Starting from
Spilamberto, right next door from our hotel, where the
Consortium for Traditional Balsamic Vinegar defined the authentic recipe.
We must also mention the
Castelfranco tortellini, given that this ancient product – now a symbol of the Emilia region – was allegedly born right here!
Museum of the Sticker
Many immediately associate
Modena with the historical
Panini family, whose legendary
sticker albums were a household trademark for many decades of Italian history. The
museum of the sticker allows you to browse through the most famous collections and re-experience passion for stickers.
Pavarotti House Museum
The belcanto tradition is another important part of Modena’s identity. Indeed, the precursor of the Italian melodrama, Orazio Vecchi, was from Modena. However, the city is most famously associated with the figure of
Luciano Pavarotti. During the last years of his life, the Pavarotti & friends event attracted important international personalities to
Modena, including
Lady Diana and the
Dalai Lama.