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Modena · Emilia-Romagna
Things to see in Modena
In Modena the atlas lists 71 historic places: 31 museums, 17 historic villas and palaces, 16 abbeys and monasteries, 3 historic theatres, 2 archaeological sites, 1 castle and 1 fortress or tower.
Of these, 5 list opening hours and 2 are part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Don’t miss: Museo Enzo Ferrari, automobile museum.
By date of construction, the most common period is the Early modern period (45% of dated places) and the Modern era (41% of dated places).
Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
- 71historic places
- 184,153inhabitants
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The town
Modena is a town of the Emilia-Romagna Region, in the middle of northern Italy. Visitors are drawn to Modena by its art treasures: the 12th-century cathedral and masterpieces of Italian Romanesque art, that together with the Piazza Grande and the Ghirlandina tower, create a complex of unique beauty, included by UNESCO in the "World Heritage list".
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71 places
Museums 31
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Museo lapidario estense 
Museum of Plaster Figurines 
Museo di anatomia di Modena 
Galleria civica di Modena 
Casa Museo Luciano Pavarotti Gemma 1786 museum Museo di Zoologia e di Anatomia Comparata Museo d'auto e moto d'epoca "Umberto Panini" Museo universitario di paleontologia Maserati Umberto Panini Collection Museum of the historical car Stanguellini MaTa Laboratorio delle macchine matematiche Museo astronomico geofisico di Modena Museo civico archeologico-etnologico Museo civico d'arte di Modena Museo muratoriano Lapidario del Duomo Museo Stanguellini Collezione Caffè Cagliari - Le macchine da caffè Fotomuseo Giuseppe Panini Museo dei presepi Museo del combattente di Modena Museo storico dell’accademia militare Lapidario Romano dei Musei Civici Villas and palaces 17
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Abbeys and monasteries 16
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Modena Courthouse Monastero della Visitazione Caserma Montecuccoli Convento di Sant'Orsola Ex Collegio dei Padri Gesuiti Ex Convento dei Frati Minimi di San Francesco di Paola Ex Manifattura Tabacchi Ex Monastero del Corpus Domini Ex monastero di San Geminiano Palazzo Agazzotti ed ex Chiostro del Monastero dei Serviti Ex-Caserma Garibaldi
Historic theatres 3
Archaeological sites 2
Castles 1
Fortresses and towers 1
Getting there
By plane: The nearest airport is Bologna Guglielmo Marconi (BLQ IATA), 8 km from Bologna city and 40 km from Modena. A direct SACA bus runs every two hours from the airport to Modena, taking 50 min, fare €15 single or €25 return, buy on the bus. Otherwise travel via Bologna city centre.
You could also fly into Milan, which has many budget flights and good onward transport.
By train: Fast trains run hourly from Milan, taking 75 min via Parma and Reggio Emilia, and continuing from Modena to Bologna, for trains to Rome. A regional train from Milan stops at Codogno, Piacenza, Fidenza, Parma and Fidenza but is overtaken by the following fast train.
Modena railway station is 500 m north of city centre. There's no left-luggage office.
By bus: Autostazione (Bus station), Via Bacchini, 1, ☏ +39 80 011 1101. Tickets 05:30-20:30. Modena can be reached by any of a large number of suburban buses, which connect it to the most relevant villages of the surrounding province (Carpi, Sassuolo, Fiorano, Campogalliano, Correggio, Soliera, Vignola, Pavullo, Nonantola, Maranello, and others). Modena Province is divided into 41 districts, each with a different fee. The ticket is valid for a limited amount of time once you get on the bus, depending on the specific district.
By car: The town can be reached by motorway A1 Milano-Napoli. Exit Modena Nord (5km from the town centre) or Modena Sud (10 km from the town centre). The town is at the south end of motorway A22.
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What to see, according to Wikivoyage
Piazza Grande: A UNESCO heritage site. It is the centre of life of the city. It is a festive, crowded place on Saint's Day (31 January) in honour of the local patron saint, San Geminiano, and on the Thursday before Lent. In front, in the apse of the cathedral, the pole, tile, brick, and fathom units of measure are engraved, to assure honest trading in the piazza. This bears witness to the fact that the piazza was a place of great economic importance and the heart of the city.
Cathedral. Audioguides can be useful to discover the cathedral, the cathedral museums, Piazza Grande, and the town hall. They are available in Italian, English, French, German, and Spanish.
Cathedral Museums, Via Lanfranco, 6. €4 (€6 — combined ticket to: Ghirlandina bell tower, the historic rooms in Palazzo Comunale, Municipal Vinegar Factory, Cathedral Museums).
Torre Ghirlandina (Ghirlandina Tower), Piazza Torre. Closed in Aug and on Easter Sun. 86 m high and the symbol of the city.
Other attractions: Palazzo Comunale (Town Hall). Palazzo dei Musei (Museum building). The Museum Building, built in the 18th century, was converted in 1881 into a museum housing the paintings and books of the Este family.
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