Tour of Modena and Parma

20-10-2017 | Destination

Written by: Duetorrihotels

No trip to Bologna should miss out on the history and culture packed towns of the Emilia Romagna region, a journey around Italy’s traditions. In this section we suggest a truly beautiful itinerary the winds its way from Bologna to Parma via Modena in search of culinary delicacies and cars.

Tour nei Dintorni tra Modena e Parma | Tour of Modena and Parma

Starting from Già Baglioni Grand Hotel Majestic the first itinerary’s initial stop-off is in Modena, one of Emilia’s most important towns, Enzo Ferrari’s home town and an extremely attractive destination whose multiplicity of picturesque porticoes will capture your imagination.

Start your tour at Piazza Grande where you can admire the Duomo and its Ghirlandia bell tower. Its name has twofold origins: the first from the garlands decorating its belltower and the second from the Spaniards fleeing Seville in the 16th century who started calling it little Giralda in honour of Seville’s belltower.

This tower is the town’s emblem, a sort of lighthouse, a waymark, for the people of Modena, and a climb up to the top is of certain interest for anyone visiting the city. You can also visit the Modena Duomo’s museums whose entrance is right next to the cathedral, for a better understanding of its history and to find out more about some of Modena’s curiosities.

Another of the town’s emblematic places is Piazza XX Settembre with its Mercato Storico Albinelli. Leaving Piazza Grande behind you, make your way here and the first thing you will notice and be amazed by is the colourful houses around the square. Access to the market is by number 29. It is a not-to-be-missed experience and you will be enchanted by its magical atmosphere and Modena’s gastronomic culture as seen here.

Leaving the centre you pass the last two destinations on this visit to Modena: Palazzo Ducale and Casa Museo Enzo Ferrari. The former was the historic residence of the Este dukes and is now seat of the town’s military academy while Casa Museo Enzo Ferrari is the perfect place to find out where the Ferrari legend was born and its founder’s life history.

Leaving Modena behind us we turn northwards to visit a further traditional Emilia history packed town: Parma. In Parma the first stop is a gourmet lunch in one of the restaurants suggested by our staff at Già Baglioni Grand Hotel Majestic to try some local specialities and unique flavours.

Parma has one of Italy’s strongest culinary traditions. Start your visit at Piazza Duomo where you will be enchanted by this beautiful and little known square. Just a short distance away, Palazzo del Pilotta is worth a visit with its Galleria Nazionale containing art by Leonardo da Vinci, Correggio and Parmigianino.

The Palazzo del Pilotta complex also comprises Teatro Farnese built in 1616 and right from the outset an example of creativity and technical skill worldwide. Its moveable scenery meant that characters could be lowered in from above and an ingenious system enabled the stage to be flooded for scenic purposes.

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