Modena - news and informations about Modena and its surroundings

Modena is a chief town of the emilian province: pleasing citizen of the Pianura Padana that rises long the via Emilia. It is acquaintance all over the world for the car house Ferrari that has seat in the near Miranello. With its rich province of pievi and romanic castles is considereted a true artistic jewlery, fixed destination who to goes from the Emilia Romagna, here admire buildings in perfect romanic style and the palaces under the family of the Estensi; really sole is the Duomo, one of the example of eminent and entire romanic that was built in 1099 on project of the architect Lanfranco. Mattering also the ancient Biblioteca of the Duchi of Este, an of the most estimated libraries of Italy for its collection of miniati codes and of masterpieces like the Bible of Borso of Este. Near to Modena about 17 kilometers from the chief town, we find the Riserva Naturale of the Salse of Nirano, situated in the hill part of the territory of the Commune of Fiorano Modenese, that extended 200 hectares between course of water Fossa and Chianca. Modena is, in the world, synonym good table and, in this town, to eat well is an art handed down of generation in generation, capable to give life to greedy dishes based on the culinary genuine and housewife tradition. Choice are the pork, first between all of the raw ham,continue, than, from the incredible tortellini in made broth with the stuffing to base of pork, ham and Parmesan.